Health
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Study finds how polluting nanoparticles get into blood and damage hearts
Inhaled nanoparticles like those pumped out in vehicle exhausts can work their way through the lungs and into the bloodstream…
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Japan wrestles over smoking ban as Olympics loom
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest Olympic Games hosts in years, as an anti-smoking law exposes deep rifts over…
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Egyptian woman leaves Indian hospital more than 300 kg lighter
Image: Eman Ahmed, an Egyptian woman who underwent weight loss surgery, is carried on a stretcher as she leaves a…
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Yemen cholera outbreak kills 25 people in a week – WHO
The deaths from the diarrhoeal disease which is carried in food and water tainted by human faeces are among 1,360…
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How drugmakers face global push-back on high prices
China and Japan, the two biggest non-Western markets for pharmaceuticals, are also bearing down on costs, and poorer countries find…
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Egyptian woman leaves Indian hospital more than 300 kg lighter
A series of operations in Mumbai brought her weight down to below 200 kg (440 lb), her doctor, Muffazal Lakdawala,…
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Let’s Talk Cancer Campaign Launched
PNG Cancer Foundation has launched its re-branded Biggest Morning Tea Campaign as the 2017 Let’s Talk Cancer Campaign.
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Scientists develop fluid-filled artificial womb to help premature babies
In pre-clinical studies with lambs, the researchers were able to mimic the womb environment and the functions of the placenta,…
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Taking the stairs may boost energy more than drinking a soda
For young women running on little sleep, 10 minutes of stair walking increased energy more than the amount of caffeine…
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Pregnant women need routine blood pressure checks
Pregnant women should get their blood pressure checked at each prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, a potentially fatal complication…
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