Weight-loss surgery for 500kg woman in India

By BBC An Egyptian woman, believed to be the world’s heaviest at 500kg (1,102lb), has undergone weight reduction surgery in

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10 foods tied to death by new US study

By AP Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts? These are among food habits that new research links with deaths from

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Kenyans at risk of contracting HIV to be put on ARV drugs

By Margaret Kalekye Kenyans who are at a substantial ongoing risk of contracting HIV will for the first time in

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Access to hypertension medicine increased

By Margaret Kalekye Kenyans living with hypertension now have access to highly subsidised medication courtesy of a three year partnership

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Canadian town sorry for pink tap water

By BBC A Canadian town has apologised after a water treatment plan turned the water supply pink. Residents of Onoway,

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Prize for cracking brain’s ‘feel good’ system

By BBC Three UK-based scientists have won a prestigious prize worth 1m euros for studying the brain’s reward centre. Their

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Being a Normal Weight With Extra Belly Fat Is Deadlier Than Being Obese

The way your body carries fat may be a better indicator of heart health and longevity than the number on

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Is there a way to tackle air pollution?

By BBC The search for solutions to the threat of polluted air is generating ideas that range from the modest

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First Lady: Let’s re-evaluate our public health policy

By PSCU/Christine Muchira First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Friday said there is need to re-assess our public health policy to re-align

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Watchdog warns over online medicines

By BBC The Care Quality Commission has warned people to be careful when considering buying medications on the internet. The

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Artificial ’embryos’ created in the lab

By BBC Scientists have created “artificial embryos” using stem cells from mice, in what they believe is a world first.

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6 Tricks to Lose Weight No One Ever Told You About

Dieting is no easy task. You think the main goal is just to start eating healthy food, but the tricky thing is to adopt new dieting

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12 Bad Habits We Mistake for Good Ones

We all know that alcohol and tobacco can cause us harm and that sport and a healthy diet are good for us. But there

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Pregnant women with severe sickness ‘not told of treatments’

By BBC Two-thirds of women experiencing extreme sickness in pregnancy are not given enough information or the drugs to treat

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