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Cases of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza are increasing and spreading to mammals. In the last 20 years, more than half the people who have caught the virus have died. A leading testing expert is now urging the U.K. to increase its precautions. A new report in the British Medical Journal reveals that 53% of humans who have caught […]

FILE PHOTO: Tourists walk past a restaurant at the Butte Montmartre in Paris, France, August 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierPARIS (Reuters) – The amount of time that 65-year-olds in France can hope to live without health issues has increased by more than two years since 2008, French statistics agency DREES said on Thursday. As opposition parties contest a government plan to […]

Blending a family is tricky enough as it is, but one man on Reddit made it even more challenging when he suggested a bedroom plan that did not go over well with his fiance and her daughters. The man and his wife-to-be decided to move into his house since it’s “bigger and in a better area.” The two-bedroom home will […]

Liberty City, Miami resident Maria S. often encounters stray animals in her neighborhood. Two years ago, when she came across a sweet two-year-old mixed-breed dog, Maria took her in and named her Lara.  “She was always looking for food,” recalls Marie. “And she came every day at the same time to eat.”  Maria, her husband and their daughter live near […]

South African health authorities on Thursday announced the country’s first cholera death in more than a decade. Cholera is not endemic in South Africa, which has since early February recorded five cases. The first two of those were imported from Malawi which is buckling under its deadliest cholera outbreak in decades. The victim in South Africa is a 24-year-old man […]

Using strawberry milkshakes, mouse models of disease, cutting-edge fiber optic technology and touchscreens, researchers at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have gained a better understanding of our brain’s reward networks. And in doing so, they are paving the way to new treatments for addiction and neuropsychiatric disease, such as schizophrenia, depression and Parkinson’s disease. “Our brains have reward systems: […]

If you think that you need to head to an expensive retreat to reap the benefits of going offline, you might need to think again. Strong Women editor Miranda Larbi discovered that even the shortest of circuit breakers can have a massive impact on mood, sleep and recovery. Mention a ‘digital detox’  and it’s likely to throw up images of […]

One in five single Brits have been turned down for a date because they smoke – with over a third choosing to keep their habit secret from a potential partner, research has found. Almost a quarter (24%) of singletons who smoke believe it is the only reason they are luckless in love, according to a poll of 500 adults who […]

Intermittent catheterization every 6 hours in postpartum women with urinary retention may be a better strategy than extended catheterization over 24 hours, a new prospective, randomized, controlled study suggests. Patients who were catheterized every 6 hours took significantly less time to reach full relief than those who were catheterized for at least 24 hours (mean 10.2 ± 11.8 hours vs. […]