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Quitting smoking abruptly has best long-term results
A farmer shows a cigar after rolling it at a plantation in the valley of Vinales, in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio January 26, 2015. Picture taken January 26, 2015.REUTERS/PILAR OLIVARES...
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Happy kids may become adults with lower heart attack risk
Two boys play atop a pile of snow at the end of a street in Union City, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Midtown Manhattan, after the second-biggest winter storm in New York history, January...
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Study strengthens Zika-microcephaly link, women and babies at risk
Josemary da Silva, 34, bathes Gilberto, five months old, her fifth child and born with microcephaly, at her house in Algodao de Jandaira, Brazil, February 17, 2016.REUTERS/RICARDO MORAES – Thousands of...
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Healthy heart may also mean healthy brain
An undated image of the human brain taken through scanning technology.REUTERS/SAGE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE MIND, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA/HANDOUT Reuters Health – If you eat right,...
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Air pollution not just bad for your lungs
Buildings and houses stand shrouded in smog in Mexico City, March 16, 2016. Mexico City’s government ordered traffic restrictions and recommended people stay indoors due to serious air pollution,...
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Mahigit 4,000 participants nakiisa sa human blood drop formation na isinagawa...
Ang Guinness record attempt sa largest human blood drop formation na isinagawa ng Philippine Blood Center. (UNTV Drone Capture) QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Umabot sa mahigit apat na libong indibidwal...
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Cat stem cell trial could lead to human treatments
File Photo. Cats crowd the harbor on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan February 25, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter The past five years of Smokey’s life have been unbearable. Her...
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South Korea confirms first case of Zika virus
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen at the Laboratory of Entomology and Ecology of the Dengue Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in San Juan, March 6, 2016.REUTERS/ALVIN BAEZ...
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Driving to work linked to a fatter middle age
Cars sit in a traffic jam in Lima, in this February 11, 2010 file photo.REUTERS/MARIANA BAZO (Reuters Health) – Choosing an active way to get to work could make a big difference in how much weight...
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U.S. scientists develop mouse model to test Zika vaccines, drugs
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen at the Laboratory of Entomology and Ecology of the Dengue Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in San Juan, March 6, 2016. REUTERS/Alvin Baez...
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Diabetes link to sitting largely due to obesity and lack of exercise
An overweight woman sits on a chair in Times Square in New York, May 8, 2012.REUTERS/LUCAS JACKSON (Reuters Health) – Too much time spent sitting is associated with an increased risk of developing...
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Overweight teen girls more likely to be depressed as adults
Reuters / Rick Wilking / Reuters (Reuters Health) – Women who were overweight as adolescents are more likely than others to have symptoms of depression at age 65, especially if they were raised in...
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Reproductive technology tied to higher risk of birth defects
A doctor injects sperm directly into an egg during an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure at a clinic in Warsaw October 26, 2010.REUTERS/KACPER PEMPEL (Reuters Health) – Women who use in vitro...
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Brain scans of microcephalic babies suggest Zika disrupts development
Therapist Rozely Fontoura holds Juan Pedro, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil March 26, 2016.REUTERS/PAULO WHITAKER Brain scans of 23 Brazilian infants with the birth defect microcephaly showed...
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Brazilian scientists find new Zika-linked brain disorder in adults
An edes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe,...
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U.S. officials warn Zika ‘scarier’ than initially thought
Dr. Anthony Fauci (R), director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, and Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director for Centers of Disease Control Prevention, speak about the...
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Brazil’s confirmed, suspected microcephaly cases fall to 4,949
Therapist Rozely Fontoura (L) teaches Daniele Santos Shantala massage on her baby Juan Pedro, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil March 26, 2016.REUTERS/PAULO WHITAKER The number of confirmed and...
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Fast food may expose consumers to phthalates
A man prepares a kebab in a fast-food restaurant in Marseille October 9, 2014.REUTERS/JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER (Reuters Health) – People who eat a lot of fast food may be exposed to higher amounts of...
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Implementasyon ng dengue vaccination program ng DOH, pinagtibay ng WHO
World Health Organization Representative Dr. Gundo Weiler (UNTV News) MANILA, Philippines — Pinagtibay ng World Health Organization (WHO) ang kalidad ng dengue vaccine na ibinibigay ng Department of...
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Chilean authorities find Zika mosquito for first time in decades
An aedes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe,...
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