Oncology & Cancer

Severe hunger increases breast cancer risk in war survivors

Jewish women who were severely exposed to hunger during World War Two were five times more likely to develop breast cancer than women who were mildly exposed, according to research in the October issue of IJCP, the International ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tokyo closes park after dengue mosquitoes found

Tokyo on Thursday closed most of Yoyogi Park, a popular green spot in the Japanese metropolis, after dengue-carrying mosquitoes were found there, an official said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

World War I soldier helps in fight against dysentery

A bacterial sample from a World War I soldier is helping researchers to tackle dysentery, a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of children under five each year in developing nations.

Health

'World's oldest man' dies in Spain aged 113

A Spanish village on Tuesday declared a day of mourning following the death of a retired farmer billed as "the world's oldest man", who passed away just over a month after turning 113.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

French cabinet approves measures to incite vaccination

The French government approved a draft law Monday that is intended to pressure non-vaccinated people to get a jab against COVID-19 as the country faces a surge in new cases.

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