HEALTH & WELLBEING

A recent viral video has proved that the sense and the need of humans to bond with each other is something that is inherent and not learnt. A video of sleeping newborn twins bathing together brings forth a heart-warming moment of bonding. Watch the viral video of sleeping newborn twins taking bath and hugging each other to witness a moment that will make your heart melt.

An adolescent is an interesting category of the population because they are biologically growing and are still considered minors legally. Obesity is a health concern that had become an epidemic in America, and it cannot be overlooked. The most unfortunate indicator in examining adolescent obesity is that obese teenagers are 70% prone to becoming obese adults. Childhood obesity rates have also exploded in England and Wales, sending thousands children to hospitals for problems such as asthma, diab...

We all have days like this when our motivation is low and our need to overeat or be a couch potato takes over. But it's best to bust those excuses before they become a well worn mantra of failure. Cultivating true resilience is a lifelong process.

This Afro-Brazilian martial art was created in the form of a dance, in an effort to disguise its martial art application. Capoeira is performed to music, and features acrobatic moves that secretly double as defensive and offensive moves. These Brazilian ab exercises are designed to target every muscle in your core to achieve a flat, toned belly.

British doctors from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are putting their foot down on government funding through the National Health Service (NHS) of designer vagina surgery.

One person dies from diabetes every six seconds, according to the International Diabetes Federation.

Staggering, but true, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer - in the United States - costing over $3 billion for the 3 million plus people diagnosed - every year. In fact, scientific papers reveal that, in the past three decades, more people have gotten skin cancer than any other form of cancer combined. With one in five Americans destined to experience skin cancer - we have some important questions to answer.

This holiday season is fast approaching. There are avenues that enhance the creative, intelligent, emotional and spiritual development of children other than expensive toys and/or caving in to slick marketing advertising that convinces parents to purchase the latest toys and gadgets.

When was the last time you decide to take the right side of the street when it comes to your daily nutrition habits? Or if you're already taking good care of everything that reaches your stomach, have you lately committed a sin, reaching for frozen pizza or doughnut? When it comes to trans artificial fats it's maybe better to think twice before committing eating sin. Trans fats could be easily recognized as heart enemy food number one.

After Alberta, now Ontario is going to ban sales of tobacco products which are candy flavoured.

A new and positive development with an HIV/AIDS herb under its final stages before being declared as official cure to the deadly virus has treated 90 patients without suffering from side effects.

New Zealand cafes are encouraged to offer smaller portions or cut down the fat to help reduce diabetes. According to University of Otago researchers, seven per cent of adults in New Zealand have a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

According to a recent study published in the Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, fast food companies may have crossed certain health limits while trying to make the food tastier.

A number of people in the country, including several medical professionals, believe that GMOs, biotech giants and pesticides are to be blamed.

Newborn babies have their brains more developed when their mother performs modest workout during pregnancy, according to Elise Labonte-LeMoyne, a PhD candidate at the University of Montreal.

Kids in New Zealand are packing the pounds and fast becoming couch potatoes, according to a new international study conducted by the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand.

When you need energy, you probably think of coffee, soda or another drink with little nutritional value. Unfortunately, these solutions provide only a temporary rise in your energy level and are not all that healthy!

There must be something in the water in Highland, New York, a small town just across the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie where at least six young children were recently diagnosed with the same form of leukemia, one after another. CBS New York reports that the New York State Department of Health (NYSDH) has launched an investigation into what many local parents now say is an unusual and seemingly contagious wave of cancers with no obvious explanation.

Many people dread Mondays long before it comes. It's because it's the end of the weekend and you'd have to go back to work again. However, there ways to deal with Monday mornings better and as a result of a good Monday, you'd also have a better week.

A shocking viral video has been uploaded showing a woman patient dancing and partying merrily minutes before her breast removal surgery.

Despite many incidents of global killings, violence and negativity, the world remains a worth living place because of people like Darin Grunberg.

Two surgeons working at University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium recently discovered a new body part. Their discovery is a ligament located in the knee and it reportedly plays an important role in knee injuries.

Stench can help curb one's appetite according to a businesswoman who thought of a new diet aid - Stink Yourself Slim.

The flying gynaecologist, Dr Marc Perdu, admires Australia’s successful cervical cancer vaccine program

Who would have thought that the elusive fountain of youth that everyone searches can be found in an actual fountain? Apparently, plain old water can make you look up to 10 years younger. Say goodbye to expensive creams and plastic surgery to delay the signs of aging. Drinking lots of water may improve not just your looks but your overall health.

FDA has found significant risk in consuming trans-fat.

Is your memory failing you lately? Then it could be that you’re going through a lot of stress, whether you admit it or not. In fact, it happens to be true with pond snails too.

Proprioception is the body’s ability to transmit a sense of position, analyze that information and react (consciously or unconsciously) to the stimulation with the proper movement. There are three systems in the body that contribute to the function of balance: the visual system, the vestibular system and the proprioceptive system. The proprioceptive system is composed of sensory receptors in the muscles and tendons that inform the central nervous system as to the varying lengths of muscles, as...

When the sensation and condition of our muscles change, this is due to physiological changes within the circulatory and nervous system in our body These systems are very sensitive and are designed to respond instantly to any changes imposed on the body, internal or external Since they consist of blood vessels and nerves which are everywhere in the body we can get to them and have an impact on them by working for the outside, as well as by working with processes within the body.