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A flu-like atypical illness, Q-fever has found in the meat factory workers at the Scotbeef meat processing company in Bridge of Allan.

According to NHS Forth Valley, blood tests of some eleven workers has given positive result and confirmed about the..

A vaccine for protecting cervical cancer has got the final approval by Health Canada and ready to be sold in Canada under the brand name Gardasil by Merck Frosst Canada.

It shields against infection from four strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that.

While cancer is the biggest cause of death for middle-aged people in the European Union, transport accidents and suicide top the list for young adults. However, circulatory disease remains the biggest cause of death for all age groups taken together,…

If asthma patients quit smoking habit, the lung functions may improve within two months. The researchers found during a study that, after just seven days of without cigarettes, the lung functions in asthma patients improved by fifteen percent.

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BPO firms usually works in nights. Working youth most often go through sleep-deprivation. This would set them at the risk of early ageing.

According to Dr Lim Li Ling of Singapore General Hospital, too much food at night, no breakfast and taking…

Agriculture Minister of India Sharad Pawar has announced that the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a bird flu vaccine. He was delivering speech at the 77th annual general meeting of the ICAR Society on Sunday.

The High…

British doctors pioneered the world’s first operation using a short umbrella like device. It helps to save cardiac patients’ lives. The device mends a hole in the inner wall of the patients’ heart.

This technique might save lives of so many cardiac…

Judy Patton is a breast cancer survivor who is compiling the stories of breast cancer survivors for a book. She hopes the book will be helpful for the women going through the breast cancer problem.

Patton is compiling cancer survivor stories for a…

Lazy eye or Amblyopia makes the vision impaired in only one eye.

Lazy eye causes when the brain becomes powerless to interpret images received by the affected eye. The regular glasses or contact lenses may not correct the impairment.

According to the.

Breast milk is one of the best ways to pass on important nutrients and to promote development of infants.

Human milk available in market or Internet may contain HIV and other health risks. ‘Health Canada’ has issued a national warning to avoid…