Health
Why do women’s feet swell during pregnancy?
Roger W. Harms, M.D., leading obstetrician at the Mayo Clinic, explains why women’s feet swell during pregnancy. “Your body produces and retains more fluid during...
Embryonic stem cells: Milestone in medical human cloning
US scientists announce that human cloning has been used to produce early embryos, marking a "significant step" for medicine. The cloned embryos were used as...
Angelina Jolie plans to have her ovaries removed as she has 50% chance of developing ovarian cancer
New reports reveal that Angelina Jolie is now planning to have her ovaries removed, following a double mastectomy after discovering she's a carrier of...
Why women live longer than men
A Japanese study suggests women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly. As the body's defenses weaken over time, men's...
Angelina Jolie double mastectomy: How she kept a normal life for her children during three months of secret operations
Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had an 87% chance of contracting breast cancer, but despite the stress put on her...
Akkermansia muciniphila: Weight loss gut bacterium discovered
Researchers have found that a certain type of bacteria that live in the gut have been used to reverse obesity and Type-2 diabetes in...
Angelina Jolie has preventative double mastectomy as she had an 87% risk of breast cancer
Angelina Jolie has revealed she has had a preventative double mastectomy after doctors estimated she had an 87% chance of contracting breast cancer. Angelina Jolie,...
UN urges world to eat more insects
According to a new UN report, eating more insects could help fight world hunger. The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says that...
New coronavirus can be passed between people in close contact, says WHO
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it appears likely that the new coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact. This comes...
Subway meals can be unhealthier than those from McDonald’s, new research finds
According to a new research, Subway meals contain nearly as many calories and more salt than those from McDonald’s. Subway chain may promote itself as...
The 7-minute exercise regime that is as beneficial as a long run and weights session
Scientists have developed a 7-minute exercise regime to provide as many health benefits as going for a long run and doing a session of...
Best baldness treatment: Hair regrow stimulated by platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection
Researchers have been able to regrow hair on bald patches by injecting the heads of follicular-challenged volunteers with a solution from their own blood. The...
Kérastase Densifique: L’Oreal hair loss treatment can reverse baldness by stimulating dormant follicles
L’Oreal has launched hair loss and baldness treatment Kérastase Densifique, which has been hailed as a “major breakthrough” as it stimulates the scalp to...
Nicole Kidman stars in new commercial for Swisse Wellness Vitamins
Nicole Kidman shows her playful side as she is staring in a commercial for Melbourne-based Swisse Wellness Vitamins. Nicole Kidman, 45, is seen picking herbs...
Plan B: FDA approves morning-after pill without prescription for 15 +
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has approved the "morning-after" pill without a prescription for women aged 15 and over. Proof-of-age will...
Cinq Mondes Slimming Coffee Cream banishes cellulite by breaking down fat and draining away toxins
Cinq Mondes Slimming Coffee Cream is a new product made from coffee beans that promises to banish cellulite by breaking down fat and draining away toxins. While...
Menus displaying exercise needed to burn calories in meals help people consume less
A US study at Texas Christian University suggests that menus displaying the exercise needed to burn calories in meals can help people consume less. The...
What is ricin and how toxic is it?
Ricin, one of the byproducts of processing castor beans, is a toxin that is fatal to humans in extremely small doses. Just 1 milligramof ricin is...
Anna Friel beauty secrets: Master Cleanse regime, Cryoderm and vampire facelift
Anna Friel has revealed she relies on the “Master Cleanse” regime, which sees food replaced with a mixture of cayenne pepper, maple syrup and...
Lab grown kidney starts to produce urine after transplant into animals
US scientists say a kidney "grown" in the laboratory has been transplanted into animals where it started to produce urine. Similar techniques to make simple...
China bird flu outbreak: First case of H7N9 detected in Beijing
Chinese authorities have reported the first case of H7N9 "bird flu" in Beijing after a 7-year-old girl has been hospitalized in the capital. The girl,...
Bee Prepared: Latest It Vit with bee propolis that’s hooked Gwyneth Paltrow and Emma Forbes
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, cyclist Victoria Pendleton and TV presenter Emma Forbes are all fans of Bee Prepared when it comes to staying fighting fit. Bee...
Lead in Rice: How to avoid lead contaminated food
Rice imported into the US from some countries in Asia, Europe, and South America contains enough lead to cause health problems, according to a...
Lead in Rice: High levels of lead found in US imported rice
Harmful levels of lead, far higher than regulations suggest are safe, have been revealed following an analysis of the commercially available rice imported into the US. Some samples...
Robert Edwards, test-tube baby pioneer, dies at the age of 87
Prof. Sir Robert Edwards, the pioneer of IVF, has died in his sleep after a long illness at the age of 87. Robert Edwards was...
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