(Reuters Health) - People who eat a high-fiber diet or increase their fiber intake after a colon cancer diagnosis may be less likely to die of these tumors than individuals who don’t consume much fiber, a recent study suggests. “Eating more fiber after colorectal cancer diagnosis is associated with a lower risk of dying... Continue Reading →
Overlooked infection kills 150,000 babies a year, mostly in Africa: study
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A bacterial infection passed from mothers to babies kills around 150,000 unborn children and infants a year but has been widely overlooked in developing countries, researchers said on Monday as they urged faster progress on developing a vaccine. Nearly one in five pregnant women worldwide is infected with Group... Continue Reading →