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Healthy Lifestyles Can Halve Cancer Deaths Among Whites In The US: Study

By R. Siva Kumar - May 21, 2016 05:28 PM EDT

A healthy lifestyle pattern can bring down 20 to 40 percent of U.S. cancer cases and almost half of cancer deaths among whites, says a new study.

Gluten-Free Diets May Be Unsafe For Kids And Cause Gastrointestinal Problems

By R. Siva Kumar - May 15, 2016 02:15 PM EDT

A new study suggests that gluten-free diets may actually be harmful to children.

Legal Hunting May Not Really Reduce Poaching

By R. Siva Kumar - May 13, 2016 01:21 PM EDT

Culling, or legal, selective hunting, to control the poaching of wildlife populations might not really be an effective strategy, says a University of Wisconsin-Madison study.

Alcohol Can Give You Only Momentary Happiness: Study

By R. Siva Kumar - May 12, 2016 05:08 PM EDT

Alcohol does not leave a long-term impact on drinkers, but gives only momentary happiness, say researchers.

Monarch Butterfly Threatened By Decline In Habitat And Nectar

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 24, 2016 07:32 AM EDT

Monarch butterflies may be facing more threats than believed due to the erosion of their habitats and nectar sources.

Life Expectancy Of White Americans Slightly Dropped

By Jenn Loro - Apr 21, 2016 11:10 AM EDT

Life expectancy of white Americans slightly decreased in 2014, according to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

World's Largest Primates Endangered

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 06, 2016 06:54 AM EDT

Grauer's gorilla, the world's largest primate, faces the threat of extinction due to violence, warfare, mining and poaching in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Syrian Migrant Crisis Reported To Have Resulted 470,000 Deaths

By Jenn Loro - Feb 12, 2016 11:27 AM EST

A report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research (SCPR) estimates that nearly half a million people died in the multi-sided armed conflict in Syria.

Dementia Identified as Mystery Cause for Bee Population Decline, Study

By Cheri Cheng - Jun 09, 2015 04:56 PM EDT

According to a new study, researchers found that aluminum might be causing dementia in bees.

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