Vaping may raise cancer risk: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Vaping may raise the risk of cancer because it leads to DNA damage, even though…
6 years ago
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‘Disturbingly high’ rates of diabetes in India: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- India is facing an epidemic of diabetes and high blood pressure, often called "silent killers"…
6 years ago
Heart attack risk rises 6x in week post-flu: study
by Marlowe Hood PARIS, France (AFP) -- Just one cigarette a day carries nearly half the risk for heart attack…
6 years ago
Vaping may be bad for kids, good for adults: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Vaping, or smoking battery powered devices known as e-cigarettes, may encourage youths to start smoking…
6 years ago
Cancer blood test finds eight kinds of tumors: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A new blood test for cancer has shown promise toward detecting eight different kinds of…
6 years ago
‘Mutant flu’ could lead to more effective vaccine: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Experiments in lab animals have shown signs of success for a newly engineered flu virus…
6 years ago
Breastfeeding for 6 months cuts diabetes risk in half: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Women who breastfeed their babies for six months or more may be able to cut…
6 years ago
Suppressing a sneeze can be dangerous, doctors warn
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Stifling a sneeze can rupture your throat, burst an ear drum, or pop a blood vessel…
6 years ago
Breast cancer gene does not boost risk of death: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Young women with the BRCA gene mutation that prompted actress Angelina Jolie's pre-emptive and much-publicized double…
6 years ago
Ingestible ‘mini pillbox’ releases weekly dose of HIV meds
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- An ingestible "mini pillbox" which releases a cocktail of HIV…
6 years ago
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