Smile! It Might Lower Your Stress Level, Study Shows
Stressed out? Turn that frown upside down and you might just feel better, new research contends.
EPA and USDA Announce First-Ever Microbial Risk Assessment Guidance / Guideline will help better determine health risks from food and waterborne pathogens
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the first-ever Microbial Risk Assessment (MRA) Guideline. This new MRA Guideline lays out an overarching approach to conducting...
Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study
Even mild depression or anxiety may raise your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and other causes, according to British...
Mental Abuse of Kids Leaves Lifelong Scars
Constantly belittling, threatening or ignoring children can be as damaging to their mental health as physical or sexual abuse, according to...
HPV Test Beats Pap Long-Term: Study
Testing for HPV, the human papillomavirus linked to cervical cancer, can predict which women will stay cancer-free for a decade or more, a new...
Scientists ID New Gene Linked to Vision Loss in Infants
A new gene associated with a rare form of blindness from birth has been identified by researchers.
UN official calls on academics to step up their efforts to fight hunger
Researchers have much to contribute towards fighting rural poverty.
UN and partners support operations to respond to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Dr. Sam Zaramba (left), Director General of the Ministry of Health of Uganda, and Dr. Georges Melville, WHO Representative in...
Scientists Uncover Gene Variation Linked to Melanoma
New gene mutations associated with the development of melanoma have been identified by scientists who conducted what is believed to...
Smoking Tied to Risk for Hepatitis Return After Liver Transplant
Current or previous smoking may increase the risk of hepatitis reinfection in people who have a liver transplant...
