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Doctors in China admit they are baffled after a man began to perspire green sweat. Cheng Shunguo, 52, of Wuhan city, says his sweat turned green in the middle of November. "I noticed that my underwear and bed sheets were all green, and even the water in the shower," he told.
Prescriptions of psychiatric drugs in the United Kingdom to children under the age of 16 have more than quadrupled since the mid-1990s, according to figures recorded by the government. In the mid-'90s, general practitioners wrote 146,000 such prescriptions, while in the most recent fiscal year they wrote 613,000.
Bisphenol A (BPA), known as the 'gender bender' chemical, leaches into liquid baby formula from the linings of cans at levels dangerous to infant health, according to new research published yesterday by a US environmental group
[Australia] Anti-fluoridation groups are preparing to lobby government to reverse the state government's decision to add fluoride to the state of Queensland's water supply.
And with the Sunshine Coast now likely to build a fluoridation plant at Lander's Shoot next year, the emotional debate will gain momentum over the coming weeks.
And with the Sunshine Coast now likely to build a fluoridation plant at Lander's Shoot next year, the emotional debate will gain momentum over the coming weeks.
KAMPALA - Some 330 people are being monitored for possible Ebola infection in western Uganda, health authorities announced Thursday, as the national death toll hit 22.
But authorities faced hurdles probing the extent of the outbreak in Bundibugyo district, home to 250,000 people and epicentre of the disease, with many villagers unwilling to cooperate with medical detectives, they said.
But authorities faced hurdles probing the extent of the outbreak in Bundibugyo district, home to 250,000 people and epicentre of the disease, with many villagers unwilling to cooperate with medical detectives, they said.
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In her new book, Devra Davis exposes scientists and government officials who have worked to downplay or dismiss preventable causes of cancer.
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Compounds in cranberries are able to alter E. coli bacteria so that they are unable to initiate an infection. E. coli are responsible for illnesses ranging from kidney infections, to gastroenteritis, to tooth decay.
Beneficial health effects that have long been attributed to cranberries and cranberry juice include, in particular, the ability to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).
After taking off their shoes, emptying their pockets and passing through the security checkpoint, travelers at some major U.S. airports can now roll up a sleeve and get a flu shot.
ATLANTA - In a troubling reversal, the nation's teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials and reviving the bitter debate about abstinence-only sex education.
The outbreak of a mysterious illness that has affected 11 Quality Pork Processors employees over the last year is so rare, it is attracting the attention of neurological disorder experts and national and international foundations.
Comment: The idea of a herd of people lined up at security gates followed by injections and then being escorted through a winding passage and a door into a waiting chamber brings one image to mind.