Health
How food companies are fooling you with unhealthy fruit imposters inside your cereal box
Food experts have pointed out that the “fruit” many companies claim on their packaging is actually just balls of sugar and soybean oil, mixed...
Focus 5-hour Energy linked to 13 deaths, FDA reports
Thirteen deaths have been linked to the consumption of Focus 5-Hour energy drinks according to a report by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Lance Armstrong Foundation drops cyclist’s name to the Livestrong Foundation
Champion Lance Armstrong's name has been removed from the very cancer fighting charity he founded, dropping its name to the Livestrong Foundation. The move is...
Scott Routley, who is in vegetative state for 12 years, is able to communicate
Scott Routley, a Canadian man who was believed to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, has been able to...
Ramadan diet: eating carbohydrates at dinner helps weight loss
A new diet, inspired by Ramadan, suggests that eating carbohydrates in the evening increases feeling of fullness. A study has found tucking into a bowl...
Pepsi Special fat blocking soft drink
Pepsi is launching Pepsi Special, a version of its cola drink that it claims acts as a fat blocker. Pepsi Special is made with dextrin...
Thirty minutes of exercise can decrease your appetite
New studies show that, contrary to popular belief, hitting the gym for a half hour or more can decrease your appetite. One recently published study...
Woman’s menstrual cycle affects the severity of respiratory symptoms
A new study suggests that woman's menstrual cycle affects the severity of respiratory symptoms, potentially worsening conditions such as asthma. Norwegian researchers studied almost 4,000...
Anti-aging ingredients which actually work: peptides, alpha-hydroxy acids and retinol
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, there isn't sufficient evidence to show any of creams and lotions that promise to banish wrinkles or...
Women’s fertility predicted by their mothers’ age at menopause
A new study has concluded that women may be able to better gauge their own fertility based on the age their mother went through...
The secret to a long life: walking for just two and a half hours a week
Walking for just 2.5 hours a week could add more than seven years to your life, researchers believe. The study found even half of that...
Why you like or loathe particular food
Few weeks ago U.S. researchers finally discovered why we like to combine sharp, acrid tastes with fatty flavors: a fry-up with a pot of...
Alzheimer’s disease could be detected decades before symptoms
A new study has revealed that some of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease have been found in the brain, more than two decades...
How slouching could be making you sad
A new research has found that people who walk with a slouched body posture are more likely to feel depressed. A study from San Francisco...
Sharon Osbourne has a double mastectomy over cancer fears
Sharon Osbourne has revealed she has undergone a double mastectomy after learning she carries a gene which increases the risk of developing breast cancer. "I've...
Simvastatin doses to be reduced after fears over side-effects
Thousands of people taking common statin simvastatin are to have their dose reduced due to fears over side effects. The medicines regulator has warned that...
Lifelong Guide to Perfect Teeth
Statistics show only 6% of adults were edentate, or had no teeth, in 2009, compared with 37% in 1968. Yet according to the Adult...
Stop Hangovers: Bytox Hangover Prevention Patch
Christmas revellers have been offered a helping hand to get them through the season of excess as a hangover “cure” is unveiled that claims...
Life begins at 37 for men
A new study has found that the happiest time of a man’s life is around age 37 - when they have climbed the career...
Colonic irrigation tablet: Transdox Colonic Purifying developed by Transformulas
Colonic irrigation’s benefits have long been endorsed by the likes of Madonna, Princess Diana and, of course, Gillian McKeith. But because of the intimate -...
Drying laundry in the home is a health risk
According to new research, drying laundry in the home poses a health risk to those prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies. A study...
Q-Cancer: QuantuMDx groundbreaking device that diagnoses cancer in just 20 minutes
Q-Cancer, a groundbreaking device that can diagnose cancer in just 20 minutes, is being developed in the UK. The world's first tumor profiler, as it...
Alemtuzumab: multiple sclerosis most effective drug
Leukemia drug alemtuzumab appears to be the "most effective" treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), say British researchers. During MS the body's immune system turns...
Cheap colour test could detect HIV, other viruses and some cancers
British researchers have developed a cheap test which could detect even low levels of viruses and some cancers. The colour of a liquid changes to...
Alicia Richman wins Guinness World Record for breast milk donation
Alicia Richman, a North Texas mother, has been awarded a Guinness World Record for donating breast milk. Alicia Richman, 28, from Granbury, pumped over 86...
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