Campaigners are urging the government to outlaw "virginity repair" surgery

Our immune system is our body's natural defence against infection, but it also attacks cancerous cells

According to the researchers, waist circumference is a more important marker of recurrent events than overall obesity

A 12-year-old boy got a new lease of life after doctors at the state-run hospital  removed a pen cap from his lungs

A few years later, when her niece is in the hospital and needed milk, she learned that donating is possible

The researchers moved from obtaining the genomic sequence of SARS virus to a phase-one clinical trial of a DNA vaccine in 20 months and have since compressed that timeline to 3.25 months for other viral diseases

"I am not declaring a public health emergency of international concern today," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells reporters

At least 17 people are known to have died from the virus, which appeared in the Chinese city Wuhan in December

A study of the virus's genetic sequence suggests similarities to that seen in snakes, but the origin must still be verified

So-called electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS, have been pushed by producers as well as some governments as a safer alternative to smoking

Israeli researchers have discovered a method to rejuvenate the kidneys, which has the potential to eliminate the need for dialysis

SIDS is the sudden, unexplained, death of an infant under one year of age. Many studies have shown that the risk of SIDS is increased by maternal smoking during pregnancy

The U.S. and Taiwan also confirmed one case each on Tuesday

The Centers for Disease Control said the virus, which originated in China, had been diagnosed in a US resident who arrived in Seattle from China

Bangladesh’s first-ever cadaveric kidney transplant will be conducted during the ‘Mujib Borsho’ marking the birth centenary Father of the Nation

The discovery of human-to-human transmission comes as hundreds of millions of people are criss-crossing the country in packed trains

This weight gain is related to changes in diet and physical activity behaviour across the life events of early adulthood

According to health official, it would take a few months until the first phase of the clinical trials get underway and more than a year until a vaccine might be available

A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists

Experts in the UK told the BBC the number of people infected could still be far greater than official figures suggest, with estimates closer to 1,700

The data are drawn from more than 5,100 women enrolled in an Australian national health survey

These six Y-chromosome genes are involved in cell-cycle regulation, the failure of which can lead to tumour development

The new cases were identified in the cities of Wuhan, Beijing and Shenzhen

Of the 17 new cases in the central city of Wuhan — believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak — three are described as “severe”

Two people are known to have died from the virus, which appeared in Wuhan city in December

The patient is identified as Rashida, 20, daughter of Md Babul Hossain of Gopalganj district. Babul says his daughter had been suffering from severe fever for the last few days

The CSIRO collaborated with Omar Akbari from the University of California San Diego on the landmark breakthrough

The statement noted that hookah smoking results in inhaling significant levels of toxic chemicals such as carbon monoxide and particulates from tobacco that can harm blood vessels, the heart and lungs, as well as creating a dependence on nicotine

The patient in Japan, who is released from hospital, had also not visited the market

It is caused by the immune system going into over-drive. Instead of just fighting an infection, it starts attacking other parts of the body too

These findings are supported by significant changes in the blood carotenoid levels of the patients

The discovery is something of a surprise, as an abundance of B-cells in cancer patients has sometimes been seen as a marker for poor prognosis

The possibility that a new virus in central China could spread between humans cannot be ruled out

Age-associated losses and inadequate social skills were considered primary risk factors for loneliness

A patient forum on Blood Cancer Survivors was organized at the auditorium of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka on January 11

Various cold-related diseases have affected 6,197 people across the country in the last 24 hours

This is also true for those who initially struggled with their decision

The policy estimates that for a child weighing 10 kg, treatment cost ranges between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore per year, and the cost rises with age

There are differences in the way English and Italian speakers are affected by dementia-related language problems