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Coffee is the best concoction to enhance teamwork: Study

A new study suggests that a little coffee could help to boost teamwork. Coffee is known to keep us more alert and focused, so many...

WHO recommends new test, treatment plan for superbug strains of TB

The World Health Organization on Thursday recommended a speedier, cheaper treatment plan for patients with superbug forms of tuberculosis (TB) - a change that should help cure thousands of the killer disease.

Why you don’t sleep well in a strange bed

The old adage about sleeping with one eye open in an unfamiliar place may not be too far off the mark. A new study suggests that one half of the brain remains on high alert during the first night of sleep in a new space.

Knowing your kid is overweight might make things worse

When parents think their child is overweight, that may put the kid at increased risk of packing on even more pounds, a new study suggests.

Videos of kids eating veggies may entice preschoolers to eat more themselves

Watching videos of kids eating vegetables may encourage small children to follow suit, a new study suggests.

Driving to work linked to a fatter middle age

Choosing an active way to get to work could make a big difference in how much weight creeps on in middle age, a large U.K. study suggests.

WHO suspends TB drugs from big India supplier on quality fears

The World Health Organization has suspended the approval of tuberculosis drugs made by India's Svizera Labs, a major supplier to developing countries, following an investigation into standards.

Brazil will make Olympics safe from Zika virus – WHO official

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan said on Tuesday Brazil is doing a good job tackling the Zika virus and ensuring that the Olympic games it will host in August will be safe for athletes and visitors.

Research on link between Zika and birth defects expected by May

Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading through the Americas is causing birth defects and other neurological disorders, a senior U.S. public health official said on Friday.

WHO says Zika virus spreads explosively, four million cases forecast

The Zika virus, linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, is "spreading explosively" and could infect as many as 4 million people in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Exercise helps prevent low back pain

Back pain is common and difficult to treat, but one effective strategy to help prevent it is exercise, according to a new review.

Heartburn pills linked to increased risk of kidney disease

People who take popular heartburn pills known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be more likely to develop chronic kidney disease than individuals who don’t use these drugs, a study suggests.

Exercise prescriptions important for type 2 diabetes

Patients with type 2 diabetes should be given exercise “prescriptions” that specify the type, duration, intensity and frequency of workouts, adapted to the individual, according to a new review.

In binge Britain, health chiefs say any alcohol is risky

Britons should drink less because any alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer and other diseases, government health chiefs said in new guidelines that were immediately denounced by critics as "nanny state" scaremongering.

When everybody buckles up, front seat may be safer than back

When everyone in a car buckles up, passengers in front may be safer than riders in the back, and seat belts are at least partly to blame, a small Australian crash analysis suggests.

Patients leaving hospitals often don’t understand care plans

Many patients leaving the hospital don’t understand follow-up care plans because the instructions are tailored to people with higher reading levels and more education, a recent U.S. study suggests.

UK regulators license BAT e-cigarette as quit-smoking medicine

Britain's drug regulators have given the go-ahead for a British American Tobacco electronic-cigarette vaping device to be sold as a quit smoking medicine, the first such product to be given a drug license in the UK.

More patients may be able to safely shower after surgery

Many patients may be able to shower just two days after their operations without increasing their risk of infections around the incision site, a recent study suggests.

World AIDS Day 2015– Why is it important to mark the day?

Every year on December 1st, the world marks World AIDS Day in order to raise awareness regarding the deadly disease and unite to help mankind against it.

Is the end of AIDS in sight? 10 facts about HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day

Despite major advances, HIV/AIDS remains one of the world's most significant public health challenges, particularly in low and middle income countries, with new diagnoses every year and young women in sub-Saharan Africa seen as being particularly at risk.
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