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Work causes so much stress that it's become a global public health issue. Stress's impact on mental and physical health can also hurt productivity and result in economic loss.

Gut microbes may play a significant role in the eating disorder anorexia, a new British study says.

Australian scientists have raised questions over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in establishing herd immunity, calling for a pause on its widespread rollout as the country recorded one new coronavirus case on Wednesday.

In a major register-based study, scientists at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now demonstrated a connection between inferior physical fitness in young adults and elevated risk of the autoimmune disease psoriasis. For the male recruits to compulsory military training who were rated as the least fit, the risk of developing psoriasis later was 35 percent higher than for the fittest.

Iran’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday the total number of coronavirus positive cases approached 1.3 million.

The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.

Drinking several cups of coffee every day may be linked to a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

An eye health charity in the UK is recommending people learn the "20-20-20" rule to protect their sight, as lockdown has increased people's time using screens.

A common parasite people get from contaminated water and undercooked meat may be associated with rare brain cancers, researchers reported Monday.