HEALTH & WELLBEING

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.

I know there are lots of hair removal techniques out there — is one way safer than another? And most importantly, which way is most likely to be permanent?

How to get help when it's more than just the 'baby blues.'

A study published in Nature Neuroscience concludes that "seeing the light at the end of the tunnel" all the time could result in failure to see an incoming train.

Harry Moseley, 11, Britain's "Kindest Kid" in 2009, has succumbed to cancer. He helped Cancer Research UK raise hundreds of thousands of pounds in his short life.

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 severe form of hypoglycaemia is caused by AKT2 genes, according to the latest research conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge.

The toxicity potential of synthetic food colors is complex and controversial. Color additives are mostly used to make high-calorie, low-nutrition foods appear healthy. Many, including Dr. Alexander Weil, claim those additives are toxic or carcinogenic. They usually show up on labels with the color and a code number.

A new study from Stanford University’s School of Medicine, in the US, has found perinatal and pregnant women who consume a healthy diet stand a lesser risk of having a baby with birth defects.

Despite continuing concerns by local fishermen about the safety of fishing in Gladstone Harbour, central Queensland, a three-week fishing ban previously imposed on the harbour by the Queensland Government was lifted today.

Scientists from University of Cambridge studied the rare and life-threatening form of hypoglycaemia and their findings were published on Journal Science on Oct 7, 2011.

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.

With the poor quality of many of today's conventional meat products, a vegetarian diet just might be an appropriate fit for some modern children, one of three that are now overweight in the US.

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?

Dr. Ralph Steinman, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, passed away three days before the award was announced.

At the age of 56, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has finally taken his final bow to pancreatic cancer.

Without paid sick days, 44 million hard-working Americans are forced to choose between the job they need and the family they love when they or a family member gets sick.

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.

Women who eat a low-fat, fiber-rich diet in the year leading up to pregnancy are less likely to give birth to babies with birth defects, according to new study.

Steve Jobs was not the first to die of this disease among the reverred celebrities in the U.S, now the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the country. Other leading celebrities who died of the illness include Hollywood celebrities Michael Landon, Patrick Swayze, Luciano Pavarotti, and Nobel Prize winner Ralph Steinman.

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.