Failure to address impaired eyesight is costing the world economy an estimated 121.4 billion dollars in productivity losses, according to research published by the World Health Organisation on Tuesday.
Failure to address impaired eyesight is costing the world economy an estimated 121.4 billion dollars in productivity losses, according to research published by the World Health Organisation on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON – Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.
NEW YORK - Elderly, community-dwelling men and women appear more likely to obtain preventive health care when they live with their spouse, as opposed to living alone or with an adult child, researchers report in the American Journal of Public Health.
ORLANDO - New therapies developed following groundbreaking clinical trials appear to effectively target breast cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to research unveiled at a major cancer conference.
ORLANDO – Breast cancer survivors risk having their disease come back if they use certain antidepressants while also taking the cancer prevention drug tamoxifen, worrisome new research shows.
FLORIDA — For the first time, a novel treatment that trains the immune system to fight cancer has shown modest benefit in late-stage testing against the deadly skin cancer melanoma.
GENEVA – Cigarette packages should show graphic images of yellow teeth, blackened gums, protruding neck tumors and bleeding brains to alert smokers to their disease risks, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
WASHINGTON- Cherry juice is the hottest new sports drink that helps ease the pain for runners, a new study says. The study showed that people who drank tart cherry juice while training for a long distance run reported significantly less pain after exercise than those who didn’t.
WASHINGTON – Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy — surprisingly little if they’re already overweight.
BEIJING – Nearly half of the clothing and a third of the furniture made for children in China’s top manufacturing province is unsafe, with many products containing harmful chemicals, state media said.