The Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon never found the Fountain of Youth, a magical water source supposedly capable of reversing the aging process. But scientists at the Mayo Clinic in …
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DRC Confirms Ebola Outbreak Near Border
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to contain a new Ebola outbreak announced this week. At least two people are confirmed to have died of Ebola …
your ads here!Tackling Rabies in Malawi, One Dog at a Time
A team of veterinarians has again traveled to southern Malawi to vaccinate thousands of dogs as part of a global effort by the British charity, Mission Rabies, to eradicate the …
your ads here!US Drug Supply Firm Execs: They Didn’t Cause Opioid Crisis
Top executives of the nation’s leading wholesale drug distributors told Congress under oath Tuesday that their companies didn’t help cause the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic, drawing bipartisan wrath that included …
your ads here!Major Review Backs Cervical Cancer Shots, Especially for Teens
Vaccines designed to prevent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) are effective in protecting against pre-cancerous cervical lesions in women, particularly in those vaccinated between age 15 and 26, according to …
your ads here!Stay or Go? Volcano Forces Choice for All in Eruption Zone
Edwin Montoya’s family carved their farm on the slopes of the Kilauea volcano out of “raw jungle,” transforming it into a fertile collection of gardens, animal pens and fruit trees. …
your ads here!104-Year-old Australian Promotes Right to Assisted Suicide
A 104-year-old British-born Australian scientist who is planning to kill himself on Thursday says he doesn’t think the drugs used for assisted suicide should be available to just anyone, but …
your ads here!17 Deaths Reported in Congo as Ebola Outbreak Confirmed
At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola, the health ministry said on …
your ads here!Smoke to Ink? Indian Inventors Try Novel Approach to Tame Air Pollution
As the pre-monsoon summer heat takes hold in New Delhi, two things are as inevitable as 40-degree-Celsius days: power cuts and air pollution from the diesel generators that then kick …
your ads here!Hotter Seas Threaten Marine Wildlife with Extinction, Researchers Say
Polar bears and other iconic animals could be extinct by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the current rate, marine biologists warned Monday. Warming …
your ads here!Hawaii Volcano Has Oozed Hot Lava for Decades, Science Says
Hawaii’s Kilauea is not your typical blow-the-top-off kind of volcano. It’s been simmering and bubbling for about 35 years, sending superhot lava spewing up through cracks in the ground. This …
your ads here!Dogs Trained to Monitor Low Blood Sugar May Save Lives
Dogs can be trained to sniff out drugs and explosives, so Mark Ruefenacht wondered if their exquisite sense of smell could be used to detect changes in a diabetic’s blood …
your ads here!WHO: Cholera Vaccination Campaign Starts in Yemen
The first vaccine campaign against cholera in Yemen has started, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, a year and a half after an epidemic was triggered by war …
your ads here!Bootleg Liquor, Not Water, Killed Cambodian Villagers
A senior Cambodian health official says 14 villagers whose sudden deaths were thought to have been caused by polluted water actually died from drinking rice wine containing methanol. Health Ministry …
your ads here!Women in India Fighting Tough Cancer Battle
Globally, more cases of cancer are reported in men than in women. A recent study in India reveals that the reverse is true there. Published in the medical journal Lancet, …
your ads here!British Scientists Find More Accurate Test for Peanut Allergy
Peanuts are the most common cause of fatal food-induced anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reaction. But British scientists have found a better way to monitor a significant food hazard by developing …
your ads here!Some Parents More Wary of Vaccines Than Diseases They Prevent
Dr. Paul Offit is an infectious disease specialist and an expert in vaccines. He’s been at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia since 1992. Since then he says not a year has …
your ads here!Some Parents More Wary of Vaccines Than the Diseases Vaccines Prevent
Vaccines can prevent 23 viruses and two types of cancer, and more vaccines are in the works, including one for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Yet, despite these advances, …
your ads here!Chad Gets 6 Rhinos Nearly 50 Years After Losing the Species
Six critically endangered black rhinos are being transported from South Africa to Chad, restoring the species to the country in north-central Africa nearly half a century after it was wiped …
your ads here!Hawking’s Last Physics Paper Argues for a ‘Simpler’ Cosmos
Weeks after his death, physicist Stephen Hawking has delivered his last thoughts about the nature of the cosmos, and he says it may be simpler than often believed. Well, simpler …
your ads here!British Children Learn the ABCs of FGM to Help End Harmful Practice
As teacher Tanya Mathiason flicked through a slideshow to display diagrams of male and female genitalia to primary school children in northwest London, no one flinched or giggled. Instead, the …
your ads here!US Cigarette Makers Ordered to Display New Warnings
A U.S. federal court has given tobacco companies until June 18 to post a corrective statement on their websites about the dangers of their products and their efforts to mislead …
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