HEALTH & WELLBEING

It may be easier to quit smoking during the end of the period.

There does not seem to be a strong link between genes and asthma, a new study indicates.

To reset your body clock, all you might need are pills.

The Russian government has passed a bill which included that transgenders would not qualify for obtaining their drivers' license.

Declining satisfaction in life contributes to bone density reduction in elderly women.

A study by Danish scientists found that boys who were circumcised below the age of 5 had double the chance of being affected by autistic spectrum disorder.

Your headache can be dealt with without popping pills

Cheers to better mornings.

Juicing doesn't always mean you're on the right track.

Stem cells that could help to repair fractures in people, have been discovered.

A new surgical implant Maestro for treating obesity has been approved by the FDA.

A sedentary lifestyle is far worse for health than obesity, new research has found.

Me-time is highly essential for psychological and social well being, finds study.

Swiss drugmaker Roche has signed a spate of deals to further its genome analysis program.

The National Abortion Federation Canada is advocating the legalisation of abortion pills in the country as statistics reveal that one out of three Canadian women is likely to have an abortion in her lifetime. The problem, the agency says, is that these women will not have access to safe and effectual abortion pills. The medical group is now working to urge Health Canada to approve the use of abortion pills, particularly the drug mifepristone, which has been used legally since the year 2000 in se...

Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) president Dr Shaun Rudd has apologised for his "tuckshop arms" joke in tackling obesity.

With an astounding death toll and thousands still being affected on a daily basis, there is an evident and urgent need for a vaccine against the lethal Ebola virus that is sweeping West Africa. Experts from global health agencies are saying that hundreds of thousands of doses of the potential vaccine is required to provide protection just to the health workers that are working on the front lines during Vegas global health crisis. At least 12 million more are needed to vaccinate the people within...

AstraZeneca’s heart drug Brilinta prevents recurrence of heart attacks for a year.

According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, there is a possible correlation between an increased risk of contracting HIV and the use of a specific type of injectable birth control for females. Depo-Provera is a type of hormonal contraception that is said to increase a female subject’s susceptibility to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), increasing her potential to transmit and contract the virus by up to 30 percent.

Way over the 10 to 15 percent cesarean section figure recommended by the World Health Organization, the number of Brazilian women undergoing elective cesarean sections as a birthing method is now reportedly up to 52 percent. These figures have been statistically confirmed due to the fact that an increasing number of Brazilian women choose the said procedure in order to preserve their sex lives after giving birth.

American doctor, Dr. Richard Sacra, was cured of the deadly Ebola virus after he contracted the lethal disease while on a medical mission in West Africa in August of last year. Now, Dr. Sacra is reportedly returning to Liberia in order to lend a hand to his exhausted colleagues in that region.

Baking soda is more than just a cooking ingredient.

The Abbott government has announced that Medicare could be paying $20.10 less for consultations that took place for 6 to 10 minutes.

Two men who died in Queensland were suspected to have taken a toxic batch of synthetic cannabis bought from a sex shop. Their deaths have raised concerns among medical experts.

Dave Hax's YouTube video about how to steal pizza has gone viral.

Sleeping too much can be dangerous to your health

A new analysis suggests that if current practices are kept up, Ebola can be eliminated from Liberia by June.

Bisexual women in the UK suffer worse mental health as compared to heterosexuals and lesbians.

Bilingual children tend to believe that all traits are learned.