A high dosage of two common painkillers increases the risk of a heart attack and stroke.

BBC reports that according to the British Medical Journal study, the risk is moderate, with only an extra three people in every thousand suffering from an adverse reaction.

Three people die and 19 others are hospitalized due to a still unidentified disease.

The Namibian reports that the Ministry of Health and Social Services indicated that the disease was not confined to the Khomas Region, and that the cases of "undiagnosed paralysis" among adults had been reported in the Otjozondjupa and Hardap regions.

A study conducted at Newhall Park Primary School in Bradford, says regular doses of Omega-3 fish oil capsules could increase the brainpower of children, especially in their growing age.

The study, involving 34 children of the eight to nine age group, found that 74 percent of children showed improvements in numeracy, 81 percent in reading and 67 percent in writing reports the Daily Mail.

The World Health Organization called for the stop of female genital cutting.

Even when the process is performed by a medical professional, a patient becomes permanently scarred.

A study conducted by researchers at Tufts University in Boston reveals that obesity is more prevalent in women who were unsure of making it for a meal for the next day.

The study is based on a federal health survey between 1999 and 2002 conducted on nearly 9,700 men and women who answered questions about their health, demographics and their family's level of food security.