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NEET now in four more districts in Karnataka

The test will be conducted on May 7 in 103 cities across the nation. Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Kerala have got 2 new test cities each while Punjab and Utt...

Humans to test drug that reverses ageing

After successfully being used on mice the researchers believe it could be tested on humans within six months. "This is the closest we are to a safe and effect...

A scientist has come up with a drip-free wine bottle

There are already products created to prevent wine dripping, but Perlman says he wanted to solve the problem without an additional accessary. Glass is hydroph...

Unseasonably warm temps and windy conditions

Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s. Our Saturday looks to start off dry, with a southerly breeze, and a mix of sun and clouds. If this trend continues, we ...

New prosecutor says old prosecutor shouldn't get back Markeith Loyd case

Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, chairman of the Black Caucus. Thurston asked for Scott to rescind his order. "She has made it abundantly clear that she w...

Mom dies of cancer a day after delivering twins

Camila and Nico were born prematurely at 33-weeks through C-section and were healthy, but Jamie died the next day from congenital heart failure. One of Snider...

British police reveal more details of Parliament attacker

Masood drove his auto into crowds of people on Westminster Bridge on Wednesday afternoon before stabbing a police officer to death at the Houses of Parliament. ...

RBS To Close Further 158 Branches Amid Digital Banking Shift

Hundreds of jobs will be lost following a decision to close nearly 160 RBS and NatWest branches. A statement says that the decision has been made "after caref...

SA needs to do more to curb drug-resistant TB strains

Geneva , - Only 4,800 people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in 2016 were treated with two newer and much more effective medicines, even though these h...

Rockford ranked 13th most affected city by GOP-led health care p

KQ2 talked with Cameron Corbet from Northwest Health Services to learn more about why the proposed plan would impact St. Joseph more than other cities. Presiden...

A look at Tuberculosis, the global epidemic

If successful in the phase 3 trial, the PaMZ regimen would eliminate the need for injectable drugs and reduce the cost of MDR-TB therapy by more than 90 percent...

Leaked documents indicate U.S. will claw back funding for Great Lakes cleanup

And losing the Great Lakes funding could have massive consequences. From 2015-2019, federal agencies planned to continue to use Great Lakes Restoration Initia...

World Tuberculosis Day observed on March 24

Malaysia is classified as a country with an intermediate TB burden - the notification rate for TB was 79.4 cases per 100,000 population in 2015. But, migratio...

Donald Trump In a Truck: Funny Photos of the President

After handshaking, the president walked toward the West Wing and was back inside the White House at 3:08 p.m. Trump has said he intends to make the country ...

Biggest Cause of Cancer? Just Plain Old Bad Luck

Although most people know about the hereditary and environmental causes of cancer, such as smoking, few appreciate the risk from random mistakes that occur each...

Kids of Older Moms May Do Better in Psychosocial Areas

Researchers discovered several factors influence 21st Century women to have children later in life. In Denmark, the average pregnancy age is 30.9 (compared wi...

White working class increasingly hit with 'deaths of despair,' report finds

That came as progress against heart disease and cancer slowed and drug overdoses , suicide and alcoholism - so-called "deaths of despair" - became pervasive. T...

A genetic test to reveal the age you'll likely develop Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have developed a new genetic test for Alzheimer's risk that can be used to predict the age at which a person will develop the disease. The method...

How to watch Brazil vs. Uruguay

Uruguay have won all 6 of their qualifiers in Montevideo to this point, however. It is 13th match for both teams. Edinson Cavani opened the scoring with a ni...

Unemployment rate rises in Brown County

There were a record 675,500 people employed in February, up from the previous high of 673,900 the previous month. Georgia's labor force market hit the five mi...

4 homicide victims found in south Sacramento home

Detectives did not reveal how or when the four victims were killed. The bodies were found in a home along the 1100 block of 35th Avenue. A possible suspect ...

Maintain federal support for Meals on Wheels

Volunteers said for some, Meals on Wheels is the not just a source of nutrition, but a vital link to the outside world. Some clients of Meals on Wheels we...

Contraceptive pill 'can protect against certain cancer types'

Experts at the University of Aberdeen found ladies using the medication during their "reproductive years" are less likely to be diagnosed with the diseases than...

Colon cancer common, but preventable with proper screenings

To accomplish this, the 80 percent by 2018 campaign was launched. Other screening tests include fecal occult blood tests [that look for blood in stool], fecal s...

Movers to Watch: CVS Health Corporation (CVS), Yamana Gold, Inc. (AUY)

Shares outstanding are recorded as 1029.53 Billion and total shares floated are 1022.96 Billion. EPS growth quarter over quarter is 17.90%, and 11.70% for sales...

Huntsville is the 27th fattest city in America

To show where obesity was most prevalent, WalletHub's analysts compared 100 of the most populated USA metro areas across 17 key metrics. WalletHub says that...

Multidrug-resistant TB on the rise in India

Koch's discovery opened the way towards diagnosing and curing TB. In addition, given that Sri Lanka has implemented several national policy programmes and sec...

US to recommend OK of Keystone XL pipeline

The officials say the White House would announce the permit's issuance after the State Department recommendation. The 1,700-mile pipeline would carry oil from A...

Fed Rate Hike Will Mean Higher Credit Card Interest Costs

Projections from Bank of America paint a bullish picture of the liquidity landscape. From here, I'll dive into why inflation is a measure we'll want to keep our...

Alcohol & Heart Health: New Study Untangles the Effects

Alcohol, in moderation, has a reputation for being healthy for the heart. The study of 1.93 million people in the United Kingdom aged over 30 found that drink...

Man who lived 700 years ago gets brand-new face

Back during the medieval era, this spot was home to the Hospital of St. John, a charitable institution set up to care for the poor and sick in the community. Co...

Lack Of Support May Delay Vote On GOP Health Care Bill

Trump has continued to reach out to Meadows since, through phone calls, but not without any success, as the lawmaker told The Washington Post he doesn't hav...

Divided House Republicans face painful choice on health vote

In part, the bill would lead to employees choosing among four different levels of benefits beginning in 2020. But maybe that's okay from Trump's and Ryan's pers...

Climate Change Effect: Global Warming Could Increase Diabetes

In high-income countries, 91% of adults affected by diabetes have type 2 diabetes . A recent study reported that people with type 2 diabetes exposed to m...

In Good Financial Health? - Opko Health, Inc. (OPK), Tiffany & Co. (TIF)

There was a stock decrease by -2.87 percent. On Tuesday, March 21st, Phillip Md Et Al Frost purchased 5,800 shares of Opko Health stock. The Stock now has a W...