Health
Shift workers are more at risk of having heart attack or stroke than day workers
A new research suggests that shift workers are slightly more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke than day workers. An analysis of...
Tourists sickened with mystery stomach virus after Wild Africa Trek safari at Disney World
Dozens of tourists who shelled out $350 for an exclusive African safari at Walt Disney World in Orlando were sickened with a debilitating stomach...
You need to eat less rather than exercise to keep you thin, a new study finds
A new research has contradicted the idea that exercise is more important than diet in the fight against obesity. A study of the Hadza tribe,...
More effective tuberculosis treatment hope
A new study showed three drugs given in combination killed more than 99% of tuberculosis bacteria after two weeks of treatment. The therapy appeared to...
Kirstie Alley sued for lying about how she dropped 100 lbs with QVC’s Organic Liaison
In Kirstie Alley’s advert for QVC's Organic Liaison, the actress is shown before and after her extreme weight loss. In her advert, Kirstie Alley, 61,...
Archon Genomics X Prize: race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100
A race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100 is set to begin next year, after a US team announced it will compete...
Obese children’s hearts in danger while they are still in primary school
A Dutch study has found that severely obese children are putting their heart at danger even while they are still in primary school. Heart disease...
Artificial jellyfish Medusoid created to grow heart muscle cells
Scientists in the US have created a free swimming artificial jellyfish using silicone as a base on which to grow heart muscle cells that...
Eating alkaline, the A-list way to a flat tummy
It seems the hottest new healthy food fad is “eating alkaline”as the actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Kirsten Dunst have recently revealed they “eat alkaline”. Jennifer...
Drug-resistant HIV increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade
Experts writing in the Lancet have explained that drug-resistant HIV has been increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade. Studies on 26,000...
Cutting back on salty foods may reduce risk of stomach cancer
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has advised that cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals may reduce people's risk...
Why men fall asleep after sex?
It is well known that many men nod off straight after sex and now scientists conducted research which involved scanning the brains of men...
Glybera gene therapy in approval process in Europe
Europe is on the process of approving a gene therapy for the first time, in what would be a landmark moment for the field. Gene...
Egg allergies treated by gradually adding egg to patient diets
US researchers claim that omelettes, meringues and pasta could one-day be back on the menu for some people with egg allergies after they are...
Inactivity is as deadly as smoking, say experts
A new study published in Lancet suggests that a lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world. The report,...
Truvada, the first HIV prevention drug approved by FDA
Truvada is the first drug approved by Food and Drug Administration to be used for HIV infection prevention. Truvada, made by California-based Gilead Sciences, can...
Dementia alters walking pace before affecting memory
A simple walking test could show if Alzheimer’s patients have the disease, say researchers after they found a link between the two. In one test...
Having regular lie-ins in old age can bring on dementia
Scientists say that having regular lie-ins in old age can bring on dementia. Getting too much or too little sleep increases your mental age by...
Children’s TV habits can predict their waist circumference and muscular fitness
Children who watch TV an increased number of hours between the ages of two and four years old risk larger waistlines by age 10. A...
Jewish and Muslim anger over German circumcision ruling
Jewish and Muslim groups living in Europe have joined forces to defend circumcision for young boys on religious grounds after a German regional court...
Alzheimer’s early signs appear 25 years before first symptoms
A team at Washington University School of Medicine has assembled a "timeline" of the unseen progress of Alzheimer's before symptoms appear. Scientists looked at families...
Less time sitting down could add extra years to your life expectancy
Scientists found that limiting the time we spend sitting to just three hours a day could add an extra two years to our life...
New attempts to convert Prof. Stephen Hawking’s brainwaves into speech
US scientist Prof. Philip Low is to unveil details of work on the brain patterns of Prof. Stephen Hawking which he says could help...
Cholera outbreak reaches Havana
A patient has been diagnosed with cholera in the Cuban capital, Havana, days after three people died in a rare outbreak in the south-eastern...
EP67 nasal spray can fight off flu in just two hours
Scientists have developed EP67, a new spray that helps boost the immune system can fight off flu in just two hours - even before...
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