HEALTH & WELLBEING

"XL Love: How the Obesity Crisis Is Complicating America's Love Life" : Explores Sarah Varney.

Modern day romance isn't really the 'happily ever after' and 'until death do us part' sorts and many men and women who have been cheated by their partners in the past will vouch for it too. A new survey by USA network aimed to find out how people really feel about cheating; the survey did not look into the loyalty factor but tried to gain insight into the perception of cheating and disloyalty in a relationship amongst men and women. For the survey 1000 people were given a question...

Actress Kristen Johnston, pop star Selena Gomez, R&B singer Whitney Houston and even Lady Gaga have said they suffer from Lupus. The autoimmune disease causes the immune system of the body to become hyperactive and attack its own tissues. While people are aware of the many celebrities who have the disease, not many are aware of what it is. Lupus is frightening and dangerous because of several reasons. It manifests as rashes on the cheek and the bridge of the nose, sometimes on other parts of the...

Hospitals in Auckland had to postpone elective surgeries to meet the growing needs of beds in hospitals as people taking to bed with severe flu or influenza is on the rise.

American singer Kim Zolciak shared in a new interview the secret for her astonishing weight loss of 50 lbs in just a matter of nine days after she delivered her twins Kane and Kaia in 2013.

A recent breakthrough in AIDS research has found a way to "kick out" HIV from the body's cells. According to reports, a Danish study discovered that anti-cancer drugs can eliminate HIV from infected cells. The latest development has been described as the "first step" in finally finding a cure for HIV.

A new study published in the American Society for Microbiology online journal mBio has said that the MERS-CoV virus (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) could be spread airborne.

Unraveling The Mystery of Microbe Mycobacterium: The causative Agent of TB.

'The Rock', Dwayne Johnson, now one of the most highly paid actors, did not always have an easy life. He was a football player in the California Football League, but fate had different plans. He found himself cut from the CFL and was forced to move back with his parents. He was left with a megre seven dollars in his pocket, Access Hollywood reported.

A study from UC San Francisco revealed that nearly 60 percent of the women in the city who are homeless or don't have stable homes have experienced some form of violence. The study stated that two-thirds, a third, and another third of the women suffered from emotional, physical and sexual violence respectively. Some even succumbed to multiple types of exploitation.

It has been found by a study led by San Diego School of Medicine that parents of overweight children seldom acknowledge the potential severity of the situation and most often are unaware of the possible consequences of childhood weight gain. They also fail to recognize the importance of a daily workout routine in helping their child reach a healthy weight. The study is published online in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

The Johns Hopkins Health System in the US will pay $190 million in compensation to more than 8,000 women whose bodies were videographed by a gynecologist using his pen-like camera during pelvic exams. According to a Global News report, the scandal accused Dr. Nikita Levy was fired in February 2013 after a co-worker alerted the hospital authorities about it. Later the doctor committed suicide. The investigators recovered some 1,200 videos and 140 images stored on the servers from the errant docto...

Socialite turned DJ, Paris Hilton had decided to quit junk food, after which she lost a lot of weight. Paris took this resolution six months ago and gave up her love for cheeseburgers and french fries. She told daily mail in a recent interview that she had lost 5 pounds just by staying away from junk food. "I can feel the difference especially when I'm in a bathing suit," said Paris A recent research conducted by researchers from the Florida State University revealed that a high fat di....

Higher concentration of trace elements in bone cancer: First Study Worldwide.

Don't Try Harder to Learn Any Language, It Makes Things Difficult: Neuroscientists Say.

The issue of paedophiles is under global debate. Amidst calls for harsh laws, fresh advocacy for humane approaches to the malady is in the air. Some such votaries say paedophiles can come out of their impulses if there is more empathy from the society, reports CBC Canada.

British parents, in hundreds, are traveling to the U.S. for In Vitro Fertilization treatment to select a baby girl. Eight in ten British couple want a baby girl through IVF. Since sex selection is banned in the United Kingdom, more and more British parents are traveling to America to have IVF treatment in order to select the gender of their unborn baby.

Schizophrenia, Scientist discover Over 100 Genes Playing Role: A Major Breakthrough.

The United Nations conducts a survey every year and determines the happiest countries on the basis of the polls. The results are out in the World's Happiness Report. This however takes all the nations into account. A recent research sought to identify the unhappiest cities in the United States.

Bikini Waxing Increases Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Risk in Women: Latest Study Reveals.

Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams has checked himself into a Minnesota rehab early this month to maintain his sobriety, various media outlets reported.

Peter Lynagh from Melbourne gave up sex for one whole year to raise £50,000 for charity. Lynagh has donated the entire money to Australian charity, Free to Shine, an organisation which focuses on educating and saving young Cambodian girls from the sex trade.

A five-minute session of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps reduce pain by at least 60 per cent, said scientists at the University of Reading. Studies reveal that positive thinking can relieve an individual of pain by changing the way it is "experienced."

Antiviral VivaGel in Ansell condoms, which is capable of inactivating 99.9 per cent of HIV virus, will be available in the Australian market within few months. The special technology has been designed by Australian biotechnology firm Starpharma.

A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that only one in five sexually active U.S teens have been tested for HIV. This is extremely shocking as these teenagers are at a risk of contracting a highly dangerous sexual disease. CDC researchers also say that the teens make up a significant share of new HIV infections, a concerning fact indeed.

HIV researchers hope for an effective and functional cure may have a little setback called "long-term remission" instead of full annihilation of the virus. The status means that someone can still have detectable levels of the virus but not active enough to require further treatment.

Purdue Pharma LP's hydrocodone bitartrate tablet (HYD) is undergoing "priority review" by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company recently announced.

Use of Hormonal Birth Controls Lead to Increased Risk of Gestational Diabetes in Women: Study Says.

The Great Australian Sex Census Decodes Sex Technology Habits of Australians.