HEALTH & MEDICINE

Two new but separate studies on popular drinks showed positive and negative news for drinkers.

Gallium Nitride, or GaN, a material usually used for LED lighting and optic sensors, can now be used as implants.

On the surface Foldit doesn't seem to be any different from any video game. It has cute graphics and a peppy sound. Players have to figure out a puzzle before moving on to another level. However Foldit isn't just some puzzle game, it actually masquerades as a scientific tool that helps fight real life problems, namely viruses.

Halloween is just a week away. To help children protect their teeth from decay caused by excessive candy consumption, Ohio dentist Craig Callen devised an incentive system which kids may find sweeter than their Halloween loot.

Experts doing research on sexually-transmitted diseases have made some progress with the discovery of a vaginal gel that could possibly lessen the frequency of genital herpes among females.

A Las Vegas man with a swelling scrotum has started a fund raising drive to surgically remove the 45-kilogram "excess baggage" in his groin area.

Will government regulation on laser hair removal protect people from being burned as they have unwanted hair removed? If you asked consumer magazine Choice Australia, the answer will be yes.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in an updated policy statement and technical report is expanding its guidelines on safe sleep for babies with an additional information for parents on creating a safe environment for babies to sleep.

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) is again in hot water over another apparent shady deal. This time it involves alleged kickbacks paid by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to chemists.

Governments and private health institutions around the world have been engaged in a battle to fight Malaria, a disease that kills more than 1 million people annually and second to Tuberculosis in as far as effects on world health is concerned.

A dead taxi driver from the U.K. became the first man in 3,000 years to be mummified like ancient Egypt's pharaohs; his body will not decompose for several millennia.

A woman who is under pressure is more likely to get pregnant with a girl, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford University and the U.S.

Eating the right foods can help you avoid the risk of cancer. According to the chief of the Nutritional Sciences Research Group of the National Cancer Institute choosing the right diet can help you avoid getting cancer.

Have you ever been bothered by your wives’ constant prodding to see a doctor, drink medicine, stop smoking, run, walk, move your body? If so, don’t be. New study suggests that this could be your extra lifeline.

River Ranch Fresh Food, LLC of Salinas, California voluntarily recalled bagged salad because of possible listeria contamination, MSN reports.

Have you read the NaturalNews report just published about Walgreens customers feeling verbally harassed by Walgreens employees at the checkout counter over flu shots?

A clinic in Ottawa may have infected 6,800 patients with HIV and hepatitis over a 10-year period after health inspectors learned that its doctor had lapses in cleaning medical instruments.

Scientists have mapped out the so-called "dark matter" found in the human genome. This discovery could lead to more research that can pinpoint genetic causes in various diseases.

More than 1.7 million Australians will suffer from Macular Degeneration in the next 20 years, according to a Dekoitte Access Economics report. The figures shows a remarkable rise of 70 % in the prevalence of the leading cause of blindness in Australia.

Vitamin E, also known as tocopherol, was long believed to be a potent antioxidant that protects cell membranes and other fat-soluble parts of the body, such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol from damage. It was also believed to protect the body against cardiovascular disease and certain forms of cancer and has demonstrated immune-enhancing effects.

Treating cancer is BIG business in America -- in fact, it's a $200 billion a year business. Yet 98 percent of conventional cancer treatments not only FAIL miserably, but are also almost guaranteed to make cancer patients sicker.

Treating cancer is BIG business in America -- in fact, it's a $200 billion a year business. Yet 98 percent of conventional cancer treatments not only FAIL miserably, but are also almost guaranteed to make cancer patients sicker.

The pet products industry is burgeoning, as 2011 figures released by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) show that Americans now spend more than $50 billion a year on food, supplies, and veterinarian care for their pets -- up nearly 300 percent since 1994.

A good night's sleep is essential for many reasons, including a healthy sex life, a study said.

Scientists have devised a new way to help neurosurgeons see tumors in the brain, gold tagged tumors.

American and Finnish researchers have found that U.S. women in their 50s and 60s taking multivitamins and food supplements have an increased risk of early death.

As Australia's population ages, the number of residents suffering from dementia is expected to reach 385,000 patients in 2021.

Developers of the world's first drug that prevents cataract are now set to test it on humans after animal trials proved it can slow down clouding of the eye's lens.

Insanity prevailed in California once again today as Governor Jerry Brown signed bill AB499 allowing 12-year-old children the ability to consent to being injected with Gardasil vaccines without their parents' knowledge; yet at the same time the Governor banned the use of tanning beds by anyone under 18 unless they received parental consent.