Health

[ad_1] That morning cup of coffee might provide more benefits than just a quick energy boost. New research suggests that consuming higher levels of caffeine could help curb body fat and reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Bristol, the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Imperial College in London […]

[ad_1] The director of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that he is “confident” the COVID-19 pandemic will end in 2023. Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the comments to reporters at a media briefing in Geneva. “We are certainly in a much better position now than we have been at any time […]

[ad_1] High rates of cancer among military pilots have been discovered by a Pentagon study. And for the first time, it’s been shown that ground crews that fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are getting sick as well.  The Pentagon released the study in early February, the Online News 72h reported. Retired military aviators had […]

[ad_1] A recent study says that despite the embarrassment that “dad jokes” can cause, it might do some kids good in the future. Humor researcher Marc Hye-Knudsen published a study in British Psychological Society‘s journal this week arguing that “dad jokes” actually have a positive effect on development. “When considered properly, dad jokes are an […]

[ad_1] A practice known as “biohacking” is gaining popularity among celebrities such as Brooke Burke, Tom Brady and Jeff Bezos — it’s means of improving health, fitness and vitality by making small and incremental lifestyle changes. But is this “DIY biology” really all it’s cracked up to be?  Experts weighed in for a crash course […]

[ad_1] Many adults age 40 and older are opting to skip vaccine immunizations despite their general concerns about virus infections, as revealed in research that AARP has just published. Among all adults who had not received a flu vaccine, only 32% said they would get the vaccination even if their doctor advised them to do […]

[ad_1] Lyme disease may hold the distinction of being the most commonly reported tick-borne disease in the U.S. — but it’s not the only one.  Babesiosis, a rare tick-borne parasitic disease, is spiking in some states. The CDC reported on Friday that cases of babesiosis saw a significant uptick between 2011 and 2019 in some […]

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG/LONDON – Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organization and Global Polio Eradication Initiative said. The WHO said the Burundian government had declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency, after cases were confirmed in an unvaccinated […]

[ad_1] An estimated 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease today — about one in every nine people age 65 and older.  That number is expected to nearly double over the next two decades, reaching nearly 13 million by 2050, according to a new report published by the Alzheimer’s Association on Wednesday. Despite promising […]

[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of a “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance from infections caused by deadly pathogens that doctors are not able to cure because of a lack of novel agents.  That’s according to an early release of special presentations by Dr. Valeria Gigante and Professor Venkatasubramanian Ramasubramanian of an online […]