Health

The way you prepare and drink your tea could influence your cardiovascular health, according to a new study.

In a Journal of Internal Medicine study, people who drank tea had a lower risk of vascular disease than non-tea drinkers.

Evidence grows for ‘circadian depression’, but more evidence is needed to change diagnosis and treatment guidelines.

This year's flu activity is hitting earlier than last year, with CDC data showing a five percent increase in cases in the first week of October.

Segun Atanda/ Uganda’s Ministry of Health has urged the public to remain calm and vigilant after Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in a woman who travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

A public health notice has been issued in a park in North Charleston, South Carolina, after ducks and geese were found dead in a pond.

A simple selfie could hold surprising clues to your overall health and longevity, especially among people with cancer.

An employee failed to wear gloves while giving a customer a set of acrylic nails, and the customer got herpes, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Multnomah

How school leaders in Uganda can support teachers: plan around the exam calendar, share duties fairly, notice strain kindly and offer confidential help.

Fourteen years after being given just months to live, a pancreatic cancer survivor is sharing how a cutting-edge treatment helped keep his cancer in check and gave him new hope.

Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive

Your dreams may not foretell the future, but the way that your heart falls asleep just might.

Authors present a global study revealing that drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae repeatedly acquires conjugative plasmids with aerobactin, boosting iron-scavenging ability without becoming hypervirulent. This may help emerging strains spread in healthcare s…

Ebola -- NigeriaNigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive Boston 25 News

Nigeria's government said on Tuesday there was a case of Ebola ‌in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests confirmed the viral infection.

Many people with depression don't respond to existing treatments, and scientists think it might be because of the many different routes people can take to arrive at the same depressive symptoms.

Boil them, mash them, simmer them in a sauce. Whether they're sweetening a salad, garnishing a cocktail or brightening up home decor, cranberries are an iconic ingredient in holiday festivities. UIC College of Dentistry researcher Christine Wu found another r…

ADHD medication was tied to a 25% lower mortality risk in a JAMA Network Open review examining nearly 16 million people across three continents.

A little-known treatment for heart failure, developed more than half a century ago and refined in the '70s, may have legs as a potential therapy for Alzheimer's patients.

Guinea-Bissau police said hepatitis B vaccine doses were taken as part of an investigation.

Uganda’s Ministry of Health says the country has no confirmed active Ebola cases and is seeking detailed information from Nigeria on the travel history of a Nigerian woman who tested positive for the disease. The ministry, in a public statement issued in Kamp…

A large review finds that ADHD is linked to a higher risk of dying from any cause, but also that treatment can lower this risk.