Health
History of breast augmentation
The first breast augmentation operation using silicone implants took place 50 years ago. Now the procedure rates as the second-most popular form of cosmetic...
Richard Norris received a new face, jaw, teeth and tongue in the most extensive face transplant
US doctors at the University of Maryland gave Richard Norris a new face, including jaw, teeth and tongue, in an operation that is the...
Starbucks Strawberry Frappucino is colored with crushed insects
The pink color of Starbucks’ Strawberry Frappucino is thanks to crushed up insects, according to new information provided by the coffee chain giant. In a...
Regular chocolate consumption is related to a lower BMI
A new US research found that people who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner. The findings come from a study of nearly 1,000 US...
Dr. Pierre Dukan, the founder of Dukan Diet, faces ethics hearing
Dr. Pierre Dukan, the founder of the controversial Dukan Diet, faces an ethics hearing after suggesting children could pass a new exam by staying...
Why some people get more ill with flu than others?
A genetic flaw may explain why some people get more ill with flu than others, say scientists. Published in Nature, the research found that a...
Dick Cheney accused of favoritism over heart transplant
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney is accused of favoritism over his heart surgery, as he was too old to receive a heart transplant on...
Popcorn contains more antioxidants than fruits and vegetables
A group of US scientists hail plain popcorn as a great diet food for its low calorie content and claim it may even top...
Two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant
Researchers at Boston University have found that two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant. The study found...
Charla Nash’s progress two years after her face transplant following chimp attack
Charla Nash, the woman who lost her eyesight, lips, nose and hands in a vicious chimp attack, says she feels at home in her...
Living alone increases risk of depression
A Finnish study found that people of working age who live alone increase their risk of depression by up to 80% compared with people...
How exactly did Whitney Houston die in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton?
Whitney Houston drowned in the hotel room bathtub on February 11, having ingested cocaine recently enough to have it be a contributing factor in...
Israel passed a law banning models with less than 18.5 BMI from advertisements or fashion shows
Israel passed a law banning models from advertisements or fashion shows if they measure less than 18.5 on the body mass index (BMI). The new...
Obesity in later life can affect brain function
A Korean study has found that obesity in later life puts people at higher risk of brain decline. The study included 250 people aged between...
Male baldness: scientists have discovered a key protein that triggers hair loss
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a biological clue to male baldness, raising the prospect of a treatment to stop or even...
Taking aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer
New evidence suggests that taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer, as the drug appeared not only...
Gene mutation can lead to obesity, mice experiments revealed
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that a mutation in a particular gene can lead to obesity. Mouse experiments suggested the body's message...
B vitamins supplements could slow the rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer patients
British researchers involved in Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing (OPTIMA), which studies the causes of dementia, have found that B vitamins supplements...
Damage to the retina linked to cognitive decline
US researchers have found that the examination of the back of the eye may offer an insight into the health of someone's brain. A small...
How to read your eye symptoms
Sometimes your eye symptoms could point to a deeper problem than you thought, so is important to know their potential causes. Red eyes Cold sore: Viruses...
Red meat shorten life expectancy by increasing the risk of death from cancer and heart problems
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have found that a diet high in red meat can shorten life expectancy. The study of more than 120,000 people...
Drinking fruit juice as part of “five a day” could be damaging children’s teeth
Dentists warn that children who are encouraged to drink large amounts of fruit juice as part of their “five a day” could be damaging...
Impotence can be cured permanently with sonic blasts, say scientists
Sonic blasts applied to the affected area could be the first permanent cure for impotence, claim scientists. The sound-wave treatment is being hailed as an...
Stem cells could remove the need for a lifetime anti-rejection treatment in kidney transplant patients
Stem cells given alongside a kidney transplant could remove the need for a lifetime anti-rejection treatment with immune-suppressing drugs, say scientists. Early tests of stem...
Joanna Krzysztonek lay upside down in labor for 75 days to make sure her twins survived
Joanna Krzysztonek, a Polish mother-to-be, lay almost upside down in labor for a staggering 75 days to make sure her twins survived - after...
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