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Venezuelans are experiencing a huge shortage of toilet paper, and stores seem to have run out of stocks. The demand is huge and supply is so short, that the government has ordered 50 million rolls to meet the demand. Most specialists ...

Many hospital intensive care units (ICUs) have been employing critical care physicians at night with the notion it would improve patients' outcomes. They have little evidence to guide them....

The link between asthma and early childhood use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be driven by underlying respiratory infections that prompt the use of these analgesics, rather than the drugs themselves, reports a new study conducted by Boston researchers. ...

According to research, a cocktail of non-pathogenic bacteria naturally occurring in the digestive tract of healthy humans can protect against a potentially lethal E. coli infection in animal models. ...

National health authorities have said that no new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week. One previously infected patient died in the week beginning May 13, the National Health and Family Planning Commission ...

Almost everyone has a turnaround tale - maybe personal or of someone else's - that credits the "miracle" to a prayer and hardly anyone doubts the power of prayer....

In recent decades, whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming resurgence. ...

The health ministry announced on its Internet website that a Saudi man who had contracted the coronavirus has died, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 16. ...

An official revealed that India and Britain have signed an agreement for cooperation in the health sector with specific focus on strengthening primary health care and technological development. ...

In Saudi Arabia, a new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected where 15 people have already died after contracting it, the health ministry announced on its Internet website. ...

According to research presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW), there are significant cost and risk factors associated with two procedures commonly used to diagnose or treat gastrointestinal problems. ...

In the national capital, an advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled. ...

A new study has said that consuming diets higher in fiber may increase the risk for Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 infection. The study titled, "Dietary choice affects Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) ...

A new report has indicated that the diet consumed by the mother during pregnancy determines the risk of obesity, heart disease and asthma in her offspring. The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) said that pregnant women need t be aware that ...

In older people, intake of Mediterranean diet with added virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power, finds research. ...

In the UK more people are diagnosed with eating disorders every year, says study published in BMJ Open. ...

According to a study conducted in Europe, a small, easily implantable device called the Lung Volume Reduction Coil (LVRC) may play a key role in the treatment of two types of emphysema. Results of the study indicate the beneficial effects of the device persist more than a year after initial treatment. ...

Early recommencement of intravenous nutrition in critically-ill patients is generally followed worldwide. However a new study has found otherwise. The early (within 24 hours of intensive care unit [ICU] admission) provision of intravenous ...

New disease-modifying therapies in development may slow or minimize disease progression in Huntington's disease, the research community believes. The success of HD research depends upon the identification of reliable and sensitive ...

Scientists have found that salamanders' immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts. ...

The number of unique pockets – sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins is surprisingly small, meaning drug side effects may be impossible to avoid, suggests a new study of both computer-created and natural proteins. ...

Hospitals with higher rates of in-hospital cardiac arrest patients who survived also appear to have a lower incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest. ...

A new finding offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses. Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells. ...

On a routine basis, food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results. ...

At the University of Southampton, new research has shown that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object. ...

A degenerative neurological disorder marked by a progressive loss of motor control is Parkinson's disease (PD). ...

Music appears to ease anxiety of intensive care unit patients who have been placed on ventilators and also reduce the need for intravenous sedative and analgesic medications, says study. ...

Frequent candy consumption is not associated with the risk of obesity and heart disease, say researchers. According to a recent data analysis, adults who consume candy at least every other day are no more likely to be overweight ...

A catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer's disease has been identified by scientists. For the first time, scientists at Cambridge's Department of Chemistry have been able to map in detail the pathway that generates "aberrant" forms of proteins which are at the root of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's. ...

Johns Hopkins scientists now have evidence that the bone underneath the cartilage is also a key player and exacerbates the damage, as osteoarthritis (OA) is often seen as a problem primarily of the cartilage that cushions joints. ...

At Digestive Disease Week® (DDW), research presented explores pharmaceutical advances for treating irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) and hepatitis C. ...

To learn about the future of tropical climate change and our ability to simulate it with numerical models, a new study looks to the past. ...

A new study says that residents of Manhattan will not just sweat harder from rising temperatures in the future; many may die....

Shopping with female friends can dent your bank balance and it is best to shop alone, indicates new research. ...

In Texas Tech University, El Paso, and the University of Mississippi, Oxford, a study holds promising results for diabetic patients suffering from indigestion symptoms like nausea, vomiting, bloating and heartburn. ...

According to a study to be presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference in Philadelphia, optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk....

Touted for patient convenience, ease and safety, peripherally inserted central catheters have become many clinicians' go-to for IV delivery of antibiotics, chemotherapy, nutrition and other medications. ...

Cell phone towers in Delhi are not illegal, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has said, adding that radiation from them does not affect health adversely. ...

In order to provide free dialysis and allied procedures to the poor and identified categories of patients, the Delhi government has decided to install 120 dialysis machines in six state-run hospitals. The decision was taken at a cabinet ...

Following years of debate between the liberal and traditionalist sides of the church, the Church of Scotland voted to allow gay ministers. ...

A three-minute study of women's self-perception that stars a forensic artist is the most-watched Internet commercial of all time and the bragging rights to it were claimed by Unilever. ...

The Chicago Department of Public Health has issued a new ad campaign on raising awareness about teenage pregnancies. The controversial ads feature heavily pregnancy boys with the...

New waterproof fabrics designed by bioengineers whisk away sweat using microfluidic technology. ...

Former World No. 20 and cancer survivor Alisa Kleybanova vowed to return to the sport's biggest competitions after a victorious comeback to professional tennis. ...

According to the particular job they are applying for, an individual should always personalize their CV. ...

Tang Hui set on a mission to seek justice after the kidnap, rape and forced prostitution of her daughter. But it was Chinese authorities' repeated obstructions, even detaining her, that made her a die-hard activist. ...

Researchers from the University of Canterbury are reporting that women who take a combination of alcohol and the drug ecstasy during pregnancy may be exposing their offspring to grave danger. Psychology researcher Dr Juan Canales revealed ...

According to a new study, nearly three out of four pregnant women experience constipation, diarrhea or other bowel problems during their pregnancies. ...

New ways of preventing type 2 diabetes or slowing its progression are being sought in a clinical trial at the University of Chicago Medicine. The researchers aim to do this by treating participants with medications normally used for people who have ...

New research is suggesting that men who suffered from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as children are twice as likely to be obese in adulthood as compared to men who did not suffer from ADHD as kids. The study included 111 ...

Cold weather affects blood pressure, says recent study. ...

In memory of AIDS victims, Imphal observed the 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day. ...

On Monday, Vermont became the third US state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Peter Shumlin, the Democratic Governor of the small progressive-leaning state, signed...

New research published in the journal BMJ Open says that sharing a bead with a newborn baby heightens the risk of cot death significantly. Prof Bob Carpenter, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, conducted an analysis ...

An expedition leader has said that Chinese scientists have obtained three ice cores from Mount Everest with the aim to understand more about climate change. During the expedition that lasted more than a month, scientists drilled the ice ...

The recent downturn in the rate of global warming will lead to lower temperature rises in the short-term, according to scientists. ...

Researchers at the University of Western Australia and Wales' Swansea University have revealed that high intensity video games may be good for children. A study which evaluated children’s energy levels and heart rate when they played active ...

The amount of time that schoolchildren spent in the gym class was found to reduce the probability of obesity, finds study from Cornell University. ...

A new study has discovered that heavy drinkers who also smoke experience problems with thinking, problem solving and memory. Alcoholics who are also heavy smokers portray signs of aging, a new study has shown. Such people experience ...

Illicit Drug Data Report 2011-12 of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) has warned of an alarming increase in the use, seizure and arrests for illicit drugs in sports, especially in football. ...

A multicenter study led by researchers in the UCLA Department of Urology says that older prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer. ...

Aggressive fluid and sodium restriction has no effect on weight loss or clinical stability at three days but was associated with an increase in perceived thirst, suggests a clinical trial of 75 patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)....