A study by the European Transport & Environment association published on Friday confirmed that spending a few days in various popular European capitals is equivalent to smoking between one and four cigarettes. Spending a long…
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Some hospital bacteria growing ‘tolerant’ to sanitizers: study
Some hospital superbugs are growing increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants found in hand washes and sanitizers, allowing increasing infections to take hold, an Australian study warned Wednesday. Hand rubs and washes that contain disinfectants based…
‘Slow but sure’ progress toward less toxic tools to fight cancer
John Ryan is just one of the miracles to emerge from the Johns Hopkins cancer unit in Baltimore. An immunotherapy treatment — highly effective in a minority of patients — saved his life after a…
Brain Tumors 101: The Symptoms, Treatments & Lifestyle Changes You Need To Know
The ladies of Our2Cents are proud to partner with The Nairobi Hospital to include more wholesome topics around health and wellness. Because, just like the old saying goes, health is wealth! In today’s episode, Sharon…
Give a gift that supports weight loss
By Shenrina Badri Is your loved one is trying to lose weight, consider giving a gift that supports weight loss … If you have a loved one who has a birthday or other special occasion…
Marriage is (literally) good for the heart: study
Even if marriage is sometimes more a bed of nails than roses, living into old age with a partner may help ward off heart disease and stroke, researchers said Tuesday. A sweeping survey of research…
Immunotherapy cures late-stage breast cancer in world first: study
A woman with an aggressive form of breast cancer which defied chemotherapy and spread to other organs, was cured with an experimental treatment that triggered her immune system, researchers said Monday. The woman has been…
Gene test shows more breast cancer patients can skip chemotherapy
As many as 70 percent of women with the most common form of breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy, based on their score on a genetic test, researchers said Sunday. Until now, women…
Sweet tooth? Brain-tinkering study makes sugar taste vile
Have you ever been on a diet and wished that spinach excited your tastebuds? Or that chocolate left you cold? Neuroscientists said Wednesday they have discovered how to manipulate the brain to make sweet things…
AI better at finding skin cancer than doctors: study
A computer was better than human dermatologists at detecting skin cancer in a study that pitted human against machine in the quest for better, faster diagnostics, researchers said Tuesday. A team from Germany, the United…