Oncology & Cancer

The link between obesity and cancer risk

Obesity, recognized as a complex and growing health issue, is associated with an increased risk of various cancers. A comprehensive review appearing in Frontiers of Medicine provides insights into the mechanisms linking obesity ...

Addiction

UK government bans 'zombie drug' xylazine

The UK government on Wednesday banned the flesh-rotting so-called zombie drug xylazine as it tries to tackle deaths from narcotics and crack down on criminal gangs.

Oncology & Cancer

Choosing mocktails over cocktails could reduce risk of 7 cancers

The U.S. Surgeon General has recommended that alcoholic beverages carry cancer risk warning labels, citing a growing body of research that shows alcohol as a group 1 carcinogen. But more than half of U.S. residents don't ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Eight dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania: WHO

The WHO said Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed eight people, warning that the risk of further spread in the country and region was "high".

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