Health
Lone star tick causes meat allergy in adults
Hundreds of people in the U.S. have mysteriously developed meat allergy over the last few months. And this rash of meat allergies, currently sweeping the...
Higher-fat salad dressings help your body to absorb more carotenoids from vegetables
A new study shows that choosing a low-fat dressing for your salad might help you keep your weight down because it has fewer calories,...
Low or moderate level of alcohol in early pregnancy is not linked to developmental problems
According to new research, drinking a low or moderate level of alcohol in early pregnancy is not linked to developmental problems in five-year-olds. The Danish...
Lesley Brown, world’s first test tube baby mother, dies at 64
Lesley Brown, the woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby, has died aged 64. Lesley Brown, who lived in Whitchurch, Bristol,...
Jennifer Aniston’s wonder smoothie for a perfect body
The latest secret to Jennifer Aniston's perfect body has been revealed. Jennifer Aniston, 43, is said to be an ardent fan of a new $8...
Heavy tea drinkers at higher risk of prostate cancer
According to new research, men who are heavy tea drinkers may be more likely to develop prostate cancer. A team from Glasgow University tracked the...
Early menopause women at risk to suffer a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage
U.S. doctors have discovered that women who go through a premature menopause are more likely to suffer a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage or a...
Cambridge Massachusetts proposes sugary drinks ban similar to New York
Taking a cue from New York City's proposed ban on sugary drinks, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is looking to pass a similar crackdown to combat obesity...
Jack Osbourne diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, his parents reveal
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have revealed that their son Jack was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The TV and music star family said Jack was...
High cholesterol diet could help people with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
According to early studies in mice, a diet high in cholesterol may help people with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, a fatal genetic disease which damages the...
Graphic warnings on cigarette packs work better than text-only warnings
A US report has found that images of patients on ventilators on cigarette packets help smokers heed the health warnings about smoking. A study of...
Alzheimer gene linked to diabetes
US scientists have recently identified a possible genetic link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. It has been known for some time that people with diabetes...
Milk fats link to inflammatory bowel diseases
According to US researchers, the rise of inflammatory bowel diseases could be down to our shifting diets causing a "boom in bad bacteria". Mouse experiments...
Drug maker employee claims the company is falsifying study results to sell its products
An anonymous author who works in the pharmaceutical industry wrote several anonymous editorials in this weeks British Medical Journal in which they claim: “Some of...
Tumor-killing reovirus ride blood cells, researchers have found
British researchers have shown that a tumor-killing virus can sneak around the body by "hitchhiking" on the back of blood cells. It is hoped reoviruses...
Diesel fumes do cause cancer, say WHO experts
Diesel engines exhaust fumes do cause cancer, a panel of experts working for the World Health Organization says. It concluded that the exhausts were definitely...
Woman has part of her jaw removed after being wrongly diagnosed at Otago Dental Hospital
A woman from New Zealand who had part of her jaw removed after she was wrongly diagnosed with mouth cancer is now struggling to...
Sleeping less than 6 hours a day increases risk of stroke in fit and healthy people
People who regularly get fewer than six hours of sleep a night are at significantly increased risk of stroke, a study suggests. Researchers found that...
Early and aggressive approach of pre-diabetes halves the numbers going on to Type 2 diabetes
A new study suggests that an "early and aggressive" approach to people on the cusp of developing Type 2 diabetes is justified to reduce...
Cervical spine manipulation for neck pain is inadvisable, say experts
Experts say a common chiropractic treatment for neck pain, which involves applying thrusts to the neck area of the spine, should be abandoned. Writing in...
Genome of 18-week-old foetus has been sequenced
US researchers have used a blood sample from mother and saliva from father to sequence the genome of a foetus in the womb. At the...
How to deal with a “difficult” mother. Difficult Mothers by Dr. Terri Apter.
A new book written by psychologist Dr. Terri Apter explains what happens when you are raised by a “difficult” mother. In Difficult Mothers, Dr. Terri...
Multiple CT scans in childhood could triple brain cancer and leukaemia risk
A new study suggests that multiple CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain cancer or leukaemia. The Newcastle University-led team examined...
Exercise does not improve recovery from depression
A new research suggests that combining exercise with conventional treatments for depression does not improve recovery. In the NHS-funded study - published in the British...
How to brush your teeth properly
A European study has found that while almost all Swedes brush their teeth, only one in 10 does it in a way that effectively...
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