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When London faced the bubonic plague in 1665, many people desperately sought a way to protect themselves and their loved ones from getting sick. One widely adopted method consisted of mixing two small cloves of garlic in a pint of fresh milk. People believed that drinking this cocktail in the morning, on an empty stomach, would prevent the feared disease.

The past few years have seen more attention being paid to maternal mental health. Many people are now aware of conditions such as postnatal depression, which affects one in seven mothers.

Caregiving has been part of María Aranda’s life since she was a young girl, when her Puerto Rican grandmother and namesake lived with her family in the Los Angeles area. She remembers watching her mother and other family members care for her grandmother for years before she died of heart disease.

For any woman, pregnancy and giving birth are major life-changing experiences. Becoming a mother brings with it a range of emotions and, in many African cultures, positive emotions are centered when talking about motherhood.

TWINCORE researchers describe a mechanism that inhibits virus replication and protects cells from damage. Interestingly, a drug that has already been approved could prove useful in combating various viruses.

THE ‘gold scam’ court case, now Espionage, has taken another twist. This time, one of the 11 accused, businessman Shaderick Kasanda, has told the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court that some Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers demanded US$10million. He said the officers had also taken him to a bank in Kabulonga and asked him to give them K5million […]

A new study has explored the link between infant birthweight, gestational age and future cognitive problems.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug under the Controlled Substances Act, a move that could potentially expand acceptance of the drug.

If a loved one were living with addiction, a majority of Americans say they would know how to get help.

Scientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments.