Defying every odd, a British woman has become the first in the world to give birth to twins while undergoing kidney dialysis.
Sitting for longer period is Detrimental to Cardiovascular Health.
A striking observation from a leading heart charity suggests that a million people in UK have stopped having sex because of their heart condition.
According to a new study taking birth control pills may make an egg look old when assessed by two specific tests of fertility.
A registered nurse, 46 years of age, has been charged with the murder of two elderly women at an aged care facility in New South Wales.
The Ebola virus in West Africa has claimed almost 500 lives and the United Nations is struggling to control the "out of control" virus.
Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers and it looks like a breakthrough has been made for its care by researchers at the University of Queensland.
Digital health revolution arrives at a time when the United States population is getting older, sicker and sedentary.
Two questions in the preliminary screening are all required to determine alcohol abuse, according to study, published in the British Journal of General Practice (GP). Along with the CAGE questionnaire, which includes an additional four questions, the approach to find out hidden substance abuse achieved an accuracy of 90.9 per cent.
British scientists at the Oxford University and Kings College London have developed a blood test to detect people with failing memories, who might in future develop Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
According to a new research published by the American Psychological Association, which included data from over 20,000 student athletes at more than 600 colleges across the country, athletes trained under abusive coaches are more willing to cheat to win.
The state of health of a woman during pregnancy very much determines the size of her newborn baby.
According to a recent report; about a quarter of women and two-thirds of men preferred electric shocks over their own company.
An inappropriate advice by a midwife to a pregnant woman about her unborn baby led to the birth of a stillborn baby boy in New Zealand.
Bethany Townsend, the young talented makeup artist has recently posted her photo showing off the colostomy bag which went soon viral over the internet. She has become inspiration for many others who are suffering from the same pain.
Opioid painkillers have been responsible for the death of a large number of people in Canada, according to experts.
Recent study showed that the location of language areas in the brain is independent of left- or right-handedness, except for a very small proportion of left-handed individuals whose right hemisphere is dominant for both manual work and language.
HIV home-testing kits, similar to the pregnancy tests, will soon be made available in Australia after the federal government lifted a ban restricting their manufacture and sale.
A research by Thomas Perls, director of New England Centenarian Study, suggested that women who have children after the age of 33 have a bigger chance of living longer than women who gave birth to their last child before the age of 30.
A study published in Science by a team at the University of Virginia showed that people would rather shock themselves than be left alone.
Autistic children can develop their social communication skills by using computer tablets as part of their treatment, suggest a new study by the University of California in the United States.
Children raised by same-sex parents are healthier and happier. A new Australian study suggests these children have better health and wellbeing than children from traditional families.
Based on a recent study “it seems that a person's "dispositional attitude" -- whether the person is a "hater" or a "liker" -- plays an important role in his or her activity level.”
Center for Motivation and Change is working relentlessly to bring back hope for addicts.
A recently published study has identified specific coping behaviours through which stress exposure leads to the development of insomnia.
For their clear and lenient approach towards surrogate pregnancy, USA is becoming extremely popular a destination for foreigners.
Blood donation reduces the risk of heart disease, say scientists. Donating blood is especially beneficial to shift workers, who are known to suffer from various heart diseases due to jetlag.
Stopping the biggest Ebola outbreak that killed hundreds of people in West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, now appears to be the number one goal of United Nations together with West African ministers, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, governments, charities and the private sector from around the world.
Cutting down on sugar plays an important role in healthy living.
A perfect candidate for contraceptive has been developed by a U.S. tech start-up MicroCHIPS.
