Not even supermodel Heidi Klum can avoid some of the not-so-pleasant ramifications of having four kiddos under the age of…
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How to prevent and treat head lice
Head lice is one of those things every mother hopes and prays won’t happen to her kid. Although lice don’t…
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Scientists create vomiting machine to study how norovirus is transmitted
Researchers have used animal models, stem cells and 3-D printing to solve some of science’s greatest mysteries. But now, students…
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Free meningitis vaccines offered in Los Angeles to curb concerns
Los Angeles County health officials announced Thursday that the meningitis vaccine would be made available at no charge for low-income…
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The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa is hitting many African economies where they are most vulnerable—the tourism…
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Shingles dramatically increases heart disease, stroke risk
If you’ve had shingles before the age of 40, you could be at an increased risk for heart disease and…
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Stethoscopes tend to be more contaminated than the palms of physicians’ hands, new research shows. In a recent Swiss study,…
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WHO says drawing up six-nine month strategy to combat Ebola
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it had drawn up a draft strategy plan to combat Ebola…
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