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The research found that adolescent girls were most at risk. Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

Women on Combined Contraceptive Pills are likely to be Prescribed Antidepressants

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 1, 2016 | Health

Copenhagen – A large study made on Danish women stated that combined contraceptive pills are likely to trigger depression. Medical records of more than a million women found that those on the combined pill were more likely to be prescribed an antidepressant by...

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A man exercises early morning along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, January 27, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui – RTX2463Z

Is an “Exercise Pill” Coming Your Way?

by Krista Raboza | Sep 23, 2016 | Health

Researchers are developing pills that provide many of the effects of exercise. But none provides all the benefits of physical activity- a reduced risk of many cancers, cardiovascular disease dementia, diabetes, obesity and osteoporosis. Health experts are fond of...

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An NHS England process to evaluate PrEP is underway. Getty

High Court Ruled that NHS Can Fund HIV Prevention Drug PrEP

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 2, 2016 | Health

The National Aids Trust (NAT) has won a high court battle in London to have a preventative treatment for HIV legally funded by NHS England. NHS England was challenged by NAT after it said it did not have the legal power to fund pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP is...

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How Bacteria in Your Belly May Affect Your Heart

by Julie Corliss | Jul 29, 2016 | Health

Collectively known as the gut microbiota, these microbes assist with digestion, but also make certain vitamins, break down toxins, and train your immune system. Over the past decade, scientists have uncovered compelling connections between different types of gut...

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Mukhtar Al-Habbas, the general manager of Tripoli Central Hospital, shows a document during an interview with Reuters in Tripoli, Libya, July 18, 2016. Picture taken July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Libyan Health Crisis Aggravates, Resources Disappear

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 24, 2016 | World

Left powerless and unable to get specialist care for his six-year-old daughter in Libya or a visa for treatment abroad, Abdulhakim Shaybi bought a motor boat and set off with her last month across the Mediterranean. Two-and-a-half hours into their journey from...