After 38-year-old actress Angelina Jolie, who was in a high-risk cancer category, announced this year she had a double mastectomy. Women enthused by Angelina Jolie are asking for breast removal surgery - even if they don't need it - worrying doctor Mokbel, a consultant surgeon specialist and Lead Surgeon at the London Breast Institute has warned.
A Science Fair project done by a high school girl from Sussex suggests that microwaves are bad for human health after photos of her experiment started making the rounds in social networking sites. The post sparked talks about controversial microwave oven stories.
Philips and Accenture are working on the potential of Google Glass to monitor vital signs in the operating room.
A company called Blizzident introduces a 3D “toothbrush” that can clean your teeth in six seconds. This invention doesn’t actually resemble a toothbrush as we know it, but it is more of a printer based on the mold of one’s teeth. We are advised to brush our teeth at least twice a day and for at least two minutes. Blizzident claims that its invention can give the teeth a full and thorough cleaning within six seconds. That has to go on record as the fastest ever.
A recent study claims that a particular compound present in drinking red wine may actually help in killing cancer cells. Resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, can be modified to enter the human body tissues and kill malignant cells.
Over the last 15 years, the autism diagnosis rate has increased from 1 in 10,000 to an alarming 1 in 250. There are many speculations about the cause of this startling increase.
New evidence has emerged that vitamin D deficiency might not only be a cause of rheumatoid arthritis but also worsen the severity of the disease.
Researchers said developing dementia among women in their mid-40s may increase due to stress. A study involved 800 Swedish women that showed that women who have experienced bereavement or undergone divorce are more likely to suffer from dementia in their senior years.
Churchgoers, beware! The Holy water was reportedly to contain fecal matter. A recent study shows that around 86 percent of Holy water, which is generally used in baptism, may be infected with harmful bacteria.
A zebra baby toy that features a toxic dye has been recalled from homes and stores in the UK. The 'Start Your Senses Zebra' helps in developing baby's senses based on its description but the toxic yellow dye on the toy poses as a cancer risk and has reportedly killed 400 people in Spain in the year 1981.
A two-year old Chinese boy had to undergo surgery so he can “give birth” to his parasitic twin brother. Doctors in China were shocked to discover that the foetus of the boy’s parasitic twin was living inside his stomach.
A woman in Christchurch, New Zealand, was shocked to find out she was pregnant after complaining of a stomach ache. Sarah Greig, 22, called her employer and said she couldn't come to work because her stomach hurt. Ms Greig believed that she was suffering from a bad case of a stomach bug. Little did she know that four hours after experiencing cramps, she would give birth to a healthy baby boy.
Sleep experts warned that having smartphones and tablets in bed robs teenagers of a good night's sleep. According to Dr. Michael Hlavac, a sleep psychologist and Christchurch Hospital director, mobile phones and other tablet formats like iPads should be left outside the bedroom when it is time to sleep.
A woman in Christchurch, New Zealand, was shocked to find out she was pregnant after complaining of a stomach ache. Sarah Greig, 22, called her employer and said she couldn't come to work because her stomach hurts. Ms Greig believed that she was suffering from a bad case of a stomach bug. Little did she know that four hours after experiencing cramps, she would give birth to a healthy baby boy.
Mainstream doctors and media pundits are notorious for claiming that the vaccine-autism debate is over and that no legitimate scientific evidence exists to suggest even a possible link between vaccinations and autism spectrum disorders (ASD): case closed. But a thoroughly-researched report recently published by Arjun Walia over at Activist Post reveals that there are at least 22 published scientific studies that show a link between vaccines and autism and that there are many more out there with ...
Jennifer Hudson is “Scandalous” in new a Funny or Die clip. The Academy Award winner has spoofed Kerry Washington’s show “Scandal” to promote the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or also known as Obamacare, in the U.S.
The very first national bank for umbilical cord starts in Ottawa on September 30, 2013.
Supermarket giant Coles has issued a recall of its Dry Fit diapers after a mother posted on Facebook that her baby allegedly choked on frayed diaper material from one of the diapers that she bought. Her post went viral on Facebook which prompted Coles to investigate the incident.
Medical experts and researchers are still nowhere close on producing an effective cure or vaccine against HIV after 30 years of its discovery. HIV patients have been saved from death sentence by antiretroviral drug treatment which made it a chronic disease. So what reasons why medical science remains puzzled on the exact, effective and economic cure against the deadly virus?
A Colombian man recently experienced the ultimate strike to his manhood following an overdose with the popular erectile dysfunction drug Viagra (sildenafil citrate). According to Colombia's La Nacion newspaper, 66-year-old Gentil Ramirez Polania had to have his entire penis surgically removed after the little blue pill caused him to experience a constant erection that lasted several days.
McDonald's on Thursday, revealed plans to offer customers the choice of a salad, fruit or vegetable as substitutes for french fries in its value meals at no extra cost. It will roll out the change in the U.S market in 2014.
You'd think it only happens in the movies, but yes, giant insects swarming on humans and killing them actually does happen. In China, 28 people have died after getting bitten by a swarm of Asian giant hornets.
Given the remote location of New Zealand, it is difficult and expensive to smuggle drugs. Most of the drugs Kiwis use are manufactured locally but as of late, there are newly-made synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of illegal drugs usually smuggled in other countries.
Russian researchers believe that the common mushroom can "cure" the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV. This mushroom grown on birch and other hardwood trees point to an elusive idea of curing HIV. Do they have any basis for it?
Humans are considered to be visual creatures. That is, the eyes are considered to be the most powerful (or at least the most used) of all the five basic senses.
While the rest of the world is busy obsessing over the dangers of cigarettes and alcohol, the head of Amsterdam's health service in the Netherlands is trying to raise awareness about a much bigger and more pervasive health threat: sugar.
The world is slowly waking up to the fact that, when you give the body what it needs, it can heal things we previously thought were impossible.
A nose on the forehead? In what appears to be the most bizarre nose job ever, a man in China literally has a new nose on his forehead after damaging his original nose from an accident.
A Colombian man agrees to penis amputation after overdosing on Viagra pills. The 66-year-old man, who requested to have his name withheld, went to the hospital to have his penis checked after experiencing continuous erection for several days.
In journalism class, the sentence "Dog bites man" is considered an ordinary event not worthy of newspaper space. But when the nouns are switched and it becomes "Man bites dog," then it becomes newsworthy.
