A theme has been decided for this year's World Cancer Day. The creation of the theme was inspired by the thought of cutting down 25% of the total rate of premature deaths brought by cancer until 2025 through the combined efforts of every individual, organization, government agencies and NGOs.
The recently assumed regulations prohibit a cancer charity from providing financial support to organizations currently investigated by the government.
Lutein has long been hailed for its ability to help protect against, and even reverse, the devastating effects of age-related macular degeneration. But a new study published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine suggests that grapes may work even better than lutein at mitigating age-related blindness due to their high levels of antioxidants.
Memorizing board certification test questions and relaying them to other doctors soon to take the test themselves has become common practice among radiology doctors seeking to become board certified.
More parents are taking control of their birthing options by choosing home births, says a new study from the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). Statistics released in late January say home births in the United States have risen by nearly 30 percent between 2004 and 2009.
Many natural health enthusiasts are well aware of the benefits of oats and oatmeal. Oats help reduce blood cholesterol levels, remove body fat, and provide an excellent source of healthy carbohydrates.
What counts is your frame of mind. Age, location, ethnic origin, gender, or any other individuality have absolutely no part in your attitude to become what you desire.
Improving your posture will be a good start at walking those muscles up, while the following exercises will strength them, thus lifting and firming the buttocks.
A safe and effective cure for cancer has been discovered with a drug that was once used for unusual metabolic problems. Yet, the cancer industry shows no interest with following up on dichloroacetate (DCA) research from University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, reported in 2007. That's because DCA is no longer patented. (1)
During roughly the same time period that health experts worldwide have been warning that the infamous H5N1 avian flu virus could soon morph into a highly-transmissible, exceedingly-deadly "super strain" capable of killing millions, scientists from around the world have been exposed deliberately developing such a strain in laboratories.
A new study conducted at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that parents are relying more and more on natural therapies and healthy lifestyle options to improve their child's attention and behavior. The research results were published in the January issue of the medical journal Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies.
A Russian consumer rights' group recently filed a lawsuit against McDonald's at Moscow's Tverskoy Court. The consumer groups involved in the suit say that McDonald's milkshakes are falsely named because they contain little milk.
More than 90 percent of all soybeans grown in the United States are genetically modified (GM) for herbicide resistance and are consequently sprayed with massive quantities of those toxic chemicals.
How can you live a stress-free life and prevent cancer and other health problems? By learning to manage your cortisol stress hormone levels and by putting the mental/emotional stress in your life in the proper perspective.
Spirulina is a blue-green algae which is commercially produced and widely marketed as a "superfood" and immune booster. It is also a rich source of natural, plant-based iron, calcium, vitamin A and vitamin C, and an excellent source of plant protein, with up to 70% of its dry weight being protein.
Aluminum Lake food coloring, used to heavily coat liquid medicines for children, contains dangerous amounts of aluminum and harmful synthetic petrochemicals.
With the release of the 911 call that was placed just before the actress Demi Moore was hospitalized, different speculations have risen as to why she experienced seizures. From the emergency call, Moore’s friend reported that the actress “smoked something,” which is now believed to be nitrous oxide, commercially known as “Whip-It.”
A new study revealed that given the complications associated with childbirth, pregnant women are14 times more likely to die due to complications of giving birth than those undergoing legal abortion.
Pregnancy induces profound alterations in maternal haemodynamics. Such changes include an increase in blood volume, heart rate, and stroke volume as well as cardiac output, and a decrease in systemic vascular resistance.
The award-winning actress, Demi Moore, best known for gracing the cover of various magazines and her role in the movie “Ghost,” was reportedly hospitalized due to anorexic-related seizures and has sought professional assistance to treat her exhaustion. Amidst the stress and the pressure that people go through each day, how do people recover from them?
From the time that a mother says “My water just broke,” to the trip going to the hospital, the whole situation could be a blur what with the rush, adrenaline, and panic that comes with childbirth. But fact of the matter is, not everyone makes it to the hospital to give birth; and that’s where emergency births come in, are the moms-to-be prepared for that scenario?
When it comes to the most unpleasant things in the world today, mosquitoes could possibly top the list. Proving true to the words “small but terrible,” the number of mosquito-borne virus cases went up in Western Australia. So what can people do to prevent them from becoming the next victim?
A third of people without some form of ambulance cover would not call Triple Zero (000) even if they thought they were having a heart attack, research released today by the National Heart Foundation of Australia reveals.
Finding cures for diseases is always a tall order to take up on, but to have a drug that can cure a disease without fail is almost too good to be true. That is why when the news that Pharmasset Inc. is working on a drug that can cure hepatitis C without fail, people started buzzing, and wondered how a sure fire drug could affect the world, but more importantly, Australia.
Men who show many signs of narcissism, such as those who are typically described as ‘vain’ in the way they take excessive measures in making sure they always look gorgeous in social situations, quietly suffer from stress levels that are more taxing than what women experience for the same thing, according to researchers.
Every star has a secret as to how they stay the way they are, and for the “Easy A” star Emma Stone, staying pretty is as easy as applying cooking oil on her. Yes, cooking oil, more specifically, grape seed oil. But is there proof as to why grapeseed oil is doing wonders on Stone’s skin?
Entertainer who suffered from mild kidney failure earlier this year is forced to embrace 'simple foods.'
Technique could eventually allow scientists to 'print' living forms that resemble human tissue, which could be used for drug testing.
The newly-discovered eye medications, human embryonic stem cells, have created striking changes in the vision of two legally blind women. After getting injections of the said cells, the two patients experienced some improvements after losing their sight due to a fatal eye disease.
The newly-discovered eye medications, human embryonic stem cells, have created striking changes in the vision of two legally blind women. After getting injections of the said cells, the two patients experienced some improvements after losing their sight due to a fatal eye disease.
