HEALTH & WELLBEING

The UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, is trying this May a new technique to save lives. For the trial of placing humans in suspended animation, all the blood of 10 patients with lethal wounds will be removed and replaced with a cold saline solution.

Good news for all late night bingers out there who have difficulty resisting the hunger for BLT sandwiches and ice cream in the middle of the night. Researchers have uncovered the cause of the midnight snacking - it turns out its in your genes.

Although sedentary lifestyle contributes to the rising national obesity crisis, the major culprit is that people choose to eat food that is cheap and proceed to grub.

Breast cancer survivors now proudly flaunt a bikini. Some courageous women collaborated with Finnish fashion designers to introduce a swimsuit range for women in their post-mastectomy life.

More than 3,000 Australians die every year due to air pollution. According to newly-released report by Environmental Justice Australia, air pollution is inadequately monitored and regulated in Australia.

It appears that people aren't the only one's who mull over tough decision, says a new study published in the journal Science, when faced with touch decisions, fruit flies take time to process a decision.

According to a new research by the Australian National University's Center for Mental Health Research and the Center for Research on Ageing, Health and wellbeing, individuals who have recently seen the end of a de-facto relationship or marriage have a higher tendency to have suicidal thoughts.

A study on premature ejaculation have shown that it is not only men that are affected by the condition but also women, as partners. According to a recent survey that focus on wives and girlfriends who struggle with premature ejaculation, " it [the sexual disorder] also causes increased psychological strain and stress in women," says clinical psychologist Andrea Burri of the University of Zurich.

Researchers finally define when ejaculation is too soon

Although the $7 co-payment is still a proposal in the 2014-15 budget still to be tackled by the Australian Parliament, Australian patients are showing their dislike for the plan by not showing up for their appointments with the GP.

In an effort to discourage smoking, researchers have urged the New Zealand government to take a step further after introducing plain packaging for tobacco. According to the Herald, researchers want to make cigarettes unattractive by changing their colours to shades of brown and green similar to "slime, vomit or pooh."

Supporters of the Compassionate Care Act, legalizing the use of medical marijuana, burst into joy as the bill has finally been cleared in Albany, New York on May 20.

An Australian woman, who didn't know she was pregnant, was shocked to give birth to a healthy baby on May 1 after she was rushed to the hospital after complaining of stomach pains. Sarah Currin, 25, has since moved to the UK since 2012.

A study newly released by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has disclosed that a whopping 70 per cent of Americans have the human papillomavirus (HPV) which are typically transmitted through sexual contact.

A new medical produce offers a possible solution to a female problem that comes with age - sagging mammary glands.

Active Healthy Kids Australia Report card found Aussie kids to be among the world’s least active

Robert Mathis of the Indianapolis Colts has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the season and fined $ 705,000 for testing positive for Clomid, a fertility drug which is banned by the NFL because of its properties that enhance athlete performance.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has new guidelines that urge high-risk individuals to take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or anti-HIV medicines to decrease the chances of transmission.

Medical scientists are currently exploring innovative ways to prevent and combat HIV, the AIDS-causing virus.

A new study conducted by the researchers of the University College (UCL), published in the journal addiction, found that electronic cigarettes may boost quitting success among smokers.

After their homes and properties were washed away last week, victims of the Balkans floods now worry over the potential ill effects to their health of the drowned livestock found floating just about everywhere.

A new study has found that men with sperm problems have a higher risk of death compared to men with healthy sperm. According to a study by a researcher from the Stanford University School of Medicine, men who were found to have two or more "abnormalities" in their semen twice as likely to die in a period of eight years than men who had normal semen.

A "miracle drug" will be provided for Australia's cancer patients who are left with no options. According to reports, drug manufacturer Merck Sharp and Dohme will be giving the drugs for free to the "sickest" cancer patients.

There is a long-standing debate on the issue of vaccinations and the possibility of a link between childhood vaccinations and the development of autism.

The U.S.' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has scrambled to reopen and review the policies and procedures it used to combat and manage the deadly 2003 SARS after the third patient in the country got infected with the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) through person-to-person contact.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released new figures indicating boys have a higher risk of developing an allergy to peanuts as compared to girls.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced further recalls for jeans sold in Cotton On, Jeans West and Rivers Australia in its continuing effort to prevent risk of a possible contamination with high levels of cancer-causing azo dyes. Since February, Australians have been asked to return 24 styles of jeans and one type of pillow slip and bed sheet. Laboratory testing has revealed they contained "unacceptable" levels of azo dye.

Jumping Jai Taurima’s daughter, Inide Rose, dies of leukaemia

The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced that an Illinois man, who refused to be publicly named, was allegedly tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus last Saturday, May 17. If further tests will be conducted, he will be the third case of the MERS virus, two weeks after the first confirmed case in the U.S.