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Up to 40% of cases of erectile dysfunction (ED) originate from vascular disturbances associated with atherosclerotic disease, leading to the previously proven concomitance between ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and ED. Scientists focused on men with ischemic heart disease, or hardening of the arteries, which restricts blood flow to the heart and – in cases of erectile dysfunction – also reduces …

Just about a month ago the Zika Virus was seen as a rising threat to the largest South American nation – Brazil. Today, it has been declared a state of public health emergency in six of its states. Brazil has reported 2,975 suspected cases of microcephaly in babies, which may have been caused by Zika virus infection, local authorities said …

A free plugin installed by AVG AntiVirus bypassed the security of Google’s Chrome browser, potentially exposing the browsing histories and other personal data of customers to the Internet. The vulnerability, demonstrated in an exploit by a Google researcher earlier this year, has now been patched after initial stumbling attempts by AVG, according to a discussion of the bug in Google’s …

First BC baby of 2016 born at Surrey Memorial Hospital. Grayson Heinrich Jackson was born at Surrey Memorial Hospital just fifteen minutes past midnight. He weighed eight pounds. His parents are Naomi Voss Hans and Ryan Jackson.

Kyle Carpenter, a Marine Medal of Honor recipient, was just charged by the Columbia Police Department in South Carolina in connection with a hit and run incident. Columbia police say that Kyle Carpenter turned himself into officers Thursday, and is charged with hit and run involving personal injury, as well as making an improper left turn.

Early numbers show “Olive” on its way to stealing the crown as the most popular baby name for girls in 2015. “Oliver” is currently the frontrunner for boys, but official numbers won’t be in until next year. 44,500 babies were born in B.C. that year — 22,957 boys and 21,543 girls.

Women who planned to give birth outside of a hospital setting (“planned out-of-hospital birth”) experienced a small but significant increase in perinatal death compared with women who planned to give birth in a hospital setting, according to a large population-based study of Oregon births. “There is a small risk of serious complications that are best dealt with in hospital. They’re …

Kosher medical marijuana to go on sale in New York after firm secures Jewish dietary certification. Vireo Health of New York — one of the only five companies which have been licensed to produce and sell medical marijuana in the state — announced Wednesday that all of its products have been certified kosher.

A student has fallen to his death while attempting to take photos of the New York skyline from the top of the Four Seasons Hotel. Police say Conner Cummings was clambering over scaffolding on the 52-storey Manhattan building overlooking Central Park after gaining access to a rooftop level.

San Quentin State Prison officials on Tuesday provided a rare glimpse inside the country’s largest death row, where 725 inmates await a decision on a proposed one-drug execution method and a vote on whether to scrap the death penalty altogether. Prison officials have allowed reporters a rare glimpse inside the jail for the first time since the ruling that the …

BlackBerry Ltd. is to continue its operations in Pakistan after the government backed down on demands for access to information from its BES servers. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had been seeking monitoring capabilities for all domestic BlackBerry Enterprise Service traffic, which includes user emails and private messages.