A large study has found that elderly people who drink that much have hearts with thicker walls and larger chambers than those who do not. These changes appear to be more likely to occur in women.
Despite ongoing poverty, political upheavals, and natural disasters, the number of hungry people has dropped by about 20%. There are about 795 million people who are hungry in the world compared to one billion in 1990.
Many companies now offer genetic testing that is supposed to show an individual’s risk of developing certain diseases, but there is still a lot of varying opinions on those risks.
Scientists have discovered that a genetically-modified version of one type of herpes virus that causes cold sores and genital herpes could show promise as a possible treatment for skin cancer.
A new study says that delayed umbilical cord clamping or giving the baby extra minutes attached to the umbilical cord at birth may benefit neurodevelopment of babies in later years.
A Garden Grove firm is recalling around 213,000 pounds of meat products that were not properly inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture.
A Swedish study suggests that waiting a few minutes to cut the cord may be linked to better motor and social skills later in childhood. This link may be stronger in boys than in girls.
A man has died of Lassa fever in New Jersey after returning from Liberia. Health officials say there is little chance that the man passed the infection to anyone else.
A new study suggests that infants who are living in high altitudes such as mountains are at greater risk of dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) than those who live in lower altitudes.
