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Study backs high-fibre diet for health and weight

Fibre is the indigestible parts of plant foods, such as vegetables, fruit, grains and beans that keep the digestive system healthy. For every 8 gram increase ...

URI box-office collection day 1: Vicky Kaushal film takes a solid start

He added, "Aditya Dhar, the director and writer of the film, is very passionate about the army, and has made this film as a tribute to the army and nobody else"...

NY mayor guarantees comprehensive healthcare to all

Employers would be able to require up to two weeks' notice for using leave and have "reasonable exceptions" for granting leave to prevent too many workers from ...

Here's Why Drug Overdose Deaths Are Skyrocketing Among US Middle-Aged Women

From 1999 to 2017, drug overdose death rates increased about 200% among women ages 35 to 39 and 45 to 49; 350% among those 30 to 34 and 50 to 54; and almost 5...

Excess belly fat may shrink your brain

Extra belly fat could be linked to a shrinking brain, according to a study published Wednesday. "Existing research has linked brain shrinkage". The study ...

Chris Jericho reveals conversation with Vince McMahon before signing with AEW

While it is odd seeing Jericho on this table, the fact that he has signed an agreement with a rival company, any foreseeable comeback to the WWE universe has no...

Woman unable to hear male voices over rare medical condition

That's what happened to a woman in China, identified as Ms. Chen. Dr Lin diagnosed her with a condition known as "low-frequency hearing loss", after Chen said...

Obesity still a concern as cancer deaths decline

This article has been republished from materials provided by American Cancer Society . Data were collected from 47 states and the District of Columbia for ...

Candy Sold on QVC Might Be Contaminated With Hepatitis A, FDA Warns

Consumers are asked to dispose of any of these candies purchased after November 14, 2018. The FDA released a warning stating that Bauer's sweets products co...

California's new governor gets help from young son at inauguration speech

Kamala Harris, a potential Democratic challenger to Trump for the White House in 2020, as well as the state's other top Democrats, newly elected Gov. Gavin New...

Meghan Markle's brother invites her and Prince Harry to his wedding

The Mirror reported that NBCU would love to have Markle back as her character, lawyer Rachel Zane , and offered to donate millions of dollars to a charity of ...

Top Executive with Hacienda HealthCare Resigns

A woman in a vegetative state gave birth on December 29, 2018, in a Hacienda facility, prompting a sexual assault investigation. Awake but immobile, and appa...

FDA warns of possible Hepatitis A contamination of Bauer's Candies' Modjeskas

Any sweets purchased after November 14, 2018, may be contaminated because a worker in the facility tested positive for hepatitis A, according to the FDA . "You...

NYC Mayor: City Will Guarantee Healthcare for All New Yorkers

The new NYC Care plan, which de Blasio said will be funded without tax increases, is an expansion of the city's existing MetroPlus plan covering hospital ...

Tim Cook makes 300 times more than average Apple employee - company’s filing

Since rolling out about a month ago, we've already seen a handful of stories involving people who were alerted to potentially unsafe heart conditions via the EC...

Is it too late to get a flu shot?

A young child who died after testing positive for influenza is the first pediatric-flu associated death in Riverside County this flu season , health offici...

Still time to get flu shots: Sherlock

The death follows last year's severe flu season , during which an estimated 80,000 people were lost to the viral infection, Center for Disease Control and Pr...

First pediatric flu death reported to NJ Department of Health

During the last week of December, Marion County emergency room visits related to influenza-like illness was at 2.70% - this is considered high. Patients with ...

Marion County hospitals to temporarily restrict visitors due to high flu activity

Eighty-five per cent of children admitted to intensive care because of the flu are under the age of 10, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. "It's...

NYC Mayor Announces Health Care Coverage For All New York City Residents

The city will spend $100 million on the program, The New York Times reported . De Blasio said he believes the program will pay for itself because fewer resid...

De Blasio announces health care coverage for all New Yorkers

The program is called NYC Care. NYC Care will be launched in the Bronx later this year and expand to all New Yorkers in 2021. The $100million plan would rea...

Facility's CEO resigns after vegetative patient gives birth in Arizona

A patient is considered in a vegetative state when he or she is awake but not showing signs of awareness, according to the Mayo Clinic. Now, after reports a w...

Reforming pharmacy reimbursement and supply in NHS long-term plan

Prime Minister Theresa May said the 10-year plan would "provide the best possible care for every major condition, from cradle to grave", using the £20.5 bil...

Best Diet of 2019? Dieticians choose Mediterranean

According to the report, people there tend to live longer and are far less likely than Americans to suffer from cancer or heart disease . The diet emphasi...

Living under social media glare can depress teens, especially girls

Rising suicide rates and depression in US teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some peopl...

Forget keto - the Mediterranean diet was just named the best for 2019

Last year's ranking showed the Mediterranean diet tied with the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet (also known as DASH ), the government-backed pla...

Bristol-Myers Squibb buying Celgene in $74B cash-and-stock deal

BMO Capital Markets analyst Alex Arfaei said the deal addresses a priority for Bristol-Myers to diversify from immunotherapy, calling the acquisition opportunis...

Nordic diet makes its way on best diets for 2019 list

New rankings from U.S. News and World Report says the Mediterranean Diet might be the plan for you since it's heavy on vegetables and fruit and incorporates p...

How Chipotle Is Capitalizing on New Year’s Resolutions

Beginning Wednesday, the Mexican food chain will begin offering "Lifestyle Bowls", a new collection of meals that fit into paleo, ketogenic and Whole30 diets. C...

Blood Pressure Medication Recall: Everything You Need To Know

The drugs, which are to treat high blood pressure and heart failure, are being recalled after concerns that they may cause cancer-causing ingredients surfaced. ...

Company voluntarily recalls blood pressure medication over cancer concerns

The impurity involves a chemical called N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which the FDA describes as a "substance that occurs naturally in certain foods, drinking w...

Up to four dead following new outbreak of swine flu in Ireland

It said it had received a report of the death of a child under the age of 18 from flu, but had no more details. "When you have a lot more people get sick, you h...

Washington, Oregon among 16 states joining ACA ruling appeal

The decision has been stayed pending appeal . "This shouldn't be a debate; the ACA has been the law for almost a decade and is the backbone of our healthcare...

Patient in Sweden being tested for Ebola after visiting Burundi

The emergency clinic at Enköping has been closed and staff who were in contact with the patient are also being looked after, the authority said on Friday. A sus...

ME sees 1st flu-related death of season

According to the CDC, there were 20 new cases of severe seasonal influenza with complications, nine cases of H1N1, also known as swine flu, eight cases of H3N2 ...