A drug to help treat an overactive bladder could soon be sold over the counter in UK pharmacies, thanks to a new call for evidence. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is … [+1110 chars]
Article content A much enjoyed family activity the hand feeding of chickadees is no longer permitted in Beaver Creek Conservation Area because of the spread of avian influenza in the province. Whil… [+1603 chars]
Article content A farm in the Cowichan Valley has been identified as a premises of concern for avian flu by the the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Article content The provinces Ministry of Agric… [+2014 chars]
United Kingdom (UK) doctors believe they have documented the longest COVID infection on record a patient they treated who had detectable levels of the virus for more than 16 months, or 505 days, in t… [+2834 chars]
When you have a cold shower, your heart rate and blood pressure increase. (Pexels photo) Anyone watching the BBC programme Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof may be starting to wonder whether there really… [+5498 chars]
Researchers have identified dozens of new mutations associated with cancer, which could offer new clues to its diverse causes and help clinicians come up with better treatments.A team of English rese… [+3508 chars]
On Thursday, April 21, 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a nationwide health alert concerning an unusual cluster of serious hepatitis cases with unknown origin in youn… [+3009 chars]
There's no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can't just pop it out, take a look, then slot it back in. Scientists have tried different ways to get arou… [+10975 chars]
Visceral fat (aka the annoying belly fat that makes your midsection bulge) should be on your radar. It can be quite dangerous to your health, as it comes with a plethora of risks, including dementia,… [+4372 chars]
This makes life easier for many patients. From Sunday, nurses will be able to administer all the vaccines provided for from the age of 16 “without prior medical prescription”, according to a series o… [+1775 chars]
A new case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, four months after the end of the countrys last outbreak. The National Institute of Biomedical R… [+1161 chars]
United Kingdom (UK) doctors believe they have documented the longest COVID infection on record a patient they treated who had detectable levels of the virus for more than 16 months, or 505 days, in t… [+2834 chars]
