Gut bacteria can turn a nutrient found in red meat into metabolites that increase the risk of developing heart disease, according to a U.S. study out Tuesday that may lead to new strategies for safeguarding individuals' cardiovascular health.
New research has shown a protein that controls the growth of new blood vessels could potentially reduce the effects of cardiovascular disease in patients' legs, including risks of leg ulcers, gangrene, and amputation.
The incidence of bowel cancer is dramatically lower after screening, the Australian National University (ANU) quoted a new report as saying on Monday.
As intense media coverage on the US Ebola cases continues, China is getting a case of the jitters over the deadly virus as online rumors spread unnecessary fear.
Lung cancers can lie dormant for over 20 years before suddenly turning into an aggressive form of the disease, according to a study published Thursday in the U.S. journal Science.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged 1,500 state health chiefs across the country to do their part to prevent the spread of Ebola, calling them "partners in this fight" against the deadly disease.
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Asia's first genetic test for identifying patients with a type of eye disease that leads to loss of vision has been developed by doctors and experts in Singapore, Channel NewsAsia reported on Thursday.
Obesity may surpass smoking to become the most risky factor for heart disease for Canadians in the coming years, a newly released study found out Tuesday.
Though their rare disease leaves them dizzy and struggling for breath, Chinese suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have taken up the fight for recognition and treatment.
At least 170 dead pigs have been retrieved from a river in northwest China's Qinghai Province, local authorities said on Wednesday afternoon.
South Korea proposed Monday to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to offer vaccines and disinfection equipment against foot-and-mouth disease which has swept over the northern neighbor, local media reported.
New Zealand researchers have rebutted the notion that gout is a lifestyle disease linked to diet and affluence with the discovery of evidence that the country 's indigenous Maori population suffered the affliction in pre- European times.
China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said on Monday that infections of foot-and-mouth disease have been confirmed in cattle in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Two patients have contracted Legionnaires' disease at a hospital in Australian eastern city Brisbane, with the bacteria found in the hot water system and bathrooms in the facility's east wing on Thursday.
Higher blood iron levels may decrease your risk of Parkinson's disease (PD), according to an international study released Wednesday.
China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Tuesday that foot-and-mouth disease infections were confirmed in cows in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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