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When it comes to all the hype about vitamins, you have probably wondered "Are vitamin supplements beneficial?" Despite the numerous nutritional studies conducted over the past few years, there is still much controversy surrounding the issue of daily vitamin supplements....

It has often been said that the teenage years are the "best years of your life". However, anyone who says that does not remember what it is like being a teenager. Between school, life, parents, friends, and the fact that...

Acne is a common disorder of the skin found in many people especially among teenagers and young adults. Acne results from hormonal imbalance, and blocked sebaceous glands. Millions of people are affected annually by this disease, which is also known...

Egyptian health official said that Egypt recorded the tenth and eleventh death from H1N1 virus on Saturday. An official from the Ministry of Health said the first case wa a man named Shawki Ibrahim Al-Husseini (32 years) was dead after...

Swine flu has broken out at Chipembi Girls’ High School in Chibombo district. Chibombo district Commissioner (DC) Colonel Philip Chabakale and the Provincial Education Officer Paul Ngoma confirmed the outbreak in separate interviews today. Mr. Ngoma could however, not confirm...

Researchers call it a striking example of human evolution in action. Kuru was a slow-developing epidemic among the Fore tribe in Papua New Guinea, which devastated the population in 19th and first half of the 20th Centuries. Victims suffered from...