Health
Blue Book Online gives heart surgery patients access to their doctor’s success rate
On the Blue Book Online heart surgery patients can find information about heart surgery in the UK and check their surgeon’s and hospital’s performances...
Shamrock Shake: McDonald’s St Patrick’s Day treat calories are equivalent to one and a half hamburgers
McDonald's celebrates St. Patrick's Day each year with their famous minty-green Shamrock Shake, which contains a whopping 820 calories. Shamrock Shake’s calories are equivalent to...
Can foods have negative calories?
People looking to shed a few pounds have often clung to the hope of "negative-calorie" foods - a workout for your taste buds that...
HIV infection cured in up to 15% of cases after very early treatment
An immediate treatment after HIV infection may be enough to "functionally cure" about a 10th of those diagnosed early, say researchers in France. The researchers...
Cosmetic surgery had an increased popularity in 2012
More than 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed by the board certified doctors in the United States in 2012, according to...
How sushi makes you fat
Many of us believe eating sushi is a good way to get the recommended two portions of fish each week, but most of the...
Resveratrol: new drug that could help people to live to 150 by slowing the ageing process
Scientists work on developing new drugs that could help people to live to 150 by slowing the ageing process. The drugs are synthetic versions of resveratrol,...
Why is melanoma resistant to treatment? Findings suggest possible strategy for improvement
Melanoma cells manage to stay alive during treatment with BRAF/MEK inhibitors by shifting how they produce energy, researchers have discovered. Identifying the mechanism behind melanoma...
Bee sting venom helps prevent the spread of HIV
Chemicals found in bee stings could help prevent the spread of HIV, scientists have claimed. Toxins in the insects' venom can destroy the virus and...
The more you eat, the more you crave them: crisps are addictive, author claims
According to a new book — Salt, Sugar, Fat: How The Food Giants Hooked Us — the food industry has spent years mixing these...
Aspartame linked to cancer and premature birth
Leading British expert Erik Millstone has called for an investigation into serious health concerns over the artificial sweetener aspartame – after the EU food...
New teeth grown from gum cells
According to British researchers, dentists may one day be able to replace missing teeth with ones newly grown from gum cells. A research team from...
Processed meat increases risk of dying young
A study of half a million people across Europe suggests that sausages, ham, bacon and other processed meats appear to increase the risk of...
Breath test can diagnose stomach cancer
A new study findings reveal that a quick and simple breath test can diagnose stomach cancer. Scientists from Israel and China found the test was...
Lack of sleep linked to increased risk of heart failure
A Norwegian study has found that people who have trouble drifting off to sleep may be at increased risk of heart failure. The study, published...
Oestrogen skin patches may be a cheaper and safer treatment for prostate cancer
A new study has found that skin patches which deliver oestrogen into the blood may be a cheaper and safer treatment for prostate cancer...
HIV baby girl cured after very early treatment with standard drug therapy
Researchers have announced that a baby girl in the US, who was born with HIV, appears to have been cured after very early treatment with...
Melanoma is able to fend off the body’s immune system
British researchers have found that melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, is able to fend off the body's immune system. Analysis of tumor and...
CRE superbug outbreak put US health officials in high alert
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning doctors to be on the lookout for an untreatable multidrug-resistant “superbug” emerging in the...
How cancers make a chaotic mess of their genetic code in order to thrive
British researchers have explained the way cancers make a chaotic mess of their genetic code in order to thrive. Cancer cells can differ hugely within...
Verdesse: green coffee pill promises to help suppress appetite and to encourage fat burning
Verdesse, the new A-list diet aid of choice, is a green coffee pill, which is believed to help suppress the appetite as well as encouraging...
Babies can hear syllables as early as three months before birth
A French research team has found that babies can decipher speech as early as three months before birth. The evidence comes from detailed brain scans...
Poor sleep has a dramatic effect on internal workings of human body
British researchers have found that a run of poor sleep can have a dramatic effect on the internal workings of the human body. The activity...
Jane Fonda releases new exercise DVD for 50+
Despite being in her seventies and suffering from arthritis, Jane Fonda remains a keen advocate of fitness for women of all ages - but...
Red Cross marks 150th anniversary
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it faces unprecedented challenges in the complex age of modern warfare as it celebrates its...
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