2021-10-26 Experts Change Advice for Preventing Heart Attacks with Aspirin
A group of health experts says older adults without heart disease should not take aspirin to prevent a heart attack…
2021-10-25 Health Problems Tied to Climate Change Are Getting Worse
Health problems related to climate change are getting worse, says two recently published reports by the medical publication Lancet. The…
2021-10-23 Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Safe for Children Aged 5 to 11
American drug-maker Pfizer says a smaller dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and 91 percent effective at preventing infections…
2021-10-21 US Scientists Successfully Attached Pig Kidney to Human
Doctors have successfully attached a kidney from a genetically engineered pig to a human body. The organ worked normally giving…
2021-10-19 Should You Replant Flowers in Autumn?
Nobody ever said gardening offers immediate results. That is what Lee Reich warns in his latest report in a series…
2021-10-18 US Health Agency Pushes for Less Salt in Food
The Food and Drug Administration asked food companies to use less salt in more than 150 items as a way…
2021-10-12 A Chilean Tree Gives Hope for New Vaccines
Quillay trees are rare evergreens found mainly in the South American country of Chile. And they are increasingly important to…
2021-10-08 Africa Wants Malaria Vaccine Soon
The African Union’s top health official wants to get the world’s first approved malaria vaccine to African countries as soon…
2021-10-05 Scientists Say Vaccine ‘Patch’ More Effective than Injections
American scientists say they have created a vaccine patch that provides greater protection against infectious diseases than traditional injections. A…
2021-10-05 Gardener Explains Growing Filberts or Hazel Trees
In the past few years, Lee Reich, a well-known gardener, has planted several sorts of nuts, including Hazelnuts. Hazelnuts come…
2021-10-03 Scientists Find Evidence of Drug-Resistant Form of Malaria
Researchers in Uganda have discovered evidence of a drug-resistant form of malaria. Health officials fear the finding could make the…
2021-10-03 Singapore Scientists Turn Fruit Leftovers into Bandages
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have found a new way to handle food waste. They are turning…
2021-10-02 Drug Company Reports Success in Testing COVID-19 Pill
American drug-maker Merck said Friday that its experimental pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half among people infected with COVID-19…
2021-09-29 US Hospitals Worry as Vaccine Requirements Arrive
Hospitals and nursing homes around the United States are worried about possible shortages of workers as deadlines arrive for health…
2021-09-28 Taxicabs in Thailand Used to Grow Crops
In Thailand, taxicabs are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden.” People are using the rooftops of parked vehicles…