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Eating Peanuts Boosts Heart Health

By Ashwin Subramania - Mar 03, 2015 08:50 AM EST

By including nuts and peanuts in your daily diet, you are using a reliable and inexpensive way of improving your heart health.

Excessive Licorice Intake Causes 10-Year-Old Boy to Have Seizures, What You Need to Know About this Candy

By Staff Reporter - Mar 03, 2015 03:08 AM EST

Can too much of a good thing be bad for you? If it's licorice, yes it can. A 10-year-old boy from Italy suffered seizures after eating licorice on a daily basis, according to a new report.

Drinking Three to Five Cups of Coffee Daily May Lower Stroke and Heart Attack Risk: Study

By Staff Reporter - Mar 03, 2015 02:57 AM EST

If you are a java lover, than a new study that analyzed the effects of caffeine will make you very happy. Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day could lower the risk of a stroke or heart attack.

'I was Made a PR Pawn When Fighting for Life' Claims Ebola Survivor Nurse Nina Pham In Suit Against Hospital

By Peter R - Mar 03, 2015 08:53 AM EST

Nina Pham has sued Texas Presbyterian Hospital for putting her at risk and using her as a PR Pawn.

Taylor Swift Update: Will Singer Grant 4-Year-Old Cancer Patient's Dying Wish to Dance?

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 02, 2015 05:57 PM EST

Jalene Salinas, afflicted with brain tumour, has got some of her final wishes granted, but she still wants to dance with Taylor Swift.

Suicide Rate Up Among Middle Aged US Adults: Study

By Staff Reporter - Mar 02, 2015 01:38 PM EST

Suicide rates among adults ages 40-64 have increased about 40 percent since 1999, with a sharp rise since 2007, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.

Flu Vaccine Update: CDC Says it's Less Effective Than Expected, Children's Nasal Spray has Zero Effect

By Staff Reporter - Mar 02, 2015 11:52 AM EST

The flu vaccine released this year is less effective than previously thought, showing only 18 percent effectiveness against the H3N2 dominant strain, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Parents Increasingly Putting Pressure on Doctors to Delay Vaccines: Survey

By Staff Reporter - Mar 02, 2015 10:13 AM EST

Increasingly, doctors face pressure from parents to spread out vaccines given to their children.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a Biological Illness: Study

By Staff Reporter - Mar 01, 2015 03:19 AM EST

Scientists have found evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a result of immunological dysfunction, meaning it is a biological illness and not a psychological disorder as commonly thought.

Gerbils paint a new picture to the history of ‘Black Deaths’

By Ajay Kadkol - Feb 28, 2015 04:26 PM EST

Though plague is considered to be died out today, its waves have still continued to flow across various societies across the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) said there were nearly 800 cases reported world-wide in 2013, including 126 deaths. This dreadful disease has taken away millions and millions of lives from the 14th century till today.

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