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Diet Contributes to Many CV, Diabetes Deaths

Between 2002 and 2012, the number of population-adjusted cardiometabolic deaths per year in the US decreased by 26.5 percent and the number of diet-related card...

Bipasha accused of unprofessionalism behaviour, here's what she has to say

Turns out she created a major scene by refusing to walk the ramp at the Pakistan London Fashion Show, few hours before the show. Ronita added that in order to...

CT resident dies after sickened by listeria; DPH investigating multi-state outbreak

Affected states are Connecticut, Florida, New York and Vermont and ill people range in age from less than one year to 89. Two of the patients, from CT and Vermo...

How to train your brain to be like a memory champion's

They scanned the brains using functional magnetic resonance imaging, which measures brain activity through tracking blood flow changes, and compared them with t...

Blind Dog Survives 7 Nights in California Mountains

It seemed as if Sage had disappeared. There were several mountain lion sightings that week, and overnight temperatures dropped. Estrada is a veteran firefight...

Some 24M adults restricted by severe arthritis — CDC

Arthritis costs at least $81 billion in direct medical costs annually. Although narcotic painkillers are often prescribed for arthritis, other options are saf...

Updated 2017 Big Ten Tournament bracket after First Round

Nebraska coach Tim Miles' plan to put his best defender in Tai Webster , who leads the Cornhuskers with 17.2 points per game, on the freshman backfired as t...

Soy products safe for cancer patients

It was revealed at the end of the research that women who consumed high proportions of isoflavones were at a lesser risk of succumbing to death by 21 percent, w...

Yellow Fever Outbreak In Brazil, Is The US At Risk?

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases published an essay writing that yellow fever can spread through traveling, especially along the Gulf C...

Couple forced to abandon yacht whilst sailing to Australia from New Zealand

The intention is to carry out repairs and recommence the 10-year cruise that ended so abruptly on passage from New Zealand this week. The sailors, on a circum...

Jamaal Charles, Seahawks have 'mutual interest'

Before the 2015 injury Charles had rushed for more than 1,000 yards in five of the previous six seasons, including 1,033 in 2014 when he had 159 against Seatt...

19 teenage girls die in Guatemala shelter blaze

Prensa Libre reported the fire may have started after mattresses were intentionally set ablaze in a bedroom, which caused the fire to spread rapidly. She said...

China not amused by Dalai Lama's spot on John Oliver's show

The Dalai Lama is regarded as Tibetab Buddhists' spiritual figure-head. China does not recognise the state as a part of India. China's foreign ministry on ...

NY-based Listeria Outbreak Kills Two

The Whole Foods recall includes Vulto Creamery Ouleout and Miranda soft wash-rind raw milk cheeses which were cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap. Healthy ...

UP Election 2017: Women vote in large numbers

The campaigning for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections peaked in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency and one of the seven district...

Jamaicans over 45 Urged to Get Screened for Colon Cancer

Stephen Brown discovered he had advanced colorectal cancer at age 58 when he had his first routine colonoscopy in 2012. "Regular screening is a critical part ...

Has UP voted for hung assembly? Exit poll today to offer indicators

With the last phase election on Wednesday the polling in all the 403 assembly seats except in Alapur assembly seat in Amebdkar nagar district, has been complete...

How Exercise Helps Your Mitochondria Stave Off Old Age

The idea is that instead of long, steady movement (think: running several miles on a treadmill at the same speed and incline), alternating between quick spurts ...

Ten Percent of US Seniors Now Living With Alzheimer's

In San Diego County: Lifetime cost of care for San Diegans diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia was estimated to be between $13.5 and $27 bill...

100 kgs down, Eman Ahmed undergoes first surgery

Eman Ahmed, 36, once weighed 78 stone but was told to lose weight so that surgery could take place. "We are working on to correct all her associated medical pro...

Advocacy group raises objections to GOP health care plan

The program allows most to qualify for federal subsidies that reduce their premiums. That's because, according to the Kaiser Foundation report on compar...

CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) from Health Care Plans - Todays Top Gains

CVS Health Corporation (CVS) has been in the radar of several wallstreet critics. Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 38,459 shares of the pharmacy ope...

Pakistan rejects Indian concerns of terrorists along LoC, demands evidence

Infiltration attempts by Pakistan-based terrorists have continued in the months since. Spokesperson for the Foreign Office, Nafees Zakaria has cleared Pakista...

Shiv Sena's moral policing in Kerala on International Women's Day

In connection with the International Women's Day yesterday, the Sena activists took out a procession, with a banner "stop love under umbrella". Condemning the...

Awareness To Prevent Chronic Kidney Disease

In 2014 over 600 million people worldwide were affected by obesity and this number is expected to increase by 40% or more in the next decade. "In Bermuda, the...

Royal Dutch Shell signs two deals to sell oilsands assets

The combination of these transactions will result in a net consideration of $7.25 billion to the Anglo-Dutch oil major. The company will sell to a unit of Ca...

Incidents of attacks against Indians in U.S. taken 'seriously': Rajnath

Stating that MP DGP and other senior police officials immediately rushed to the site of the blast, Singh said the initial inspection of the scene of crime indic...

Patrick Stewart Wants Deadpool 2 & Legion

But, how can you turn down Professor X himself, right? "Absolutely", Patrick Stewart says about wanting to appear on Legion . Last night, in a conveniently...

Morrisons posts sweet results but shares turn sour

Like-for-like sales grew 1.7%, while total revenue rose 1.2% despite recent store closures. The company said its Price Crunch initiative has seen more custome...

Sindhu, Saina might clash in India Open quarterfinals

In men's singles, H.S. Prannoy defeated China's Qiao Bin 17-21, 22-20, 21-19 in an hour and 22 minutes. Sindhu was utterly dominant in her opening match again...

Hundreds rally at 'Day Without a Woman' protest in Denver

The day is a continuation of the Women's March on Washington the day after President Trump was inaugurated. The idea is to show the everyday impact women have...

Faizon Love Was Reportedly Arrested After Assaulting A Valet Attendant

Love has had run-ins before. After a few seconds, Love apparently wrestles the employee to the ground several times, as other employees try to break up the scuf...

JR Smith (thumb) questionable to return to the Cavaliers' lineup on Thursday

It a savage blow to Bogut who knocked back a $US3 million ($4m) offer from the Houston Rockets last month to take $US383,000 ($507,000) to seek an National Bask...

Trump White House sends mixed signals on House health bill

Predicting that the CBO score would likely be known by Monday, Mulvaney stressed "it's not unusual for us take up bills in committee without a CBO score, number...

'They will suffer the consequences,' Democrats say of Republicans on Obamacare

GOP leaders are counting on pressure Republicans feel to deliver on promises they've made to repeal Obamacare ever since the health-care law was passed in 2010....