LONDON: Some computer keyboards harbor more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat, research by a London based consumer group named Which? has suggested. According to the tests at their London office they found equipment carrying bugs that could cause food poisoning.
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Patients who believe they suffer long-term problems from Lyme disease are claiming victory over a national doctors group. The Infectious Diseases Society of America has agreed to review its guidelines, which say there’s no evidence long-term antibiotics can cure “chronic Lyme” disease — or even that such a condition exists.
Dr. Christine Brown a dermatologist at Baylor University Medical Center Dallas has said that shiny lip balms and glosses may attract ultraviolet rays and increase the risk of skin cancer. She noted that protecting your lips from harmful sun rays is as important as using sunscreen to protect your skin. But a recent study found [...]
According to a report from researchers at Oxford and the University of Exeter in England, a child’s sex is associated with a mother’s diet. This is said to be the first evidence which shows that a mother’s diet may decide the gender of a child. Although in medical terms sex is genetically determined by the [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Life expectancy may have reached an all-time high for the United States, but it is declining in many poor counties, especially among women, researchers reported on Monday. Smoking, obesity and high blood pressure are taking the lives of women in Appalachia, Mississippi River states and parts of Texas, a team at Harvard [...]
Drugs like the blood thinner heparin face a long and winding road as they’re transformed from raw ingredients into sophisticated medications. At its best, it’s a global drug market that helps patients in all corners of the world get the medications they need. At worst, it’s a supply chain that’s exceedingly difficult to unravel when [...]
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