Health
Gregg Blanchard lost 330 lbs in just one year
Gregg Blanchard, who was once house-bound due to his crippling 804 lbs weight, has lost 330 lbs in a single year. Gregg Blanchard, from Manchester,...
Quitting smoking by the age of 30 cuts earlier death risk
Women who quit smoking by the age of 30 will almost completely avoid the risks of dying early from tobacco-related diseases, according to a...
Soup Can Make You Thin: eating nothing but soup can make you slimmer in just 10 days, claims Fiona Kirk
According to a new diet book, eating more soup is the secret to staying slim. As Fiona Kirk, best-selling author of diet books, So What...
How two and a half minutes of High Intensity Training a day can make you slim
According to scientists, intense exercise for just two and a half minutes a day could help keeps the pounds off. A study shows that concentrated...
Three-person IVF trial shows promising results
Human and animal trial of a controversial new IVF treatment has yielded promising results, say US scientists. The findings in Nature magazine show healthy-looking embryos...
Placebo effect appears in people with a particular version of COMT gene
A study in the journal PLoS ONE suggests that some people responding to treatments that have no active ingredients in them may be down...
Exercising may stop brain shrinkage
Experts from Edinburgh University found that exercising in your 70’s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of ageing linked to...
Weight loss does not increase a woman’s chances of having a baby, but simply boost her libido
A new research suggests slimming down does not increase chances of having a baby, but appears to boost women's sexual appetite. A team from Penn...
Restaurants’ horrifying hidden germs revealed by Anderson Cooper
Investigating the horrifying bacteria hidden in restaurants' most unlikely places, Anderson Cooper has revealed the top three dirtiest culprits are beverage lemons, lettuce wedges...
Why we keep on betting until there’s nothing left to gamble
Gamblers interpret near-misses as frustrating losses rather than near wins, according to new research which sheds light on the compulsive nature of betting. This sense...
Vitamins lower male cancer risk
US researchers have claimed that taking a daily multivitamin pill may lower the risk of developing cancer in men. Their study followed nearly 15,000 men,...
Jakub Halik dies after more than six months of living without a real heart
Jakub Halik, a Czech father of one who survived for more than six months without a real heart, has died at the age of...
Meningitis outbreak: list of clinics that received NECC steroids
The CDC has published a list of clinics that received shipments of Methylprednisolone Acetate, which was recalled on 26 September. Find here the full list...
New England Compounding Center under investigation over meningitis outbreak
Investigators in the US have raided the premises of Massachusetts pharmaceutical company New England Compounding Center (NECC) linked to fungal meningitis outbreak. The Food and...
Smoking in the car is harmful especially to children
Smoking cigarettes in the car, even with the windows open or the air conditioning on, leads to toxic air pollution levels that affects children's...
Creativity is often part of a mental illness, say Karolinska Institute researchers
According to a study of more than a million people, creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible. Writers had a...
Michelle Obama and Ann Romney wear identical hot pink outfits at presidential debate
First Lady Michelle Obama and Ann Romney both appeared to be going after the women's vote at the second presidential debate with an obvious...
Skipping breakfast makes fatty, high calorie foods appear far more attractive later in the day
Researchers have found that brain scans show that skipping breakfast makes fatty, high calorie foods appear far more attractive later in the day. Scans of...
Watercress: the latest wonder food in anti-ageing
If you want to roll back the years, forget expensive lotions and potions and instead reach for something more natural and cheap: a bag...
Echinacea largest ever clinical study finds herbal remedy can protect against colds
According to the largest ever clinical study of echinacea, the herbal remedy can prevent colds and is of most benefit to people who are...
Drinking a litre of mineral water every day can prevent Alzheimer’s memory loss
Drinking a litre of mineral water every day can prevent cognitive decline in Alzheimer's sufferers by removing aluminium from their bodies, a new study...
Fungal meningitis outbreak: death toll rises to 15
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) say 15 people have now died from an outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections to...
Women get twice the benefit from fish oil than men
A new research has found that eating oily fish may boost women’s heart health more than men’s. The oils - found in fish like salmon,...
Sex addiction is a real disorder
Sex addiction has traditionally been written off as an “excuse” for philandering celebrities, but a new study suggests that it is a real disorder. The...
Food sensitivity stops weight loss, says Dr. John Mansfield in his book Six Secrets of Successful Weight Loss
Whether it’s low fat, low carb, low GI – most of us have tried, and failed, to lose weight at some point. Now Dr. John...
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