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Period pains better known as cramps are quite the atrocious horror to most women. Cramps can be experienced by some from the very start of their years. Because periods are an inevitable part of a woman’s existence, there has to be ways to help lessen if not eradicate the pain altogether.

It is vital to use natural remedies to ease the pain because that can last longer and it will not have side effects. Exercise, can reduce up to 60% of the intensity of the pain.

Researchers have found that the unending entertainments and the light emitted by smartphones and tablet are a powerful, slumber-killing combo.

The finding comes from a small analysis of nine otherwise healthy adults in their 20s. Their sleep was tracked after five straight nights of unrestricted tablet use, and then compared to their sleep patterns after reading printed materials alone.

The light from electronic devices suppressed the secretion of melatonin, the sleep-regulating hormone, study author Jeanne Duffy said.

New research now suggests that consuming less dietary fat after being diagnosed with breast cancer may significantly improve a person's survival rate.

Estimates show that around 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer at one point in their lives.

Studies how shown that the relevance of sleep in maintaining good health and well being throughout people's lives cannot be overemphasized. Studies have also shown that the amount of time people need to sleep to stay healthy and active depends on their age and varies from individual to individual.

Scientist in Brazil have come up with a low cost tool that could effectively and rapidly identify and target mosquitoes infected with the dangerous Zika virus. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, found Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) was 18 times faster and 110 times cheaper than the current detection method.

WHO and World Bank Group Thursday launched a new mechanism to strengthen global health security through stern independent monitoring and regular reporting of preparedness to tackle outbreaks, pandemics, and other emergencies with health cost.

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and World Bank Group President Dr Jim Yong Kim co-led the creation of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, launched today on the margins of the 71st Session of the World Health Assembly.