health

Happier marriages linked to healthier hearts: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Men whose marriages grow stronger over the years have healthier cholesterol and blood pressure than peers…

Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world had 10 times as many obese children…

Japan scientists grow drugs in chicken eggs

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a…

Orthorexia: When ‘healthy eating’ ends up making you sick

by Clara WRIGHT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- People, it seems, have never been so afraid of their…

Bee-harming pesticides in 75 percent of honey worldwide: study

by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Traces of pesticides that act as nerve agents on…

Skipping breakfast may double risk of hard arteries: study

by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- People who skip breakfast or eat poorly to start…

Panic in Madagascar as plague spreads

by Tsiresena Manjakahery Agence France Presse ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- Crowds of fearful residents flock to their local pharmacies before…

Eye selfie could screen for pancreatic cancer

SEATTLE, USA (Reuters) -- In a laboratory in the Computer Sciences building at the University of Washington a photograph is…

UK blood contamination scandal victims can sue: court

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Victims of a contaminated blood scandal in Britain which left at least 2,400 people dead,…

‘World’s heaviest woman’ dies in Abu Dhabi hospital

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- An Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman died Monday of heart…

Robotic fashion: Wear your heartbeat on your sleeve

by Joshua Melvin and Charlene Pele Agence France-Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht has a vision for a…

McDonalds to limit use of antibiotics in chicken supply

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- McDonalds says it will start globally rolling back use of antibiotics in its chicken…

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