The weaponization of vaccines just took another leap forward in America with the recent air-dropping of rabies vaccines by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Using a battery of small planes based out of Del Rio, Texas recently dropped 1.8 million edible vaccine packets over 7,700 square miles of rural Texas.
The screenwriter, philanthropist, and all-around actor Matt Damon, being involved as he is with all of his films, got covered with bees while shooting for the movie “We Bought a Zoo.” Unfazed by the swarm, what exactly are the dangers Damon could have faced having been buzzed by bees?
Ever wondered how celebrities keep their bodies in shape? Though some might argue that it’s because of plastic surgery, other celebrities boast staying slim thanks to following a vegetarian diet. But is the idea of becoming a vegetarian really that hard? If a celebrity can do, so can anyone else, right?
After getting hospitalized because of a mild kidney failure, “America’s Got Talent” host and comedian Nick Cannon will have to completely change his diet after being placed on a strict renal diet. With human kidneys being fragile as they are, what should people on the path of a renal diet know?
One of Australia's leading public health research bodies, The George Institute, has launched a new smartphone app which gives a Traffic Light rating based on the amount of total fat, saturated fat, sugars and sodium per 100 grams - green for 'low', amber for 'medium' and red for 'high'.
The study on the mouth spray Sativex has been the talk of the town most recently as it can possibly change how withdrawals from marijuana are treated. And with all the buzz going about the prospects of the medicine, can this be the very thing that can push the legalization of cannabis?
Health professionals are urging for greater regulation on caffeinated energy drinks after a study showed that caffeine-loaded energy drinks are responsible for a rise in people with heart problems, tremors and chest pains.
Sir Gregory Winter, a prominent British molecular biologist will visit Sydney on January 24 to speak to investors about the potential of Biosceptre International, a biotechnology company based in Australia.
A new study revealed that despite an abundance of sunlight, almost one third of Australian adults suffer from Vitamin D deficiency and this has become a major public health issue that needs urgent attention.
Deceases organ donations have reached a record high in Australia with 337 Aussies who have died in 2011 donating their organs that saved more than a thousand lives. With the country's donor rate still very low, what are the risks of a living organ donor might face in doing the generous deed?
Amidst Golden Globe action buzzing around in the whole entertainment industry, Kelsey Grammer, aside from winning Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Drama for Boss, has another reason to celebrate because he and his wife Kayte Walsh are now expecting twins. With such good news, what could Walsh expect in a twin pregnancy?
Marijuana use has always been tainted with issues as dependence to it is almost sure to happen. Being a problem all over the world, arguably more so in Australia where marijuana use is widespread, a new study may change the face of cannabis withdrawal treatment for the better.
An Adelaide pathologist calls on mothers to let their babies sleep in their cribs and avoid couches as well as other soft surfaces. In an editorial published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), University of Adelaide forensic pathologist Professor Roger Byard said research confirmed adults sleeping beside a baby could increase risk of infant suffocation.
Over fifteen years since pinning infant epilepsy to a chromosome but failing to identify the gene responsible, Adelaide researchers have finally solved the mystery of the condition in infants. Infant epilepsy is caused by a single mutation in one gene, the scientists confirmed.
The fifty year old actress, Heather Locklear, who made people’s head turn playing as “Amanda” in the 1992 run of the hit soap Melrose Place, reportedly “spun out of control,” binging on alcohol and medication at the same time. It is common knowledge that binging plus meds equal to trouble, but what exactly are the adverse effects of the equation?
A fluorescent dye that can be sprayed onto the oesophagus - the food pipe - could be used to detect oesophageal cancer earlier and spare patients unnecessary treatment, according to research published today (Sunday) in Nature Medicine1.
Benign familial infantile epilepsy (BFIE) has been recognised for some time as infantile seizures, without fever, that run in families but the cause has so far eluded researchers. However clinical researchers at the University of Melbourne and Florey Neurosciences Institute and molecular geneticists at the University of South Australia have discovered a gene.
Everyone knows that the circulatory system has a very famous, much loved central component called the heart.
Marijuana use has long been heatedly debated on by people around the world; from politicians not wanting to legalize it, to a couple of teenagers in a basement lighting a joint up, everyone has their opinion. But when it comes to pitting marijuana smoking against cigarette smoking, do they have any differences?
In an environment with more patients than medical professionals and a huge number of cases per nurse, it is not surprising that sometimes things go wrong. What is surprising are the number of accidents that could have been prevented with simple check lists.
Studies have indicated that it is difficult to get tocotrienol complex, if not impossible, without supplements. However, improved tocotrienol absorption has been observed with intake of sesame seeds.
A new study has found that “internet addiction disorder” show signs of brain changes no different from alcoholics or users of illegal drugs.
Australian and American researchers have discovered a protein that inhibits the lungs from repairing itself from smoke related diseases, in a breakthrough that could lead to a potential new treatment for patients.
Despite the continuous rise of aviation fuel prices, Australian airlines are not inclined to collect a surcharge on overweight air passengers.
When an emotional injury strikes, you feel your heart ache, but what does it mean to your physiological well-being? A recent study published on January 9 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association has confirmed that a metaphorical broken heart is actually bad for the health.
Feeling stressed out means you probably can’t sleep or your head aches. But do you know that stress may be causing your brain to shrink?
A study has shown that people really can die of a broken heart.
The idea that loading up with alcohol before having sex improves the mood for sex is a misconception, and three quarters of Australians can attest to that.In a recent survey released by febfast, 74% of Australian women and 68% of the men claimed that alcohol really does make them lose the groove for sex.
The human brain naturally tends to maintain a more positive outlook, and that is the scientific explanation behind seeing the silver lining in every dark cloud. While this understanding leaves more questions unanswered, it does provide more awareness on the concept of “prediction error” and its role in a person’s optimism.
An English mother-of-six has been cured of cancer after coughing up a tumour growing from her throat in October.
