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Pakistan learnt nothing from the heatwave episode in Karachi and it wont learn anything from the Lahore smog. The historic heatwave of mid-June 2015 in

Something as seemingly harmless as a heartburn pill could lead cancer patients to take a turn for the worse. A new study has discovered that proton pump inhibitors, which are very common medications for heartburn and gastrointestinal bleeding, decrease ef

New research finds a link between consumption of the plant nutrient lutein and "crystallized intelligence," the ability to use the skills and knowledge acquired during ones life.

Researchers have found that improperly cooked chicken meat contain a bacterium that can cause Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Their findings also hinted at how treating the autoimmune condition can be improved.

A senior adviser to President Obama said Friday that one of the biggest threats the next administration faces on the homeland security front is the emergence of infectious diseases. The threat I would highlight here for the next team, quite frankly, is em

Strobe lighting halts the build-up of amyloid plaques in the brain, which are a key marker of the most common form of dementia, pictured, scans of brains with Alzheimer’s

However, they returned to normal within 24 hours, casting doubt on whether the effect is permanent.

Poultry keepers have been told to keep their birds inside to protect them from avian flu in Europe.

Flu forecasts within large metro areas like New York City might be improved by adding in data about the flow of commuters. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Tufts University researchers have discovered a possible explanation for the occurrence of a genetic error that causes over a dozen neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders, including Huntington's disease, myotonic dystrophy and forms of spinocerebell

An analysis of 2,000-year-old human remains from several regions across the Italian peninsula has confirmed the presence of malaria during the Roman Empire, addressing a longstanding debate about its pervasiveness in this ancient civilization.

Researchers have discovered a cellular 'off' switch that deactivates the compounds that result in asthma attacks. Deactivating M2 macrophages would control inflammatory responses and other related consequences.

A man with advanced prostate cancer is believed to be cured after doctors 'shocked' his tumour to death with huge amounts of testosterone.

Health officials in California have opened an investigation into an incident that left three people dead and another five hospitalized after eating at a community Thanksgiving for senior citizens, homeless, and people who would have otherwise been alone,

The FDA is loosening its grip on sunscreen.