Tag: Diseases

Skip the elevator: Taking the stairs linked to lower mortality

A new study suggests that a common everyday activity may be associated with a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Doctors compare cigarettes, vaping and cannabis – here is the biggest health risk

Cigarettes, e-cigarettes and cannabis affect the body in different ways.

Salmonella outbreak spreads – chicken now under investigation

A major salmonella outbreak has affected several European countries.

Pharmaceutical residues could be polluting the aquatic environment

Pharmaceutical residues can end up in the aquatic environment after the body has absorbed what it needs.

Vape flavoring may disrupt early human development

Exposure to this flavor in e-cigarettes disrupts early embryonic stem cell development, posing serious potential risks to fetal growth.

This new treatment might cure type 1 diabetes

A medical breakthrough in Uppsala could pave the way for a cure for type 1 diabetes.