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Cannabis Oil Helps A Teenager Keep Rare Epilepsy Under Control

According to the mother, a teenage girl with a rare epilepsy form known as the Dravet syndrome managed to reduce the frequency of the seizures by up to 90% using cannabis oil. The young girl, Abigail Weightman, 16, was suffering…

August 2, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Poisoned Drugs In British Columbia Behind The Recent 130 Overdoses In One Day Across The Province

Recently, hospitals reported a record spike in overdoses across British Columbia in one day, which raised a lot of concerns among health authorities and province’s officials. Now, the BC Emergency Health Services believe that supply of poisoned drugs is behind the…

August 1, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

A Man From Wisconsin Lost His Limbs After Contracting Bacteria For Dog’s Saliva

Greg Manteufel, from Wisconsin, had his legs and arms amputated after he contracted a rare bacterial infection from a dog’s saliva. According to the doctors, the man contracted Capnocytophaga Canimorsus, a type of bacteria that is usually found in saliva in…

August 1, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

New Study Proves that Bacteria Go Extinct

A new joint study elaborated by the University of British Columbia, Caltech, and Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory has proven that bacteria will go extinct at substantial rates although they avoid the mass extinction suffered by other species. This contradicts the…

July 31, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Dehydration Might Affect Your Brain, Impacting The Cognitive Function

A recent study carried out in the US showed that dehydration might affect your brain, negatively impacting the cognitive function. The researchers also said that intense working out in the summer heat is leading to the same effect if not drinking…

July 31, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

60% Of Babies Are At Risk of Dying Due To Breastfeeding Delay After Birth

Approximately 80 million babies are at risk of dying or developing diseases because of breastfeeding delay after birth. If not breastfed within one hour after birth, babies might be exposed to illnesses and even death, as a new study revealed, carried…

July 31, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Brain Games Have No Beneficial Effect For Memory And Cognitive Function, A New Study Reveals

A team of neuroscientists from the Western University came up with a new study that shows that the so-called brain games, promoted to help people enhance memory and cognitive function, have no beneficial effects in their purposes. “There’s no evidence…

July 31, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

The Next Global Pandemic Might Kill 1 Billion People, According To The Scientists From The Johns Hopkins Center

A very gloomy scenario has been imagined by the scientists at the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health Security. Accordingly, the next global pandemic might kill 1 billion people, and the scientists only referred to a flu-like virus in this case. The…

July 31, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

E. Coli Made Another Victim: A British Mother Of Two Died After Eating Contaminated Chicken During Corfu Holiday

A healthy mother of two, Natalie Rawnsley, from England’s Hertfordshire County died within 36 hours after consuming chicken contaminated with E. Coli in a hotel restaurant while she was spending her vacation with her family in Corfu, Greece. “I had both my…

July 30, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Rare Genetic Disorder Makes Baby Girl Allergic To The Sun

A two-year-old baby girl from Langley, VA, in the US, suffers from a rare genetic condition, Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), that makes her allergic to the sun. While other kids of her age play outside, this baby girl, named Charlie Lock, has to…

July 30, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Tequila Is Beneficial In Strengthening Bones And Osteoporosis, A New Research Concluded

A recent study conducted at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies, in Mexico, and published in Science Daily revealed that tequila helps humans stay healthy. More precisely, it is the blue agave, the plant from which the potent alcoholic…

July 29, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

British Columbia Parents Asked To Recheck Immunization Records Due To The Recent Chinese Vaccine Recall

The health officials across British Columbia are demanding parents in the province to recheck their children’s immunization records due to the recent Chinese vaccine recall. The BC Centre for Disease Control stated that two series of vaccines for DTP (diphtheria,…

July 29, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Geckos Can Produce New Brain Cells And Regenerate Their Brains After Injuries

Scientists from the University of Guelph, in Canada, discovered a new type of stem cells in geckos which can help the lizards produce new brain cells and regenerate their brains after injuries. This discovery could help researchers develop new ways…

July 29, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 1

Dementia Increases The Usual Painkillers Harmful Side Effects By 300%

New studies carried out by the University of Exeter, King’s College London, and the University of Bergen concluded that dementia increases the usual painkillers harmful side effects by about 300%. The two studies were presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2018.…

July 27, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Protecting Your Children With Sunscreen Reduces Their Risks Of Developing Melanoma By 40%

New research conducted in Australia revealed that protecting your children with sunscreen reduces their risks of developing melanoma by 40% in their adulthood. The prospects of developing melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, gets higher with age. As…

July 27, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0