Health

Stroke Affecting Younger People Worldwide, Study Shows

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Olympiacos FC and UNICEF join forces to immunize children

Olympiacos FC and UNICEF launched their partnership to immunize children in countries that urgently need support. The aim of the partnership is to raise funds and awareness, both in Greece and globally, for UNICEF’s ‘100% Campaign’ to immunize...

Removable 'Gut Sleeve' Might Become a Future Weight-Loss Tool

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NIH funds development of novel robots to assist people with disabilities, aid doctors

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Co-robotic cane would use computer vision to guide visually impaired.

Lower Blood Sugar Levels May Aid Memory, Study Suggests

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Gains in tuberculosis control at risk due to 3 million missed patients and drug resistance

Tuberculosis (TB) treatment has saved the lives of more than 22 million people, according to the WHO "Global tuberculosis report 2013" published. The report also reveals that the number of people ill with TB fell in 2012 to 8.6 million, with global TB...

Tuberculosis gains at risk due to millions of missed patients, drug resistance – UN report

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Tuberculosis-infected patients from Myanmar live in these huts for the duration of their...

Obese Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Have Shorter Survival, Study Finds

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More Children Surviving in Africa, But Some Populations Lag

Aid group Save the Children is highlighting progress in combating child mortality in many developing nations in Africa, while also warning of the need to address inequalities to help children have a better chance of surviving.

Learning Challenging Skills Tied to Better Memory in Seniors

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