Health
Alzheimer sufferers on Aricept had a slower decline in their memory, says a new study
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that patients who stayed on the dementia drug Aricept had a slower...
AeroShot “caffeine inhaler” producer receives a warning letter from FDA
AeroShot producer, Breathable Foods Inc., has received a warning letter for false or misleading statements in the labeling of its product, the U.S. Food...
Children who snore are at risk from behavioral problems
According to US researchers, children who snore, or who have other night-time breathing conditions, are at risk from behavioral problems. Sleep apnoea and snoring made...
Smoking marijuana makes you lose your memory by scrambling your brain waves
An international research team has found that regularly smoking marijuana over a number of years can affect consumer’s short-term memory. Long-term smokers may notice that...
Sleep quality improves with age, says a new reasearch
According to US researchers, the belief that older people tend to suffer worse sleep may be false. A telephone survey of more than 150,000 adults...
Smear test diagnosis increases cure chances for cervical cancer patients
A Swedish study suggests that women diagnosed with cervical cancer as a result of a smear test have a far better chance of being...
Charla Nash, the blind face transplant patient, revealed new details of chimp attack
Charla Nash, the woman who had a face transplant after she was badly disfigured and blinded by a rampaging chimpanzee three years ago, said...
Fasting two days a week could stop dementia
Fasting two days a week could prevent your brain shrinking with age, suggests new research. Fasting was a common medical treatment in the past, but...
Steam procedure cleans up the lungs in emphysema patients
A new therapy, developed by U.S.-based Uptake Medical, using steam to scald the lungs, may provide relief to patients with breathing disorders such as...
Sleeping pills linked to a higher death risk
Sleeping pills appear to be linked with a higher death risk, US doctors warn. The US study, published in BMJ Open, compared more than 10,000...
What Type of Trans Fat Burns Belly Fat Fast?
As a Certified Nutrition Specialist, I usually shock people with this fact... it's true that there is a type of healthy natural trans fat...
Breakthrough discovery: stem cells could give women long-life fertility
US scientists have made a breakthrough discovery finding stem cells in human ovaries from which it may one day be possible to produce an...
Baby Yoga with Lena Fokina shocked millions around the world
Images of babies as young as two weeks old being flung around a wacky Russian therapist’s head have shocked millions around the world. The therapist...
Why people who smoke cannabis are slackers and they don’t want to work
Smoking marijuana is tied to less motivation at work, a new study finding suggests. The author of the study said it can't prove whether that's...
World’s first quadruple limb transplant performed in Ankara hospital
Surgeons at Hacettepe University Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, have today performed the world's first ever quadruple limb transplant, attaching two arms and two legs...
Men who lost their wives to cancer cope better mentally if they meet a new partner within 5 years
A new study shows that grieving men who have lost their wives to cancer cope better mentally if they meet a new partner within...
Rocklin, California, is set to ban smoking outside, including residents’ own properties
The town of Rocklin in California is proposing to ban smoking outside, even for residents lighting up on their own property. Smoking is already banned...
Swisscode Hyaluron super-serum has sold out 48 h after its launch in UK
Swisscode Hyaluron, the so-called “super serum”, an alternative to minor cosmetic procedures and expensive facials, has sold out in the UK within just 48...
Breakthrough heroine vaccine to be tested on humans in Mexico
A group of Mexican researchers is working on a vaccine that could reduce addiction to one of the world's most notorious narcotics: heroin. If all...
Antipsychotics may increase risk of death in dementia patients
A US study found that some antipsychotic medication may increase the risk of death in patients with dementia more than others. The antipsychotics have a...
Eating oranges and grapefruit could cut risk of stroke
Researchers claim that eating oranges and grapefruit could cut your risk of stroke. Both the whole fruit and breakfast juices appear to protect against having...
Ben Stacy, the living descendant of the Fugate blue family of Kentucky
Ben Stacy came from an isolated family in Kentucky whose members were born with a rare condition that discolored the skin, as a result...
The Meat Fix by John Nicholson. How a former vegan became leaner and healthier after eating meat again.
John Nicholson’s book “The Meat Fix. How a lifetime of healthy eating nearly killed me!”presents author’ story of how eating meat again, after twenty-six...
Risk of sudden cardiac death increases in the morning and in the evening, say researchers
US researchers have identified how the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat. According to a study published in...
Eight-hour sleep is a myth, say scientists
Scientists have been saying for 20 years that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural, and now more and more historians are backing them up. In...
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