People who received frequent dental X-rays in the past, before dosages were lowered, have an increased risk of developing a meningioma, the most common and potentially debilitating type of non-cancerous brain tumor, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health has found.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 11, 2012
Let's take a different approach to this much-maligned ritual, shall we?
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 11, 2012
Antibiotics have depleted our gut flora and possibly made us fatter. Researchers look for answers in the flora of humans who lived in an era before modern medicine.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 11, 2012
University of Wollongong researchers have discovered that computer games can help improve behaviour in children with ADHD.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 11, 2012
While Australian spending on cosmetic surgeries is going up, the average age of Aussies who go for such medical procedures is going down from their early- to mid-30s.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 11, 2012
A study published in the March 2012 issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Association of Pediatrics, has shown again how important vitamin D3 supplementation is during pregnancy.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 10, 2012
A study undertaken by the University of Glasgow alongside four other UK universities suggests that a psychological treatment called Cognitive Therapy (CT) is more effective in reducing the severity of psychotic experiences in young adults.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 10, 2012
The sufferings of dementia patients in Australia have been compounded by inefficiency, indifference and inability of the existing health care system to deal with the rising cases of Alzheimer's Diseases in the country.
Erik Pineda
Apr 10, 2012
We know that it makes us fat, but could sugar also be killing us?
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 09, 2012
New studies suggest that farmers may be feeding their chickens a long list of unusual substances.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 09, 2012
The operators of a suburban Melbourne restaurant have been fined AU$72,000 for exploiting a cook recruited from India. The Federal Magistrates Court imposed the penalty following an investigation and litigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 09, 2012
Farmers market versus pharmacy? A new study shows a strong link between cancer survival rates and increased consumption of cruciferous vegetables.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 09, 2012
The Burger King, isn't the same at all. Looks like the brick facade and mood lighting inside smacks more of casual dining. Burger King, actually doesn't sound like "the Burger King".
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 09, 2012
Knowing that your colleagues and peers earn more than you can actually raise your satisfaction levels, but only if you are under 45, according to new research from the University of St Andrews.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 04, 2012
Obesity has more than doubled in the last 30 years, according to the WHO, and next month leading researchers in the area the will discuss the progress in understanding and combatting the disease.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 04, 2012
Ice crystals can be bad news when it comes to both avalanche formation and the taste of your ice cream.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 04, 2012
PITTSBURGH-Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. For example, psychological stress is associated with greater risk for depression, heart disease and infectious diseases. But, until now, it has not been clear exactly how stress influences disease and health.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 04, 2012
A new study says drinking soft drinks or “fizzy drinks” increases the chance of heart disease and high blood pressure among children later in their life.
Lawrence Villamar
Apr 03, 2012
A study by weight loss company Jenny Craig found that waiters take 23,000 steps a day, more than double the recommended 10,000 steps a day to keep fit.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 03, 2012
Would you knowingly eat ground beef which contained scrap meat items such as muscle connective tissue which had been sprayed with ammonium hydroxide?
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 02, 2012
Four former executives at Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug company. -- Henry McKinnell, John LaMattina, Karen Katen, Joseph Feczko -- as well as Gail Cawkwell, Pfizer's current Vice President of Medical Affairs, will all face trial for allegedly concealing the unfavorable results of drug trials involving Celebrex and Bextra.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 02, 2012
In a review published in the December issue of the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine, women receiving Chinese herbal medicine treatments were twice as likely to get pregnant within a four-month period than those receiving conventional Western medical fertility drug treatment or IVF.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 02, 2012
Chemistry professor says popcorn packs a unique antioxidant punch.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 02, 2012
The study also found that how students' peers were treated also matters. Compared to heterosexual students, sexual minority students who knew others who were subjected to hostility were at increased risk for having a drinking problem.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 02, 2012
Doctors are noticing an alarming (and painful) health trend befalling people who've recently ingested food cooked on a grill.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 02, 2012
Low oxygen (hypoxia) predicts prostate cancer recurrence after radiotherapy. -Measuring prostate cancer hypoxia could help identify the best treatment for patients. -New treatments that target prostate cancer hypoxia could improve patient outcome.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 02, 2012
After Kate Middleton's celebrated first speech a couple of weeks ago, critics are eyeing her figure as they noticed a drastic change in her body, with her weight dropping to 93 pounds.
Apr 02, 2012
The American Cancer Society released new screening recommendations (14 March, 2012) for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.
Women Fitness
Mar 30, 2012
If performed correctly, this exercise composed of twelve bodily poses does not strain or cause injury. If performed in the morning, it relieves stiffness, revitalizes your body and refreshes the mind. Do it during the day and it will instantly boost you up, practice it after sundown and it helps you unwind.
Women Fitness
Mar 30, 2012
As its time to show off your best side at the beach get that body toned, sculpted and ready to strut at a sandy beach in an itsy-bitsy two piece. The two greatest concerns for a woman's beach body should be the legs and glutes.
Women Fitness
Mar 30, 2012
