Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities: Study
The study, published in the journal Nature, analysed the height and weight data of over 112 million adults across urban and rural areas of 200 […]
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Where Will Measles Break Out Next? Chicago, Los Angeles or Miami, Scientists Predict
Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami are the cities most likely to see the next measles outbreaks, according to an unusual new study. Researchers at the […]
Read moreDR MAX: Sex is good for you…so don’t be shy to talk about it!
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Sex is good for you…so don’t be shy to talk about it! We’re told that it’s good to talk — […]
Read moreCulture of Secrecy Shields Hospitals With Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant Infections
In January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent out an urgent public alert about a deadly bacteria, resistant to virtually every known antibiotic, […]
Read moreRaynaud's Disease: Types, Symptoms and Treatment
Raynaud's disease (also known as Raynaud's phenomenon, Raynaud's syndrome or simply Raynaud's) is a blood vessel disorder that causes the vessels in the body's extremities […]
Read more24-Year-Old Norwegian Woman Dies of Rabies After Rescuing Dog on Vacation in the Philippines
A Norwegian woman died on Monday after contracting rabies during a vacation to the Philippines in February. On her trip, Birgitte Kallestad rescued a puppy […]
Read moreMan’s licence suspended after cannabis found in his system while driving: South Simcoe police
A 43-year-old Toronto man is facing a three-day licence suspension after he was found to have cannabis in his system while driving in Bradford, South […]
Read moreEffects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?
It was early morning in an operating theater at Providence Hospital in Portland, Ore. A middle-aged woman lay on the operating table, wrapped in blankets. […]
Read moreHow anti-fat bias in health care endangers lives
When Ellen Maud Bennett died a year ago, her obituary published in the local newspaper gained national media attention in Canada, though she wasn’t a […]
Read moreTo cheat or not to cheat? Researchers uncover the moral dilemmas of doping
Elite athletes are less likely to take banned substances if they consider the morality of what they are doing, and not just the health consequences […]
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