Health

Global database for women exposed to Zika

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Swiss doctors have asked thousands of colleagues worldwide to provide data for the…

Heart groups suggests people get up every now and then

  (Reuters Health) - People should get about 30 minutes of exercise each day to counteract the potentially harmful effects…

Can season and place of birth influence celiac disease risk?

  (Reuters Health) - Winter babies and people born in places with shorter days and less sunlight might have a…

Food advertisements may work on children’s brains

  (Reuters Health) - Children make quicker decisions to eat “tasty” food and reward centers in their brains light up…

Video monitors show most parents put babies to sleep the wrong way

  (Reuters Health) - Even when parents know they’re being watched, they still put babies to sleep in unsafe ways…

Firms in aging Thailand bet on demand surge for robots and diapers

(REUTERS)  Thai elderly care robot Dinsow can not only keep track of your medication and video-phone your relatives, but can…

Confirmed – Canada’s first case of Zika-related defects in fetus

by Jeanete Duazo Eagle News Service Canada Bureau (Eagle News) -- The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country’s…

UN combats spread of cattle disease in Europe through early-detection training

  (UNITED NATIONS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today started a programme to train European laboratory staff on how…

Outbreak of yellow fever in DR Congo could go global, children’s charity warns

By Umberto Bacchi LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An outbreak of yellow fever that has killed hundreds of people in…

Lack of stores with fresh foods linked to signs of early heart disease

  By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) - Living in poor neighborhoods has been linked to increased heart risk, and a…

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