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15:31 22/11/2014Could coffee help treat a cocaine addiction?Caffeine can block the changes in the brain associated with cocaine use, researchers found.
09:24 22/11/2014Plague kills 40 people in MadagascarAn outbreak of the plague has killed 40 people out of 119 confirmed cases in Madagascar since late August and there is a risk of the disease spreading rapidly in the capital, the Guardian reported,...
18:41 21/11/2014Soda or energy drinks: Which is worse for kids' health?Between the bright colors, cartoons, commercials, and accessibility, energy drinks and sodas are a health hazard for children.
16:55 21/11/2014Dunking your bread in olive oil could cut your heart attack risk in just six weeksDunking your bread in olive oil could cut your heart attack risk in just six weeks, say scientists. Sophisticated new tests found regular consumption of olive oil dramatically improved chemical...
14:39 21/11/2014High-flying women 'face depression'Women who have power at work are at risk of poorer mental health than women further down the career ladder, the Daily Mail reports, citing a study.
09:20 21/11/2014US anti-Ebola military effort may last over 6 months – PentagonOver 2,500 US military personnel are currently deployed in West Africa as a part of Operation United Assistance.
19:00 20/11/2014Sugary diets change how teens handle stressSugar just crossed the line from being a diet hazard into actually changing the way the brain processes stress.
16:43 20/11/2014How a bad relationship can, quite literally, break your heartWhile a happy marriage provides support and enhances physical health, experts believe the stress of an unhappy marriage can cause depression.
14:20 20/11/2014Complex jobs 'may protect memory'People with mentally taxing jobs, including lawyers and graphic designers, may end up having better memory in old age, the BBC reported, citing research.
11:03 20/11/2014Today is No Smoking DayThe third Thursday of November is observed in the majority of countries as No Smoking Day. It was introduced by the American Cancer Society in 1977. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and...
09:24 20/11/2014India isolates man with Ebola-infected semenAn Ebola survivor has been quarantined in India after his semen tested positive for the virus, health officials there have announced, according to CNN.
09:16 20/11/2014Positive results in Ebola fighting efforts – USAIDAccording to the latest WHO data, Ebola has killed a total of 5,177 people.
18:16 19/11/2014Five surprising things your eye color says about your health and personalityEyes can tell a lot about a person: what they’re thinking and feeling, of course, and whether they’re lying or loyal.
17:12 19/11/2014Your credit score reveals how physically and mentally healthy you are, study findsYour credit score could reveal how healthy you are, a new study has found. Researchers studied 1,000 New Zealanders for 38 years - and found a strong relationship between low credit scores and poor...
16:48 19/11/2014Eating biscuits and cakes could damage your memory - regardless of your ageA study of 1,000 healthy men aged under 45 found those who ate the most trans fat had worse scores in a word memory test.
09:18 19/11/2014Ebola outbreak: $5.7m pledged for blood plasma trialsThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $5.7m towards a programme to increase production of experimental Ebola treatments in Guinea and other affected countries, the BBC reported.
18:38 18/11/2014Quit Smoking: The smell of rotting fish could help deter a smoker’s need for a cigaretteA recent study conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science has revealed that exposing smokers to rotten fish or eggs in their sleep could help reduce the amount of cigarettes they smoke in a day...
18:01 18/11/2014Shift work makes us fat because our bodies always burn more energy during daylight hoursPeople who work night shifts are more likely to pile on the pounds because they burn less energy, scientist claim.
17:34 18/11/2014The secret to ageing slowly? Ditch the carbs and cut back on caloriesAn experimental study suggests for the first time that food restriction – particularly carbohydrates - may work by manipulating the function of a much larger group of genes than previously suspected.
17:13 17/11/2014Could coffee prevent obesity?Drinking coffee can help prevent obesity, scientists claim. A new study has identified a chemical compound in the caffeinated drink helps prevent some of the damaging effects of being overweight, the...