HEALTH & MEDICINE

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.

A study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland warned of higher death risks among older women taking multivitamins.

Australian vets have revealed that they have been successful in curing arthritic dogs with stem cell rejuvenation and researchers are hoping to develop the same technique in treating humans.

The capacity of a person’s brain to throw away negative thoughts is one of the major reasons for people to hang on to a positive attitude despite adversities in life.

Chances of survival for lung cancer patients may go up with the findings of a joint team of Australian and American researchers who just found the secret of why the ailment regenerates despite chemotherapy.

Australian scientists have discovered a mechanism that causes lung cancer cells to re-grow even after chemotherapy. Scientists hope this discovery can help them find new ways of battling lung cancer.

The nation of Finland has now openly admitted that the swine flu vaccine "conclusively" causes narcolepsy, a chronic nervous system disorder that makes people uncontrollably fall asleep. The Finnish government, in acknowledging this link, says it will pay for "lifetime medical care" for 79 children who have been irreparably damaged by the swine flu vaccine.

Pharmacies have already begun promoting walk-in flu shots for the "flu season". The late and early months of each year seem to be when more of us catch colds and come down with the flu. So what measures can you take to ensure you are not sidelined with nagging colds or a debilitating flu episode?

Saying it was protect the profession's reputation, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia rejected Friday a proposal to sell dietary supplements with prescription drugs.

Women who wait until they are in late 30s before trying to get pregnant are causing unnecessary burden to their babies who would later take care of geriatric parents, says Barry Walters of King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth.

British scientists warned on Thursday exposure to filtered sunlight is still dangerous. They said sunlight at the break and end of the day still places people at the risk of acquiring skin cancer.

Transsexuals who are seeking official gender reassignment need not go through expensive and painful reproductive organ surgery to be recognised as a male or female.

Publishing their work on Wednesday, lead researcher Professor Miguel Nicolelis and his team showcased their work by demonstrating it with two rhesus monkeys that had been implanted with electrodes to their brains. The monkeys were able to manipulate an electric hand using brain power alone.

"I have always said that if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come."This was Steve Jobs' announcement when he resigned as chief executive of Apple. An announcement that eerily echoed a foreboding of the future.

The death of Steve Jobs, the creative genius who created a whole new world of technology, shocked the whole world. Though there were some rumors spreading about his health condition in the past year, people are not expecting that the man who helped in building greatness to every Apple product will lose his fight against pancreatic cancer.

The mother of the three-year-old boy who died on Wednesday after he was hit by a Victoria-bound train said she is donating the organs of her child.

Will Smith, Kobe Bryant and the incumbent United States President Barack Obama may need more Vitamin D than fair-skinned men, according to the study conducted by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

A 56-ft whale which became stranded on a beach in the Western Isles has died, rescuers said. Navigational error and sickness are both possibilities.

Osteoporosis is rapidly affecting more men today. In the latest survey initiated by the NCBI, there are estimated two million men in the United States afflicted by such crippling bone disorder. Due to serious complications, both morbidity and mortality rate in men with osteoporosis is greater compared with women; and the primary osteoporosis has been linked to alteration in the secretion of sex steroid, vitamin D-parathyroid hormone, and growth of hormone-insulin-like growth factor-1 axis, among...