Health authorities in Oregon have confirmed a case of bubonic plague in a teen. They think the girl was bitten by a flea and infected during a hunting trip this month in northeastern Oregon.
Tuberculosis remains to be a deadly disease, based on the new press release from the World Health Organization on Wednesday, Oct 28. In fact, the number of TB deaths is almost equal to that of HIV/AIDS, making it one of the world’s leading killers.
A large Canadian study has found that preeclampsia is associated with an increased risk for heart defects in newborns.The defects, while still rare, were more serious in babies born to women who developed preeclampsia before the thirty-fourth week of pregnancy
Researchers at King’s College London in the UK have designed a novel test that can identify people who get old very quickly and are at high risk of age-related brain diseases.
Young men participating in a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration project experienced modest but significant bone loss after consistent Truvada treatment.
Instagram could offer a novel way of monitoring the drinking habits of teenagers. Using photos and texts, a team of researchers has found that different alcohol brands are followed by teens in varying degrees, and in different genders.
Researchers say that head movements play an important role in conveying emotions through speech and music. People can be accurate at judging emotions even without hearing a sound or seeing facial expressions.
A new study has linked prolonged television viewing to eight leading causes of death in the US. The findings showed that more hours spent watching TV increases the risk of death from most of the major causes such as cancer and heart disease.
A new study says breastfeeding can reduce a mother’s risk of developing an aggressive type of cancer called hormone-receptor negative. The findings showed that the risk decreased by as much as 20 percent in women who breastfed.
