Health

Caring for Baby's Teeth Starts Before Birth

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Health needs from humanitarian emergencies at an all-time high

WHO and partners need US$ 2.2 billion to provide lifesaving health services to more than 79 million people in more than 30 countries facing protracted emergencies this year, according to WHO’s Humanitarian Response Plans 2016 launched, on April 5.

Sleepless Nights Linked to Brain Changes in Study

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Tanning May Limit Skin's Ability to Produce Vitamin D: Study

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Underactive Thyroid May Raise Odds for Type 2 Diabetes: Study

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Study results show bypass surgery extends lives of patients with heart failure

Scientists funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health have found that a greater number of patients with coronary artery disease may benefit from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery than...

Antiarrhythmic drugs found beneficial when used by EMS treating cardiac arrest

Researchers have confirmed that certain heart rhythm medications, when given by paramedics to patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who had failed electrical shock treatment, improved likelihood of patients surviving transport to the hospital....

'Love Hormone' Nasal Spray Might Help Dieters' Self-Control

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Booze-Branded Merchandise May Spur Teen Drinking

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Urban health: major opportunities for improving global health outcomes, despite persistent health inequities

New data on the health of city-dwellers in almost 100 countries show that as the world’s urban population continues to grow, health inequities - especially between the richest and poorest urban populations - are a persistent challenge, according to a...