Now it’s ‘I am not Charlie’ as migrant cartoons draw criticism
Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 06:55
Last update: about 10 years ago
French satirical magazine is once again courting controversy by running cartoons deriding the response of predominantly Christian European countries to a flood of migrants from mainly Muslim war...
US study suggests getting blood pressure lower saves lives
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 13:31
Last update: about 10 years ago
Aiming lower saves more lives when it comes to controlling high blood pressure, says a major new study that could spur doctors to more aggressively treat patients over 50. Patients who got their...
Fashion Week show moves crowd with police brutality focus
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 13:19
Last update: about 10 years ago
Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond's collection for the Pyer Moss label launched Thursday night with gripping and now familiar videos of police violence. The choking death of Eric Garner. The teenage girl...
Tiny, wireless pacemaker could be surgery-free option
Sunday, 13 September 2015, 14:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
A tiny, wireless pacemaker could offer some heart patients a surgery-free alternative to the traditional devices, a new study says. Some doctors, however, say there are lingering safety questions and...
Study: Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer's
Saturday, 12 September 2015, 14:51
Last update: about 10 years ago
One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when. Obesity in midlife has...
Nearly 47 million people now have dementia
Friday, 11 September 2015, 14:50
Last update: about 10 years ago
Health researchers say there are now nearly 47 million people living with dementia globally, up from 35 million in 2009. They warned that without a medical breakthrough, numbers will likely...
Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment
Thursday, 10 September 2015, 14:50
Last update: about 10 years ago
Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and...