Health

A Brooklyn judge on Thursday upheld a mandatory measles vaccinations order. On the same day, the United Talmudical Academy, pictured here, reopened after being closed for failing to comply with a Health Department order that required it to…

Published: Apr 18th, 2019 - 8:40pm (EDT)Updated: Apr 19th, 2019 - 3:33am (EDT)WASHINGTON (WTHR) — The Centers for Disease Control are investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria connected to deli-sliced meats and cheeses.The agency…

By Brie Stimson, Fox News April 18, 2019 | 1:32am A worker infected with measles visited Google’s Northern California campus earlier this month, according to a report Wednesday. The infected worker reportedly entered a Google building in…

(CNN)Dannie Hawkins dreamed for her precious baby nephew, Ja'Ceon Golden, to experience the simple joys of childhood -- swimming in pools during the summer, going to birthday parties, playing in parks filled with people, having a pet --…

Researchers found that every 50 grams of unprocessed red meat eaten daily – a lamb chop or thick slice of roast beef – increased the risk of bowel cancer by about 20 per cent Credit: Bloomberg Eating red meat just once a day increases your…

Cats can (Image: Reuters) At least one running argument among cat lovers is now over: Whiskers, Lucy and Tigger are definitely better off staying indoors, scientists reported Wednesday. At least one running argument among cat lovers is now…

(Reuters) - The number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent in the week ended April 11 in the country’s second-worst outbreak in nearly two decades, federal health officials reported on…

(CNN)A common diabetes drug has been found to lower the risk of kidney failure in a new study. The finding has raised some eyebrows since diabetes is a major cause of kidney failure worldwide.The risk of kidney failure and…

Struggling with excess weight and type 2 diabetes? This groundbreaking low-carb plan — which we launched in Saturday's Mail and are continuing all this week with superb pullouts of tasty recipes — should put you back in control and could…

NEW YORK (AP) — Mainstream retailers are leaping into the world of products like skin creams and oils that tout such benefits as reducing anxiety and helping you sleep.The key ingredient? CBD, or cannabidiol, a compound derived from hemp…

DOHA: In an unremarkable office in a Doha hospital, a study is taking place which could transform the way Qatar deals with one of its most persistent health issues — diabetes. A small team led by professor Khalid Hussain has since last…

When cancer patients are current smokers, their treatment is likely to be less effective and more expensive than if they quit smoking, a US study suggests. The added cost largely stems from additional treatments needed after continuing…

Four “sweat bees” that had been living in a Taiwanese woman’s eye were removed by a doctor who described his surprise at finding a “leg with hair, protruding from the eyelid”. The tiny insects, which are just three milimetres (one-tenth…

Scientists have mapped the genome of a strain of cholera extracted a century ago from a sick British soldier during World War One and found clues to how some cholera bacteria strains cause epidemics today. The bug – thought to be the…

One of the largest healthcare frauds in American history caused more than $1 billion in losses after hundreds of thousands of patients were lured into the scheme, US investigators said Tuesday, announcing charges against 24 people. The…

ISLAMABAD:Experts on Wednesday warned of rise in users of tobacco products in the country and called for enhancing graphic warning on covers of tobacco products. They were speaking at a round table meeting on “Warning on Tobacco…

LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said on Wednesday her father’s medical tests will be completed by the end of this week or early next week to get a clearer picture of his health and procedures he will…

Heart problem finally addressed, giving cyclist new tread on life A cyclist found one thing holding him back was a lifelong problem: his heart. RJ Laffins, 58, has lived with congenital heart disease that…

SLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday assured that his government would have a policy for the welfare of people with Autism. On the World Autism Awareness Day today, Premier Khan tweeted in an encouraging tone that “there is…

QUETTA: Balochistan government was spending over Rs19 bn for provision of better health facilities to the patients in the province. On the condition of anonymity, the official of the provincial health department said that that the…

Five residents at a retirement home in southern France have died and more than a dozen others are in a serious condition after a suspected case of mass food poisoning, officials said Monday. Twenty-two people at the privately operated…

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi telephoned Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan on Monday after the latter was injured in a road accident near Karachi Toll Plaza on Sunday. Dr. Alvi called Hassan to…

CARLY CASSELLA 31 MAR 2019 Over a dozen dolphins, stranded on the beaches of Florida and Massachusetts, have been found with brains full of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.The scientists who made the discovery think it…

There's fresh hope for the survival of endangered Tasmanian devils after large numbers were killed off by facial tumours. The world's largest carnivorous marsupials have been battling Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) for…

GOMA: Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday recorded 15 new confirmed cases of Ebola, the biggest one-day rise since the current outbreak was declared last August, the health ministry said. Coming a day after 14 new cases were…

BERLIN: Germany-based dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care AG will pay about $231 million to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company paid bribes to public health and government officials in several countries to…

By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE: The Pakistan Drugs Testing & Research Center (PDTRC) which was founded in 2015 to test and research drugs in order to control fake drugs in the market was handed over to the Health Department, Govt of…

AHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar paid a surprise visit to Mayo Hospital and suspended the medical superintendent (MS) and the chief pharmacist on Wednesday. According to details, Buzdar suspended Medical Superintendent Dr Tahir…

A New York suburb has banned children not vaccinated against measles from public spaces, such as schools and shopping malls, as it fights the state’s worst outbreak in decades of the potentially deadly disease. Rockland County declared a…

NEW YORK: A New York county hit by a measles outbreak declared a state of emergency Tuesday and banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to prevent the once-eliminated disease from spreading. The measure, which defines a…