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09:23 04/09/2014All diets 'have similar results'All diets - from Atkins to Weight Watchers - have similar results and people should simply pick the one they find easiest, say researchers.
09:14 04/09/2014Ebola death toll passes 1,900, says WHOThe World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa's Ebola outbreak, the BBC reported.
18:00 02/09/2014Japanese researchers develop 30-minute Ebola testJapanese researchers said Tuesday they had developed a new method to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes, with technology that could allow doctors to quickly diagnose infection, AFP...
15:43 01/09/2014Over 10 people with dengue fever symptoms seek medical aid in TokyoMore than ten people with dengue fever symptoms have sought medical aid in Tokyo, ITAR-TASS reported, citing the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
10:05 30/08/2014Ebola: Experimental drug ZMapp is '100% effective' in animal trialsThe only clinical trial data on the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp shows it is 100% effective in monkey studies, even in later stages of the infection, the BBC reported.
18:30 29/08/2014Two Japanese with suspected Ebola symptoms hospitalized in MoldovaJapanese citizens with suspected Ebola symptoms were taken from Chisinau airport to a Moldovan clinic on Friday, Moldovan border guard police said, according to ITAR-TASS.
17:22 29/08/2014Electrical brain stimulation 'boosts memory'Exciting a specific part of the brain with electromagnetic pulses could boost our ability to remember certain facts, a study in Science suggests, the BBC reports.
10:11 29/08/2014Human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine to start next weekA highly anticipated test of an experimental Ebola vaccine will begin next week at the National Institutes of Health, amid mounting anxiety about the spread of the deadly virus in West Africa, CNN...
10:04 28/08/2014Ebola outbreak 'will get worse'Health ministers from across West Africa are due to meet in Ghana to discuss the growing crisis.
18:00 26/08/2014'Ban E-cigarette use indoors,' says WHOThe health experts call for a ban on advertisements that could encourage children and non-smokers to use the devices.
17:52 25/08/2014Breakfast might not be the most important meal of the day after all – researchIt has long been hailed as the most crucial meal of the day, vital for getting the body going and preventing overeating later on.
10:08 25/08/2014Ebola outbreak confirmed by DR CongoThe cases are the first reported outside West Africa since the outbreak there began.
10:04 25/08/2014Heart group: E-cigarettes might help smokers quitThe American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit.
11:50 21/08/2014New Chief of Health Ministry Staff appointedArmen Karapetyan was appointed Chief of the Health Ministry Staff. The decision was made at the cabinet meeting on Thursday, the press service of the Ministry reported.
10:24 21/08/2014Heart disease giving way to cancer as top killer of menFour million deaths each year - nearly half the European total - are due to cardiovascular disease.
13:35 19/08/2014Three soldiers still in hospital after being wounded in Azerbaijani commando raidsSeven soldiers of Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army were transported to the Central Military Hospital of Armenian Defense Ministry with injuries sustained while repelling commando raids made by...
19:06 15/08/2014Ebola crisis 'to take six months to control'The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa will take at least six months to bring under control, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says.
10:04 15/08/2014Ebola crisis vastly underestimated, says WHOThe World Health Organization said its staff had seen evidence that the numbers of reported cases and deaths do not reflect the scale of the crisis.
19:04 14/08/2014Artificial wombs could be widely used in 30 yearsWithin 30 years, a futurist believes babies will regularly be born in artificial wombs, outside of human bodies, the Daily Mail reports.
10:11 14/08/2014WHO: Ebola cases near 2,000, with more than half deadThe deadliest Ebola outbreak in recorded history has now infected nearly 2,000 people, with more than half of those killed by the disease, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, according to...