A UK woman who developed a cough was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer — despite never having smoked. Jade Fardon, 33, couldn’t shift her cough, but doctors reassured her it would go away on its own. It did, but it came back again and again over the years, and she returned to the general practioner … Read more
One of the most popular drugs in the world can potentially do a number on your eyesight, new research suggests. Scientists in Taiwan studied the medical records of men taking tadalafil, the active ingredient in the erectile dysfunction medication Cialis, and found that when compared to similar people not taking the drug, tadalafil users were … Read more
CHICAGO — Chicagoans have reported more mosquito bites this summer, and experts say a growing invasive species of the pest coupled with a summer of heavy rainfall are to blame. The invasive Asian Tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, has been spreading across the Chicago area over the past few years, experts say. They’ve become a … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Consuming a sugary drink a day may significantly raise the risk of developing stomach cancer, according to new research from Mass General Brigham.After accounting for other risk factors, the researchers found that one or more sugary drinks per day was linked to nearly triple the risk of … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Doctors have used GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for about five years, and researchers say some of the benefits are catching them off guard.Dr. Steven Heymsfield, a professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and director of the Metabolism Body Composition Laboratory, has studied GLP-1 drugs for 15 years.“Some were predicted … Read more
We know that sugary drinks aren’t good for us, but that doesn’t seem to stop most people drinking them – and on a daily basis.Evidence suggests about two-thirds of American adults consume at least one sugar-sweetened beverage each day, and most children in the US do the same.That daily habit may significantly raise cancer risks, … Read more
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Officials warn that they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission that need to be broken to stop the spread.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, saying that the number of cases … Read more
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