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​ Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionChina has seen a number of incidents involving medicine safety in recent years Authorities in China have ordered an investigation into a vaccination scandal as panic grows over product safety. Last week vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co was found to have falsified production data for its rabies vaccine. The firm has… Continue reading Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls for crackdown on vaccine production industry against fake products

Image copyrightME & THE BEESImage captionMikaila Ulmer first set up the business when she was just four years old The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles a different business leader from around the world. This week we spoke to Mikaila Ulmer, the 13-year-old chief executive of Me & The Bees Lemonade. Mikaila Ulmer’s lemonade is… Continue reading The 13-year-old black girl who built a best-selling lemonade brand in the United States

​ Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams says she has “sought help” for the good of her mental health. The 37-year-old has previously spoken about being depressed and “suicidal”. In an Instagram post, Michelle said that as a mental health awareness advocate, she “listened to the same advice” she’s given to others. She’s had … Continue reading Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams ‘proudly’ seeking mental health help

​ Image copyrightAFPImage captionThe low-budget film took China by storm Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for cheaper and more accessible cancer drugs after a successful new film sparked public debate on the issue. Mr Li spoke after Dying To Survive stormed the box office, taking in $390m (£296m) in its first two weeks. It … Continue reading China film Box office hit moves China govt to act on cancer drugs

​ US pop star Madonna has returned to Malawi to celebrate the first anniversary of a medical facility named after one of the four children she adopted from the southern African country. She posted an Instagram photo of herself and her children on Monday in front of a mural at the Mercy James Centre for … Continue reading Madonna visits hospital in Malawi

​ Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Are there benefits to breastfeeding children up until the age they start school? A mum who breastfeeds her five-year-old daughter and two-year-old son, sometimes at the same time, says it’s good for their health because her children are rarely ill. Emma Shardlow Hudson, 29, said she is positive it’s “because of the … Continue reading Are there benefits to breastfeeding until the age of five?

​ Image copyrightSAMANTHA GADSDENImage captionSamantha Gadsden’s own children breastfed until they were four or five years old Any woman who has ever felt judged over her decision not to breastfeed her baby will have welcomed a statement issued by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) this week. On Tuesday, the organisation said if a woman … Continue reading Wet nurse: The mum who breastfeeds other women’s babies

Image copyrightMAXAMILLIAN KENDALL NEUBAUER When a Wisconsin couple went into hospital for the birth of their baby it was not just mum who had an eventful night, dad had to step up in a way he never imagined. April Neubauer’s delivery was not easy, she had pre-eclampsia, and high blood pressure. Then a seizure resulted … Continue reading ​Dad ‘breastfeeds’ his newborn daughter when mum can’t {With Beautiful Pictures}

​ Image copyrightEMILIE MATTHIASImage caption‘I wanted people to get a sense of Garrett’s personality,’ says his mother The mother of a five-year-old boy who helped write his own obituary before he died of cancer earlier this month says she is “humbled” her son’s words have “touched so many people.” Garrett Matthias published his obituary on the … Continue reading Celebrating the life of the boy who wrote his own obituary

Image copyrightALEXIS PANTOSImage captionPlant roots were ground to add to the bread Take flour made from wild wheat and barley, mix with the pulverised roots of plants, add water, then bake. According to scientists, this is the recipe for the world’s oldest bread, dating back more than 14,000 years. The bake would have looked like … Continue reading OMG! Recipe for World oldest bread revealed

​ Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Should we or shouldn’t we be allowed to modify human DNA in future children? An inquiry into the ethical issues surrounding genetically altering a human embryo has found there is “no absolute reason not to pursue it”. But appropriate measures must be put in place before it becomes UK law, said … Continue reading Editing human embryos/sperms/egg before baby is born now ‘ possible’

​Women are more likely to wait longer for a health diagnosis and to be told it’s ‘all in their heads’. That can be lethal: diagnostic errors cause 40,000-80,000 deaths in the US alone. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+ Share by Email Compared to many other diseases, … Continue reading Everybody was telling me there was nothing wrong

​More and more women are addicted to booze – but their needs have largely been ignored by the medical establishment. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+ Share by Email It used to be that men were the outsized alcohol drinkers in Western society – perhaps best depicted … Continue reading Why alcohol affects women than men

​Girls are reaching puberty at younger and younger ages — but how society responds is having a lasting effect on their health. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+Share by Email I remember the first time a stranger openly gawked at my bare legs. It was the … Continue reading The dangers of early maturity

​Sex differences in dementia are only just being recognised – but the consequences could change the way we fight the disease. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+ Share by Email Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2015, 75-year-old Brenda Whittle still enjoys jigsaws, sewing and dancing. New activities … Continue reading Why Alzheimer hit women harder than men

Michael is one of the few African men to have had a vasectomy, but he’s ashamed. He tells the BBC how cultural beliefs in Africa make it impossible to talk about the procedure, which some experts believe could provide a solution to the continent’s rapid population growth. “I wanted it to be a gift to … Continue reading I don’t want the World to find out about my big secret

What are the benefits of drinking water, how much should you drink per day, and what are the symptoms of dehydration? Discover the facts in our expert guide. When it comes to the optimum amount of water to drink each day, everyone seems to have a different opinion. So should we be drinking 6-8 glasses, … Continue reading How much water should I drink a day?

​ Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionJohnson & Johnson says the safety of its talcum powder is supported by decades of scientific evidence Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of … Continue reading Johnson & Johnson baby powder to pay $4.7bn damages in cancer case

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionWould exoskeletons allow people to achieve previously undreamt of physical feats? Would you put on an exoskeleton that meant you could run for an entire day without getting tired? What about one that would allow you to stay on your feet longer at work? The technology to give people superhuman strength is … Continue reading Scientists create exoskeletons that allows humans to work and play nonstop for daysShare

​We all need food every day, but our changing relationship with it through the years can have a big impact on our health. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Do you eat to live or live to eat? We have a complicated relationship with food, influenced by cost, availability and even peer … Continue reading How your age affect how you eat