MEDICINE & HEALTH

Sweetened drinks lead to thousands of deaths

MEDICINE & HEALTH A study conducted by experts from Harvard, Tufts and Washington universities in the United States and Imperial College London in Great Britain found that drinking sugary beverages could lead to 184,000 deaths every year worldwide

Drink water only when you're thirsty, experts say

Drinking water, particularly when you are doing extreme physical activities, could kill you! Drinking too much water, especially during exercise, could kill you! A group of 17 international experts worked together to design a new set of guidelines that provide details on how to drink water in the safest way and avoid getting into overboard.

Cuba eradicates mother-to-child HIV

The World Health Organization (WHO) certified Cuba as the first country to have successfully eradicated mother-to-child HIV and syphilis.

Ebola returns to Liberia, claims new life and sparks fear of new outbreak

Liberian officials confirmed the death of a 17-year old because of Ebola. Just when everyone thought the epidemic-stricken African nation was cleared of the malady, a 17-year-old boy died of Ebola, a harsh setback after the country was declared Ebola-free last May, officials confirmed.

The Investigation into whether Johnson & Johnson Knew about their Harmful Uterine Device

Johnson & Johns is under investigation by the FBI for possible prior knowledge about dangers linked to one of their medical devices, the laparoscopic power morcellator, which is supposed to provide a minimally invasive alternative to hysterectomies and removal of fibroid tumors, but in reality, may have been spreading dangerous forms of cancers among its patients.

Boning Up Against Breast Cancer: How It Can Alter Its Structure to Help It Spread

A team of scientists from the University of Sheffield and University of Copenhagen have discovered an enzyme which helps breast cancer spread, and in the process, have found a possible way to prevent the spread of breast cancer-secondary or metastatic cancer-in patients. Bones are the most common routes breast cancer takes as it spreads, involved in about 85 percent of secondary breast cancer cases.

Ecstasy for the Terminally Ill? Will This Party Drug Prove Effective Against Anxiety?

Scientists from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) are hoping to help 18 terminally ill patients relieve their anxiety, depression, and fear in the next year during extended psychotherapy sessions enhanced by MDMA (ecstasy). The Marin County-based double-blind trial will see subjects test either full doses of MDMA (125 milligrams) or active placebo doses (30 milligrams).

Fighting Fire With Fire—Viruses to Combat Disease

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have unraveled the mystery of a strange virus in the hopes of creating more effective tools in the war against human disease. The secret weapon this virus may offer? "Armor" for disease-fighting DNA courtesy of the SIRV2 virus, who calls acid at almost boiling temperatures home.
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