Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study
PARIS, France (AFP)--Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which…
6 years ago
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Human lifespan may not have peaked after all: study
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- Has the maximum lifespan for a human already been reached?…
6 years ago
US trial over Roundup cancer link set to open
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)-- First of its kind trial over whether Monsanto herbicide Roundup caused a groundskeeper's lethal cancer…
6 years ago
Singapore may send back unvaccinated foreign travelers
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)--Singapore may start turning back foreign visitors who do not have required vaccinations, authorities said, in a bid…
6 years ago
Commercial flight crews show higher cancer rates: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Flight crews have higher than average rates of certain cancers, according to a study of more…
6 years ago
Polio returns to Papua New Guinea after 18 years: WHO
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - An outbreak of polio has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, the World Health Organization and…
6 years ago
Stress test: saliva swab detects workplace burnout
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- A simple saliva test can show within hours whether someone on the job is…
6 years ago
In US, obesity, smoking more common in rural areas: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People who live in rural areas of the United States are far more likely than…
6 years ago
Prevention key to dealing with spike in suicide rate
by Veronique Dupont Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, U.S - The recent deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity…
6 years ago
WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in DR Congo ‘not over’
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- WHO chief Tedros Adhanom on Tuesday called for tighter monitoring as he wrapped up a visit…
6 years ago
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