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A recent gender reveal in Iowa turned tragic when Pamela Kreimeyer was killed by pipe bomb debris, The New York Times reports. Kreimeyer and other family members were standing about 45 yards away from the improvised explosive when it went off. While this is the first time a death has been reported in connection to […]
Scientists at Massey University in New Zealand have taken the first step towards a new class of drug that could stop cancer from becoming resistant to treatment. Treatment resistance is a serious problem to the successful treatment of cancer patients because it leads to cancer returning and becoming harder to treat. The new class of […]
HOW YOU CAN BEAT PAIN: Day one of our expert guide reveals ways to stop little aches turning into arthritis and what to eat to help keep them at bay Pain is the most common reason for a GP appointment — not surprisingly, given that up to a half of all Britons live with daily pain. […]
Statins are known to reduce the risk of further problems in patients of any age who have already suffered heart problems or stroke. However, until now it has not been clear how effective their use is in preventing such events occurring in healthy people aged 75 and over, with no previous history of cardiovascular disease. […]
Kim Kardashian West's not necessarily the first person you think of when it comes to health icons, but she's still had one major impact on the health community: helping to normalize psoriasis. Kardashian West has been extremely open about her psoriasis—which is actually a chronic autoimmune disease—and how it has affected her life. (She even helped formulate her […]
The human immune system relies on a delicate balance of finely tuned cell types that keep germs and cancerous cells in check. In cancer and chronic infections this balance can be disrupted, resulting in immune system dysfunction or “exhaustion.” An important protein called TOX, which varies in amount in different immune cell types, controls the […]
Doctors ‘should tell their patients to stop using cars’ and encourage cycling and walking to cut down on damaging pollution Dr Ben Marshall said healthcare professionals should be the ‘driving force’ Small actions such as travelling by foot should be advised by doctors, he said Young children are particularly at risk of harm from pollutants […]
Harper Mae is two and a half years old and was born with spina bifida – when a baby’s spinal cord doesn’t develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine. The toddler, from Florida, U.S, also has hydrocephalus, a condition which causes increased pressure in the skull. Mum Erica Comparin found out […]
There’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach to parenting, and Nikki Reed’s comments about breastfeeding her daughter drove this point home in the best way possible. On Tuesday, Reed shared that she’s still breastfeeding 20-month-old Soleil Bodhi and wrote that she doesn’t know when she’ll stop — rather, she’s following little Soleil’s lead and focusing on what’s healthiest […]