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55-year Old Southern California Woman Becomes 5th To Die After Using Lap-Band

Paula Rojeski of Orange County died on September 8th shortly after having a Lap-Band weight reduction procedure. Emergency Medical Technicians rushed Rojeski from the Valley Surgical Center to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has performed an autopsy but has not yet released their findings. Rojeski, who […]

Dutch Doctors Want to Stop Male Circumcision

Dutch Doctors Want to Stop Male Circumcision

Amsterdam — Dutch doctors has urged human rights groups along with politicians in Netherlands to stop and discourage the male circumcision practice in the country as it is very harmful, painful practice and has violated the rights of young children. The Royal Dutch Medical Association said that year after year there are about 10,000 to […]

Bed Bug Pesticides Makes More People ill

Bed Bug Pesticides Makes More People ill

Atlanta – Bed bugs don’t make people sick but a recent study has been released concluding that many people are becoming ill due to the chemicals and pesticides used to kill them. The Centers for Disease and Prevention released the report Thursday. From the years 2003 up to 2010, 111 were reported to have become […]

Obese people Outnumbering undernourished

Obese people Outnumbering undernourished

Worldwide statistics indicated that the number of obese people is outnumbering the hungry ones despite the growing food crisis throughout the world, the International Federation of the Red Cross reported Thursday.  The humanitarian group based in Geneva, Switzerland focused its annual World Disasters Report mainly on “nutrition” which was released in New Delhi. The report […]

Bed Bugs Attack New Yorkers, Others – CDC

Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are a notorious bunch, preying on unsuspecting hotel guests, airline passengers, tourists and ordinary residents. A recent spate of cases of infestation of the critters were mostly reported from New York City according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. City residents and tourists there have clamored for a better response from […]

Heart Attack Triggered By Road Smog, Report Says

Heart Attack

As if the stress of heavy traffic on congested roads was not enough, a British study shows that heavy air pollution can trigger a heart attack, but that those people with cardiac conditions are more susceptible. Published on BMJ.com yesterday, the study was conducted by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. […]

Effects of Whooping Cough Shots Wane Faster Than Earlier Thought

Whooping Cough

Whooping cough outbreaks in the United States and elsewhere might be caused by a vaccine that is now believed to be less effective than previously predicted. According to a study of 15,000 children in California, 80 percent of those who received the whooping cough vaccine eventually developed the disease. Last year, there were more than […]

Poor Women Dying of Heart Failure Increasing

Poor Women Dying of Heart Failure Increasing

New York – A study discovered that women who came from poor families are more likely to die of heart failure despite taking proper health measures and well-being considered.  The new study also showed that women who did not finish their high school studies are more likely to die of heart failure and at more […]

“Tree of Life” discovered in Sierra Leone

“Tree of Life” discovered in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, a country with one of the worst health system in the world, has been amazed by a tropical plant now being pushed by its government for the best natural cure for the whole country. The Moringa plant has astonished many Africans for its dynamic nutritional and medical uses. The plant originated in northern […]

Surviving in the Woods for Years: Son and Father Tells How

Surviving in the Woods for Years: Son and Father Tells How

Survived 5 years in the Woods – An English-speaking teenager has currently caught the attention of the media after police in Berlin began investigation a very intriguing story.  The boy appeared last week in the German capital saying he lived with his father in the woods for more than 5 years. The statement was confirmed […]

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