Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ebola could be defeated by year's end: WHO

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could be completely over by the end of the year if efforts to root out new cases are kept up, the WHO chief said Thursday.

Oncology & Cancer

Garlic oil may ease adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation

(Medical Xpress)—Demand has grown recently to find more natural ways to reduce the adverse effects of the two major methods for cancer treatment, ionizing radiation and chemotherapy. A new study in the Journal of Food Science, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Finish the fight against Ebola,' MSF head urges

All the ingredients for the west African Ebola outbreak are still there one year after a public health emergency was declared, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Five ways 'bad' behaviour can benefit you—and others

"I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself." This quote from the television host and comedian Johnny Carson illustrates an uncomfortable truth—that ...

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