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People recently diagnosed with lung cancer are at higher risk of having a stroke than those without lung tumors, suggests a large new study from Taiwan....

A new piece of exploratory research from India published in JACM appears to show that responses of human subjects to the taking of potentised medicines can be measured and differentiated....

The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer is rising in most countries across the world, especially in poorer nations where more women are dying at younger ages, according to a global study of the diseases....

The number of people living with diabetes has soared to 366 million, and the disease kills one person every seven seconds, posing a "massive challenge" to healthcare systems worldwide...

Six percent of all deaths are attributed to physical inactivity making it the fourth largest risk factor for global mortality. Increasing physical activity brings health benefits across age groups and reduces mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease and stroke, diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease....

Forty-two percent of hospitals offer one or more alternative therapies, including meditation, relaxation training, homeopathy and chiropractic care mostly in response to patient requests....

European politicians voted for £1.8million fund for research into homeopathy for farm animals....