 | Over 50 per cent of women who contract cervical cancer, die. And those who survive suffer excruciating pain and a poor quality of life. |
 | Separate studies of the human genome have found tantalising clues to the inherited causes of testicular cancer and non-inherited causes of congenital heart disease, journals reported on Sunday. |
 | World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Sunday it seemed likely a new coronavirus that has killed at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe could be passed between humans, but only after prolonged contact. |
 | In this scorching heat people are at high risk of dehydration and worse. Apart from drinking lots of water, expert advise is to eat fresh fruits to avoid a heat stroke. |
 | Diabetes that develops during pregnancy is known as gestational diabetes. |
 | Scientists now know the additional ways the components of walnuts and their extracts lower risks of heart diseases. |
 | Fish oil supplements rich in omega-3 fatty acids are not beneficial for patients at high risk of cardiovascular troubles and already being medicated, a study found Wednesday. |
 | Coca-Cola says it will make lower-calorie options and clear calorie labeling more widely available around the world, intensifying a push against critics who say its drinks pack on the pounds. |
 | Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines on Tuesday recommending that doctors offer annual low-dose CT (computed tomography) scanning to people whose age and smoking history puts them at significant risk of lung cancer. |
 | A new study offers evidence to support what many people have learned for themselves: never go grocery shopping when you’re hungry. |
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