RIO DE JANEIRO—The Brazilian government announced Thursday it will set up a workgroup to study the effects of a substance called phosphoethanolamine, after it showed good...
WASHINGTON—Increasing cigarette taxes may encourage smokers to seek more dangerous products with higher nicotine content rather than help them quit smoking, researchers including one of Indian-origin...
GENEVA – In 2014, tuberculosis (TB) killed 1.5 million people, 400,000 of whom were HIV-positive, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, ranking the disease alongside...
MILAN, Italy—Wine is good for the heart and the brain, for everybody and even for type-2 diabetics, Italian and international experts said at a conference held...
MEXICO CITY—The latest World Health Organization (WHO) study linking processed meat to cancer neglects nutritional benefits of meat products, the Mexican Meat Council said. On Monday,...
WASHINGTON—Opponents of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul are taking yet another challenge to the law to the Supreme Court, and say they will be back...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Being healthy is not just a trend, it’s is a lifestyle. Your journey towards a healthy lifestyle will begin as L!FE opens its...
SYDNEY—Outdated laws that go against modern medical practices are causing some Australian women to become “abortion tourists,” two Queensland experts said in an editorial published online...
WASHINGTON – Federal health officials are warning doctors and patients that two hepatitis C drugs from AbbVie can cause life-threatening liver injury in patients with advanced...
HALIFAX – In a lab at Dalhousie University’s medical school, a few twitches of a mouse’s leg represent a big step forward for research into motor...