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Sep 04, 2013 06:36 AM EDT

Every Brisk Minute Linked to Lower Risk of Obesity: Study

Brief episodes of higher intensity physical activity can help in preventing unwanted weight gain which is similar to the positive effect on weight offered by the current recommendation of 10 or more minutes at a time.

Sep 04, 2013 03:22 AM EDT

CDC: 1 in 4 Deaths Related to Cardiovascular Disease Can be Prevented

More than a quarter of deaths from stroke and heart diseases that occur every year in the United States can be prevented, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sep 03, 2013 07:09 AM EDT

Menopausal Women at an Increased Risk for Asthma Hospitalization

The new 10-year study states that when compared to men of the age 40-50, women of the same age with asthma are twice more likely to be hospitalized.

Sep 03, 2013 07:00 AM EDT

Tuberculosis Originated From Humans Not animals in Africa 70,000 Years ago

Tuberculosis, one of the deadliest infectious diseases of humankind migrated out of Africa 70,000 years ago hand in hand with the first anatomically modern humans, a team of international scientists say.

Sep 03, 2013 06:49 AM EDT

Meteor Impact in Quebec 12,900 Years Ago Resulted in Prehistoric Climate Shift

For the first time a team of Dartmouth researchers have linked an extraterrestrial impact in Canada to the dramatic change in Earth's climate and the dawn of the human civilization about 12,900 years ago.

Sep 03, 2013 06:29 AM EDT

Proteins in Blood Help Identify Women at Increased Risk of Developing Pre-eclampsia

Researchers have identified proteins in the blood that help in predicting whether a first time mother is prone to an increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia.

Sep 03, 2013 06:18 AM EDT

Fire Salamanders Face Great Threat From Skin Eating Fungus

A new species of skin eating fungus is posing a great threat to the population of fire salamander in Netherlands, pushing the specie close to regional extinction.

Sep 03, 2013 05:41 AM EDT

Mediterranean Diet Not Linked with Delay of Clinical Onset of Huntington Disease

A Mediterranean diet does not delay the clinical onset of Huntington disease (phenoconversion), reveals a new finding.

Sep 02, 2013 10:52 AM EDT

Binge Drinking Causes Tear in Student’s Windpipe

A 21-year-old University student tore her windpipe vomiting and spent six days in hospital with serious complications after downing cheap triple shots of vodka.

Sep 02, 2013 09:58 AM EDT

Florida Boy With Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection Loses His Battle

Twelve-year-old Florida boy loses battle against a rare and deadly infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba on August 24.

Sep 02, 2013 05:17 AM EDT

8-Year Old Boy and Winter the Dolphin Share a Swim together Using Prosthetics at the Clearwater Aquarium [VIDEO]

It was a dream come true for an 8-year-old boy when he got an opportunity to swim with the bottlenose dolphin, Winter, widely known for its prosthetic tail, at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium .

Sep 02, 2013 04:34 AM EDT