Suppressing a sneeze can be dangerous, doctors warn
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Stifling a sneeze can rupture your throat, burst an ear drum, or pop a blood vessel…
7 years ago
Health
Breast cancer gene does not boost risk of death: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Young women with the BRCA gene mutation that prompted actress Angelina Jolie's pre-emptive and much-publicized double…
7 years ago
Ingestible ‘mini pillbox’ releases weekly dose of HIV meds
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- An ingestible "mini pillbox" which releases a cocktail of HIV…
7 years ago
Women who work nights face higher cancer risk: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Women who regularly work the night shift in Europe and North America may face a…
7 years ago
Pharmaceutical stirs outrage over price hike for brain tumor drug
by Leila MACOR Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A little known pharmaceutical company in Florida has found itself…
7 years ago
Egg-preserving hysterectomy raises heart risks later: study
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Women who undergo hysterectomy before age 35 may face…
7 years ago
France to probe Lactalis baby milk salmonella scare
by Mehdi Cherifia Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French prosecutors have opened a probe into salmonella contamination and…
7 years ago
Eating leafy greens may stave off memory loss: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Eating one serving of leafy greens per day may stave off memory loss in…
7 years ago
Two tomatoes a day may keep lung disease at bay: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Adults who ate more than two tomatoes a day had a slower rate of natural lung…
7 years ago
French baby-milk maker in massive new recall over salmonella fears
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French baby-milk maker Lactalis said Thursday it was more than doubling the quantity of formula and other…
7 years ago
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