Health
Internet Addicts Have Brain Changes Similar to Drugs or Alcohol Addiction
A preliminary research suggests that web addiction is reflected in brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol addiction.
A man with two hearts was resuscitated with a defibrillator in ER
A case study reports that a man with two hearts - one his own, one a donor heart- was resuscitated via a defibrillator when...
Parabens found in deodorants, cosmetics and food are discovered in tumours of all breast cancer patients
Parabens, chemicals widely used as a preservative in cosmetics, food products and pharmaceuticals has been found in tissue samples from 40 women with breast...
$10 M prize offered to whoever can create a Star Trek-like medical “tricorder”
A $10 million prize was launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for whoever can create a Star Trek-like medical "tricorder". The Qualcomm...
Drinking alcohol does make us to feel happy, scientists claim
Scientists have discovered that drinking alcohol releases feel-good chemicals in an area of the human brain often referred to as the “pleasure centre”. The rush...
DNA reveals how long you will live
Scientists say life expectancy is written into our DNA and could be seen from the day we are born. They have found a way to...
Older people are happier and get more positive as they age, psychologists say
In a new study, psychologists found that a more mature brain is better equipped to see the sunny side of life. As people move from middle to...
Heart attack risk is 21 times higher in the first day of bereavement
According to specialists, the death of a loved one makes people up to 21 times more likely to suffer a heart attack within a...
Nicotine patches are not better than willpower at helping smokers to quit
A new study shows that nicotine patches are a waste of time and money, as they are not better than willpower at helping smokers...
Novartis recalls Excedrin, Gas-X, NoDoz and Bufferin amid fears of potential mix-up with prescription painkillers
FDA is warning patients about a potential mix-up between powerful prescription pain drugs and common OTC medications like Excedrin and Gas-X manufactured by Swiss...
Bufferin, Excedrin, NoDoz, Gas-X Recalled. When will they be back?
The voluntary recall is precautionary following consumer complaints of chipped and broken pills and inconsistent bottle packaging line clearance practices possibly resulting in mixed...
Twins Reuben and Floren were born five years apart
5-year-old Reuben Blake and his seven-week-old sister Floren from UK are twins that arrive five years apart. Both children were born from the same batch...
Men always cheat and this is the norm, not the exception, a new study says
According to a new study ran by sociologist Eric Anderson from University of Winchester, men who don’t cheat are setting themselves up for “socially-compelled...
12-year-old Jessica Joy Rees, the NEGU founder, lost her battle with brain cancer after 10 months
12-year-old Jessica Joy Rees lost her battle with brain cancer on Thursday, few days after her parents wrote on their blog about how they...
Brain function decline starts at 45, much earlier than previously thought
The brain' skills can start to decline as early as 45, much earlier than previously thought, suggests a study published in the British Medical...
Radioactive cream can treat skin cancer without surgery
A new radioactive cream can obliterate tumours caused by the most common skin cancers without surgery or conventional radiotherapy in just two hours. According to...
198 lb leg tumour successfully removed after 12-hour operation in Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Hai from Vietnam has come through a 12-hour operation to remove a 198 lb tumour from his right leg. Nguyen Duy Hai, 32,...
The less you eat, the more weight you lose, regardless of protein ratio
Scientists at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, have found that by simply cutting calories, one person will lose body fat, regardless...
Stem cells can halt ageing and even prolong lifespans up to three times
A new research found that stem cells can halt ageing and even prolong lifespans up to three times. An experiment of University of Pittsburgh...
Germaphobe arrested after he body slammed a woman who was coughing on his flight
Patrick White from Georgia had a serious problem with a woman coughing on his American Airlines flight to Jacksonville International Airport in Florida. Patrick White...
Alzheimer’s disease prevention: vitamins and fish protect the brain from ageing
A new research suggests that a diet rich in vitamins and fish may protect the brain from ageing while junk food has the opposite...
China: man dies after he was dignosed with bird flu more than one year ago
A Chinese man, who was the first case of bird flu in the country in more than a year, has died in the southern...
Giuliana Rancic is back to work two weeks after her double mastectomy
Giuliana Rancic has decided to return to work just two weeks after undergoing a double mastectomy. Giuliana Rancic, 37, looked radiant as she got back...
Why cosmetic dentistry is not always healthy
A little bit of cosmetic dentistry is nothing new among the showbiz stars.The pearlescent, day-glo delights of the average Hollywood smile have been with...
Nuratrim, Kim Kardashian’s weight loss pill that burns 380 calories a day, goes on sale in UK
Nuratrim, a new weight loss pill that could burn 380 calories-a-day - 15 times more than normal – according to its maker, goes on...
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