Fat deposited around the heart and within the liver is likely to impair certain heart functions.
Fat deposited around the heart and within the liver is likely to impair certain heart functions.
CAMBRIDGE, England - Sufferers of acne, or facial spots, may know all about light therapy but until now they have only been able to receive it either in hospital or a clinic.
Flu infections may be peaking in some parts of the northern hemisphere, but are still spreading fast in others, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
DAR ES SALAAM - So crammed is Tanzania’s only cancer treatment centre that Rukia Kondogoza, wrapped in bright kanga cloth, has to share her bed with another patient.
LONDON – A quarter of a million children in England aged 11 to 17 face a higher risk of developing malignant skin cancer by using tanning beds, researchers said on Friday.
PARIS - A non-invasive, cold form of laser treatment can help people suffering from chronic neck pain, a condition that affects up to one person in four, a study published online by The Lancet said on Friday.
MELBOURNE – Australian scientists said they were to trial a revolutionary treatment which would allow women to regrow their breasts after cancer surgery.
It is a disease in which the human body fails to produce or properly use insulin, a hormone needed to convert sugar (glucose), starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.
Diabetes comes from a Greek word “dia” meaning entirely or through and “baino” meaning- to go. It was used to describe the condition of the patient who complained of excessive urination.
PARIS - New data from Mexico, the epicentre of the swine flu pandemic, has confirmed that young people are most at risk of catching the A(H1N1) virus but elderly patients are most at risk of dying from it.