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While obesity is often associated with a host of other health issues including high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack, a new study is examining how the condition is also related to cancer risk. A review of several studies published today in the New England Journal of Medicine found new associations between obesity the development
#AIDS2016: Cutting-edge study to help young women
As young women continue to bear the brunt of new HIV infections, it can’t be…
The Zika virus just became even more terrifying
The Zika virus is already known to cause microcephaly, but scientists now believe it may…
Lancaster University Ghana to host conference on health in September
Lancaster University is to host its first health conference in West Africa, a statement said.…
New toxic e-cigarette carcinogens found
Researchers also noted some e-cigarette varieties could release more harmful chemicals than others. You may…
Hypertension is now more common in poor and middle-income countries than rich ones
Middle- and lower-income countries now have a higher rate of hypertension than high-income countries. Worldwide,…
Asthma pill ‘promising’ for people with severe symptoms
An experimental pill could help adults with severe asthma, an early study in The Lancet…
US health researchers launch Zika vaccine clinical trial
US government researchers said on Wednesday they have begun their first clinical trial of a…
Filarial worm infections double the risk of HIV infection
Since the start of the HIV epidemic, there have been speculations as to why HIV…