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Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies

Monday, 26 June 2017, 16:07 Last update: about 8 years ago

It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found drones arrived at the...

Obesity rising in nations rich and poor, especially in kids

Thursday, 22 June 2017, 16:42 Last update: about 8 years ago

The global obesity problem now affects 1 in 10 people in the world, it is rising in countries rich and poor, and in many countries it is increasing faster in children than adults, according to a new...

Fashion dissonance at Marni

Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 16:22 Last update: about 8 years ago

Marni's new designer, Francesco Risso, in his second season, has tapped the brand's playful spirit. The collection is imbued with a boyish charm of purposely ill-fitting, mostly over-sized, and...

FDA asks drugmaker to stop selling its opioid painkiller

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 16:40 Last update: about 8 years ago

U.S. regulators want a narcotic painkiller involved in the opioid epidemic off the market amid data showing people continue to abuse it. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has...

Donatella Versace tribute to late brother

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 16:22 Last update: about 8 years ago

Donatella Versace's collection for next spring and summer is meant as a tribute to her late brother, Gianni Versace, who was the creative force behind the brand. "In a few weeks, it will be 20...

Study finds pregnancy seems safe for breast cancer survivors

Monday, 19 June 2017, 16:43 Last update: about 8 years ago

A study gives reassuring news for breast cancer survivors who want to have children. Those who later became pregnant were no more likely to have their cancer come back than those who did not have a...

New frontier in cancer care: Turning blood into living drugs

Monday, 19 June 2017, 16:41 Last update: about 8 years ago

Ken Shefveland's body was swollen with cancer, treatment after treatment failing until doctors gambled on a radical approach: They removed some of his immune cells, engineered them into cancer...

AP Exclusive: Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel

Monday, 19 June 2017, 16:39 Last update: about 8 years ago

The World Health Organization routinely spends about $200 million a year on travel - far more than what it doles out to fight some of the biggest problems in public health including AIDS, tuberculosis...

Outgoing WHO head practiced art of appeasement

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 15:58 Last update: about 8 years ago

As the World Health Organization struggled to coordinate vaccine production during the 2009 swine flu pandemic, its director-general met with Vladimir Putin, then Russia's prime minister, during an...

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