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'I'm A Celebrity' Star Tulisa Reveals She Is Demisexual. What Is It
Tulisa said it makes her feel "physically sick" to imagine sleeping with or dating someone she doesn't have a connection with.
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New Drug 95% Effective Against Sleeping Sickness In Adults: Lancet Study
A new, single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness is 95 per cent effective in adults and adolescents, regardless of disease stage, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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He Was 'Perfectly Healthy' Before Mosquito Bite. 9 Days Later, He Was Brain Dead
A Michigan man reportedly "went from perfectly healthy to brain dead" in nine days after he contracted the rare, mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis during an uptick in cases this year.
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Health Tips: 8 Precautions To Take During Monsoon To Prevent Viral Infections
Health Tips: Immunity tends to weaken during monsoon. Blame change of weather or generally weak body, it is important to take extra precaution during the rainy season to avoid catching flu, cough, cold and other viral infections. Here are some tips that can help.
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Top 6 Ways To Fix Your Sleep Cycle
Sleep cycle: Overburdened with work, talking to someone on the phone across the world, or just being jet lagged are some common reasons for lack of sleep. Here are some ways to restore your natural sleep cycle.
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Why Do We Feel Sleepy When Sick? Let's Find Out
In a study of over 12,000 lines of fruit flies, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the US found the single gene, called nemuri, that increases the need for sleep.
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Here's Why A Good Night's Sleep Is Essential; Tips For A Sound Sleep For Kids By Rujuta Diwekar
Do you find your child getting sick or moody or cranky quite often? Well, in that case all that he or she needs is a good sleep pattern.
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Top 6 Foods That Can Help Boost Your Vitamin D Levels
Some of the common symptoms of vitamin D deficiency are getting sick very often, tiredness, chronic pain the bones, depression, digestive issues, trouble in sleeping, excessive sweating, inflammation and swelling, wounds that do not heal quickly and weak bones.
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7 Lifestyle Choices You Didn't Know Were Harming Your Immunity: Know Them Now
A healthy immune system is required to protect the body from foreign invaders. In one of his recent live videos on Facebook, lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho talks about lifestyle choices that can boost your immune system.
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Sleeping Time Cut By An Hour For Train Passengers In New Rule
If you a frequent train traveller, you must have witnessed those tiresome fights over berths and stretched sleep time. In its effort to provide a comfortable travel to its passengers and put an end to those unnecessary quarrels that break out due to oversleeping passengers on different berths, the Railways has decided to reduce the official sleepin...
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Fatal Sleeping Sickness Can Spread Through Skin: Study
Skin plays a significant role in harbouring and transmitting a parasite that causes African sleeping sickness - a condition which is often fatal if left untreated, a new study has found.
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5 Immunity Boosting Foods To Keep You From Getting Sick
Building your family's immunity is in your hands. A good diet, exercise and ample sleep are the first three steps. Include these 5 products in your daily diet, handpicked for their immunity-boosting ingredients.
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Compound Found To Treat 3 Parasitic Tropical Diseases
In a study published in the journal Nature, scientists at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation found the compound can cure all three diseases in mice, and does not harm normal human cells in laboratory tests.
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The Story Behind This Viral Pic of Dad Sleeping Under Sick Child's Bed
Pennsylvania mom Amy Palmer posted a heartwarming picture of her husband Andre sleeping under their baby AJ's hospital crib after completing three shifts at work. The picture, posted on Facebook on July 5, has since gone viral with almost 9,000 'likes' and over 1,000 shares.
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WHO Urges Billions to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
The World Health Organization today urged countries to invest billions of dollars to tackle 17 neglected tropical diseases, including dengue fever, leprosy and sleeping sickness, which kill 500,000 people globally each year.
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'I'm A Celebrity' Star Tulisa Reveals She Is Demisexual. What Is It
Tulisa said it makes her feel "physically sick" to imagine sleeping with or dating someone she doesn't have a connection with.
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New Drug 95% Effective Against Sleeping Sickness In Adults: Lancet Study
A new, single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness is 95 per cent effective in adults and adolescents, regardless of disease stage, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
-
He Was 'Perfectly Healthy' Before Mosquito Bite. 9 Days Later, He Was Brain Dead
A Michigan man reportedly "went from perfectly healthy to brain dead" in nine days after he contracted the rare, mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis during an uptick in cases this year.
-
Health Tips: 8 Precautions To Take During Monsoon To Prevent Viral Infections
Health Tips: Immunity tends to weaken during monsoon. Blame change of weather or generally weak body, it is important to take extra precaution during the rainy season to avoid catching flu, cough, cold and other viral infections. Here are some tips that can help.
-
Top 6 Ways To Fix Your Sleep Cycle
Sleep cycle: Overburdened with work, talking to someone on the phone across the world, or just being jet lagged are some common reasons for lack of sleep. Here are some ways to restore your natural sleep cycle.
-
Why Do We Feel Sleepy When Sick? Let's Find Out
In a study of over 12,000 lines of fruit flies, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the US found the single gene, called nemuri, that increases the need for sleep.
-
Here's Why A Good Night's Sleep Is Essential; Tips For A Sound Sleep For Kids By Rujuta Diwekar
Do you find your child getting sick or moody or cranky quite often? Well, in that case all that he or she needs is a good sleep pattern.
-
Top 6 Foods That Can Help Boost Your Vitamin D Levels
Some of the common symptoms of vitamin D deficiency are getting sick very often, tiredness, chronic pain the bones, depression, digestive issues, trouble in sleeping, excessive sweating, inflammation and swelling, wounds that do not heal quickly and weak bones.
-
7 Lifestyle Choices You Didn't Know Were Harming Your Immunity: Know Them Now
A healthy immune system is required to protect the body from foreign invaders. In one of his recent live videos on Facebook, lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho talks about lifestyle choices that can boost your immune system.
-
Sleeping Time Cut By An Hour For Train Passengers In New Rule
If you a frequent train traveller, you must have witnessed those tiresome fights over berths and stretched sleep time. In its effort to provide a comfortable travel to its passengers and put an end to those unnecessary quarrels that break out due to oversleeping passengers on different berths, the Railways has decided to reduce the official sleepin...
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Fatal Sleeping Sickness Can Spread Through Skin: Study
Skin plays a significant role in harbouring and transmitting a parasite that causes African sleeping sickness - a condition which is often fatal if left untreated, a new study has found.
-
5 Immunity Boosting Foods To Keep You From Getting Sick
Building your family's immunity is in your hands. A good diet, exercise and ample sleep are the first three steps. Include these 5 products in your daily diet, handpicked for their immunity-boosting ingredients.
-
Compound Found To Treat 3 Parasitic Tropical Diseases
In a study published in the journal Nature, scientists at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation found the compound can cure all three diseases in mice, and does not harm normal human cells in laboratory tests.
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The Story Behind This Viral Pic of Dad Sleeping Under Sick Child's Bed
Pennsylvania mom Amy Palmer posted a heartwarming picture of her husband Andre sleeping under their baby AJ's hospital crib after completing three shifts at work. The picture, posted on Facebook on July 5, has since gone viral with almost 9,000 'likes' and over 1,000 shares.
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WHO Urges Billions to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
The World Health Organization today urged countries to invest billions of dollars to tackle 17 neglected tropical diseases, including dengue fever, leprosy and sleeping sickness, which kill 500,000 people globally each year.
