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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought concrete measures against diminishing efficacy of antibiotics which, if it continues, will make bacterial infections such as skin sores and diarrhoea untreatable and fatal.

Swedish researchers have developed a new magnetic imaging technique that utilises sugar to assess the malignancy of tumours in cancer patients.

An anti-retroviral (ARV) drug sometimes included in treatments to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission during pregnancy may have adverse effects on infant development, new research has found.

Working hard to shed those extra kilos? Take heart as according to a new study, losing as little as five percent of your body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits.

Researchers have developed a low-cost and portable diagnostic device that can be used to detect Ebola infection and many other diseases.

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Higher body weight and taller stature during adolescence increase the risk of developing a rare type of cancer of the lymphatic system, shows new research.

Installation of air purifiers can be an easy way to prevent respiratory problems caused by indoor air pollution, doctors say.According to doctors, air purifiers are becoming more reliable for people in cities because pollutants released indoors were 1,000 times more likely to reach the lungs than pollutants released outdoors.

Mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy put their children at the risk of impairment in kidney blood flow in adulthood and heightened neurological problems caused by a stroke, warns a study.

Commonly used chemotherapy toxins can impair the childhood cancer survivors' eye motor skills  the eyes' ability to follow moving objects, new research has found.

A total of 16,744 people died as a result of infectious diseases in China in 2015, official data revealed.In 2015, there were more than 6.4 million cases of infectious diseases reported, said the National Health and Family Planning Commission.