HEALTH & WELLBEING

California is now in the business of torturing senior citizens who advocate real food.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 13, 2012

Thanks to the extraordinarily cruel and vindictive actions of the LA County and Ventura County District Attorneys' offices, California is rapidly losing its reputation as a state that promotes a healthy lifestyle.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 13, 2012

New study finds 'huge increase' in the number of cavities in preschoolers.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 13, 2012

For women marching through middle age, belly fat seems a fact of life. However, recent studies on belly fat have revealed that belly fat may no longer be common only among women in their 50's. Certain factors like stress and a sedentary lifestyle have resulted in a rise in obesity and a growing concern about weight loss.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 09, 2012

Alaska Native people have a suicide rate more than three times greater than white Americans.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 09, 2012

This study is the first to demonstrate that the biological mechanism that keeps the HIV virus hidden and unreachable by current antiviral therapies can be targeted and interrupted in humans, providing new hope for a strategy to eradicate HIV completely.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 09, 2012

In the war against obesity, one's own fat cells may seem an unlikely ally, but new research from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) suggests ordinary fat cells can be reengineered to burn calories.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 09, 2012

If you have ever seen the famous 1975 movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, you likely recall several disturbing scenes in which mental health patients are given frontal-lobe lobotomies, or the iconic scene where actor Jack Nicholson's character undergoes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 09, 2012

Close contact with animals puts devoted pet owners at greater risk of contracting life-threatening bacterial infections.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 09, 2012

Pregnant Women on Antidepressants Less Likely to Breastfeed

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 09, 2012

While eyestrain and headaches are a problem for some, we think it's the potential for germs that really should concern you.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 09, 2012

Despite advances in robotics that produced such realistic robo-pets like Paro, the robo-seal, many robo-pets are still hindered because they don't look or act like real pets. However a team from the University of British Columbia is set to make robo-pets more realistic with a smart fur that can allow robo-pets to sense their owners' emotional state.

ranina sanglap Mar 08, 2012

Choosing healthy, quality provisions in a food culture awash in highly processed, overly packaged products, adulterated olive oils and factory farmed meats can be a complicated affair.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 08, 2012

A study that highlights the importance of circumcision in New Zealand is pushing for routine practice on male infants in the country, but medical experts in the country disagrees, the New Zealand Herald reports.

Arlene Paredes Mar 08, 2012

This International Women's Day (8 March) the National Heart Foundation of Australia is urging Australian women to join the fight against their number one killer - heart disease.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 08, 2012

Does weight lifting have negative psychological effect? In a new study, more than 10 per cent of the participants showed symptoms of a psychological disorder that led them to think that their body is “too small” or “insufficiently muscular”.

Lawrence Villamar Mar 07, 2012

In most cases, the best way to restore your body's fluids and electrolytes after exercise is simply with water and food, particularly fruit.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 07, 2012

If you take pharmaceutical sleeping pills to help alleviate insomnia, you are very likely putting yourself at serious risk of developing cancer or even dying.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 07, 2012

A new marker of Alzheimer's disease can predict how rapidly a patient's memory and other mental abilities will decline after the disorder is diagnosed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 07, 2012

Researchers from the University of Bath have found that nano-scale tubes made of carbon could be used to safely penetrate human cells and deliver anti-cancer medicines or modified DNA molecules for gene therapy.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 07, 2012

Can the song of a small bird provide valuable insights into human stuttering and speech-related disorders and conditions, including autism and stroke? New research by UCLA life scientists and colleagues provides reason for optimism.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 07, 2012

Lady Blackthorne was beginning to look a little spherical. But it took a vet visit for Vryce Hough to take matters into her own hands and help the feline conquer her battle of the bulge.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 06, 2012

At a time of growing tensions in the nursing industry, a national survey has shown that poor job satisfaction and a lack of trust in management are widespread in the workforce.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 06, 2012

Traditional techniques and ingredients, as well as focusing on simplicity are two of the key culinary trend predictions for 2012, according to international food manufacturer McCormick’s ‘Flavour Forecast’ for 2012, just released.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 06, 2012

Medical professionals have always warned people about the negative effects of marijuana on memory but haven't been able to explain why until now. An international team of scientists believe they are closer to finding out why taking cannabis impairs short-term memory.

ranina sanglap Mar 06, 2012

Risk of Problems Later in Childhood Can Double with Snoring and Apnea

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 06, 2012

Researchers from the University of Zurich have found a cellular brake that protects cancer cells from chemotherapy - and they demonstrate which medication can be used to render it inoperative.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 06, 2012

Teens exposed to alcohol use in films are at risk for binge drinking and other risky behaviors, Cancer Center study shows.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 05, 2012

Upon fertilisation, a single cell is formed when egg and sperm fuse.

Jamelle Agbuis Mar 05, 2012