Microsoft hopes innovative mosquito trap could help track spread of Zika
As part of its Project Premonition research program, which seeks to detect emerging infectious diseases, Microsoft has been deploying a…
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Zika infections in Puerto Rico increasing steadily: officials
(REUTERS) Zika infections in Puerto Rico appear to be increasing rapidly, top U.S. health officials said on Friday, raising…
8 years ago
Well-timed exercise might improve learning
(Reuters Health) - Aerobic exercise four hours after a memorization task, but not exercise right afterwards, was linked to…
8 years ago
Can coffee cause cancer? Only if it’s very hot, says WHO agency
(REUTERS) There is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency said on…
8 years ago
Very hot drinks ‘probably’ cause cancer: UN body
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Drinking very hot beverages "probably" causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UN's cancer agency said…
8 years ago
El Salvador confirms first Zika-linked birth defect
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- El Salvador on Tuesday confirmed its first case of microcephaly in a baby that…
8 years ago
Whole grain consumption could lead to longer life: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A diet that includes three daily servings of whole grains appears to help people live…
8 years ago
Midlife fitness cuts chances of a stroke later in life
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The more fit people are when they reach middle age, the less likely they are…
8 years ago
Liberia Ebola outbreak to be declared over
MONROVIA, Liberia (AFP)--The latest Ebola outbreak in Liberia, the last country still affected by the deadliest flare-up in the history of…
8 years ago
Thailand first in Asia to eliminate mother-to-baby HIV: WHO
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, the World Health…
8 years ago
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