Health

Implant helps paralyzed man walk again

  by Patrick Galey Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Five years after he was paralyzed in a snowmobile…

Canada opioid deaths hits 8,000; overdose deaths mainly from fentanyl use

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- More than 1,000 Canadians died of an apparent opioid overdose in the first three months of…

Microplastics may enter foodchain through mosquitoes

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain,…

5.2 million children at famine risk in Yemen: charity

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- More than five million children are at risk of famine in Yemen as the ongoing…

Cholera death toll climbs to 28 in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- The death toll in Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak has risen to 28, state media said Sunday, as the…

Simple blood test may reveal your body’s inner clock

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Ever feel like it's 7 am, even though the clock says 9 am? A team…

Poor healthcare behind 6 out of 10 preventable deaths: study

by Hazel WARD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nearly six in 10 deaths from treatable conditions in low- and…

How the Ebola virus attacks

This infograph provided by AFP shows how the ebola virus attacks the body.  

1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise: WHO

  by Patrick Galey Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 1.4 billion adults are putting themselves at…

China culls 38,000 pigs as swine fever spreads

BEIJING, China (AFP)--More than 38,000 pigs have been culled across China, state media said Sunday, as the world's largest pork…

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