HEALTH & MEDICINE

Too Much Texting Could Blind Your Partner

File photo of a man trying out Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy 5 smartphone in Seoul
A 26-year-old man from Qingdao in China has experienced a detached retina after spending hours chatting with his girlfriend throughout the day until evening over the instant messaging app We Chat.
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Your Suburb Neighbor Is Probably a Heroin Addict - Shift in Heroin Users

The traditional understanding of the typical heroin addict used to be within a younger crowd with the drug proliferating in the inner city's poorer minorities. However, according to a new analysis conducted by Dr. Theodore J. Cicero, the average heroin user is no longer a male teenager usually with a race of color, it's more of a mid-20s non-urbanite, white woman.
A “huge increase” in heart attacks, strokes and diabetes has resulted due to the quantum leap in the number of overweight people

Global Survey Indicates Australians Getting Fatter

A recent global survey involving 188 countries has provided a startling revelation on the health condition of Australians - Australians are getting fatter and fatter at a rate that is rivaling the United States of America.

The Truth About Antibacterial Soap: Yay or Nay

Using antibacterial soap, by it's very name gives users a sense of added protection. Antibacterial soap has been widely used around the world as a cleaning agent that uses antimicrobial ingredients to kill unwanted bacteria. However, recent studies show that they prove to be no more effective than any other type of cleaning soap and may actually be more harmful.

Midnight Binge: The Reason for Weight Gain is in The Genes

Good news for all late night bingers out there who have difficulty resisting the hunger for BLT sandwiches and ice cream in the middle of the night. Researchers have uncovered the cause of the midnight snacking - it turns out its in your genes.

Fruit flies Leads Key to Human Decision Making

It appears that people aren't the only one's who mull over tough decision, says a new study published in the journal Science, when faced with touch decisions, fruit flies take time to process a decision.

New Report: Heartbreak Makes You More Suicidal

According to a new research by the Australian National University's Center for Mental Health Research and the Center for Research on Ageing, Health and wellbeing, individuals who have recently seen the end of a de-facto relationship or marriage have a higher tendency to have suicidal thoughts.

Women Hate Premature Ejaculation too, Study Reveals

A study on premature ejaculation have shown that it is not only men that are affected by the condition but also women, as partners. According to a recent survey that focus on wives and girlfriends who struggle with premature ejaculation, " it [the sexual disorder] also causes increased psychological strain and stress in women," says clinical psychologist Andrea Burri of the University of Zurich.

Whopping 70% of Americans Have the HPV Virus

A study newly released by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has disclosed that a whopping 70 per cent of Americans have the human papillomavirus (HPV) which are typically transmitted through sexual contact.

Colts' Mathis' Suspended For Using Clomid to Conceive‏

Robert Mathis of the Indianapolis Colts has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the season and fined $ 705,000 for testing positive for Clomid, a fertility drug which is banned by the NFL because of its properties that enhance athlete performance.

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