Mexico’s ‘heaviest man’ has surgery to halve his weight
GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico (Reuters) -- A Mexican man who weighed more than half a ton had surgery in Guadalajara on…
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Health
In US, 4 in 10 cancers due to ‘modifiable risk’: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- About four in 10 cancers in the United States are due to lifestyle choices --…
7 years ago
US approves first pill with digital tracking device
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US regulators have approved the first pill that contains a digital tracking sensor to alert…
7 years ago
Eating variety of nuts linked to lower heart disease risk
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People who regularly snack on a variety of nuts may face a lower risk of…
7 years ago
High blood pressure is redefined as 130, not 140: US guidelines
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- High blood pressure was redefined Monday by the American Heart Association, which said the…
7 years ago
UN labor body cuts ties with tobacco industry
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Bowing to public pressure, the UN's labor body agreed Thursday to stop accepting funding from tobacco…
7 years ago
Nine of 194 countries keeping pledge to eradicate hepatitis: summit
by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) - Only nine of 194 countries which pledged last year to eradicate…
7 years ago
Time off for good behavior: Japan firm rewards non-smokers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate for the…
7 years ago
Deadly plague slowing down in Madagascar: authorities
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- A plague that has claimed 128 lives in Madagascar has slowed down, health authorities on the…
7 years ago
Know the signs of ADHD
EAGLE NEWS-- Don't mind him, "kulang lang sa pansin 'yan!" “Kulang sa pansin” is a Filipino slang we often…
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