Reporter: Denise Valerie Uychiat

'Deep Freeze Therapy under Scrutiny after Accidental Death

The 24-year-old woman was believed to have entered one of the spa's cold chambers after closing hours to soothe some aches, and was discovered the next day by a co-worker.
  • 'Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Reduced by Use of Statins, Study Reveals

    According to two new studies, however, the use of statins decreases the effect of flu vaccines. The findings of these studies were published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
  • 'Study Reveals that You’re a Better Liar When You Have to Pee

    Planning to fib to your boss about your whereabouts later today? You might consider waiting until you have to pee.
  • 'New Study: Memory Complaints may Indicate Greater Dementia Risk Decades Later

    Researchers say older women with memory complaints may be at greater risk for dementia almost 20 years later
  • 'New Study: Smoking Helps Suppress Alcohol-Induced Sleepiness

    It is believed that at least 85% of adults in the United States who are alcohol-dependent are also dependent on nicotine. hey hope their study will pave the way to the progression in the health
  • 'WHO: Tuberculosis Now Rivals AIDS as Leading Cause of Death

    Tuberculosis has earned a spot together with HIV/AIDS as a leading cause of death from infectious diseases. It was found that in 2014, 1.1 million people died of TB. HIV/AIDS killed 1.2 million people globally in the same year, including 400,000 who were infected with both HIV and TB.
  • 'New Study Suggests Possibility of Brain Tissue Repair After Stroke

    Stroke is the leading cause of a serious long-term disability in adults as a result of the damage it inflicts on the brain. Now, a new study implies there might be a possibility to trigger the brain tissue to repair itself after stroke.
  • 'Common Heartburn Med could Increase Risk of Kidney Disease; Study Shows

    Acid reflux and heartburn are annoying for sufferers, but two recent studies suggest that the medications used to manage them could damage the kidneys and increase thhttp://admin.foodworldnews.com/pages/publish/publish/?se_status=3e risk of chronic kidney disease.
  • 'Younger Women More Likely to Die of Heart Attacks than Men

    According to past studies, heart disease is the number 1 cause of death for women in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that almost two-thirds of those deaths are of women with coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms.
  • 'FDA Approves Drug that Uses Herpes Virus to Fight Cancer

    The newly approved FDA drug Imlygic, is directly injected into tumor tissue herpes is used as a Trojan horse to infiltrate and rupture cancer cells. The drug combines a gene snippet to stimulate the immune system with a mutated version of the herpes simplex virus which is the kind that causes mouth cold sores.
  • 'Should You Be Replacing Your Coconut Oil with Croc Oil?

    it's been recommended that the latest cure for scaly, lizard-like skin just might be sourced from a lizard itself. And as the temperature starts to drop this fall, you'll quite possibly turn to just about anything to keep your skin from turning crepe-y as a result of the upcoming moisture-sucking frigid weather.
  • 'Is Autism Really Being Overdiagnosed?

    The reason may be because of the wide coverage of symptoms and behaviors making it difficult to diagnose, and it may also be because raising awareness about autism means there are means to help kids who are diagnosed
  • 'What's Citi Up To? Testing Out Cardless, Eye Scanning ATM

    No bulky screens and card readers. Machines will be smaller, much faster, and taking up less space than typical terminals. Harris emphasized that the current design is constantly being fine-tuned and that they are working with several technology companies to develop the optimal camera to conduct the iris scans.
  • 'Research Reveals Link Between Stroke in Marijuana Users and Arterial Stenosis

    A new study has recently started to investigate the differences between stroke and marijuana users and non-users. They found that ischemic strokes in young adults who use marijuana are usually caused by stenosis or the narrowing of the arteries in the skull. For those who aren't marijuana users, their strokes are caused by other predisposing factors.
  • 'Study Suggests Flavored Tobacco is Linked to Teen Smoking

    The majority of young, first-time tobacco users try flavored tobacco products, the new study reveals. Results show that most young people used flavored products when they tried for the first time: 89% of hookah users, 81% of e-cigarette users, 65% of cigar users and 50% of cigarette smokers. Among the subjects who used tobacco within the past 30 days, flavored product use was 80% of any products that were used.
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