Bolivia reports first 3 Zika-linked microcephaly cases
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Bolivia has detected its first three cases of microcephaly caused by the Zika virus, local…
8 years ago
Health
Belarusian web developer creates prosthetic limb for father
MINSK, Belarus (AFP) -- Belarusian web developer Oleg Galtsev has created a prosthetic right arm for his father and also prints…
8 years ago
300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF
by Jean-Louis SANTINI WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can…
8 years ago
Screening infants could prevent early heart attacks: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Screening young children for high cholesterol at the same time as they receive routine vaccinations…
8 years ago
Pregnancy raises stroke risk in younger, not older women: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Doctors have long warned women that getting pregnant later in life can raise the risk…
8 years ago
Babies should sleep in parents’ room first year: US doctors
by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- To reduce the risk of sudden death, babies should sleep in the…
8 years ago
Ex-leper takes to Tokyo runway to fight stigma
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- At 83, former leprosy sufferer Miyo Maki walks the runway at Tokyo Fashion Week in a…
8 years ago
Cancer ‘smoke alarm’ could aid early diagnosis
(Reuters) -- A new blood test that acts as an early warning system for cancer is being developed by researchers…
8 years ago
Cancer ‘smoke alarm’ could aid early diagnosis
WALES, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- A new blood test that acts as an early warning system for cancer is…
8 years ago
Teens with celiac disease may be smaller than peers
(Reuters Health) By Kathryn Doyle – Girls diagnosed with celiac disease tend to be slightly shorter than their peers and boys…
8 years ago
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