Krokodil, or desomorphine as it is called medically, is being spotted at an alarming rate in some U.S. states. The drug which originated from Russia uses toxic components such as lighter fluid, codeine pills, paint thinner and matchboxes to make a cheaper and more horrifying form of heroin. Just how horrifying, you ask? Those addicted to the drug develop scaly skin (much like a crocodile, hence its name) as the drug destroys tissue and blood vessels. A flesh eating drug that acts more rapidly on...
Hannah Puyat
Oct 11, 2013
A recent research has found that the most effective cure against hangovers can be beverages, Sprite and soda water. The study was conducted in a Chinese laboratory at the Sun Yet-Sun University in Guangzhou, China.
Jaskiran Kaur
Oct 11, 2013
According to a survey by Choice, online weight loss programmes are designed more to cause loss of money than loss of weight
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 11, 2013
Slade Dill is now on health news headlines after surviving a flesh-eating virus. His recovery has amazed his doctors. The eighth-grader was just playing tag when he cut his knee running.
Hannah Puyat
Oct 10, 2013
New prophylactic vaccine cured monkeys of simian immunodeficiency virus or SIV, an HIV and AIDS-like illness for primates, gave experts and researchers new hope for functional HIV cure. Cats' version of HIV aka feline immunodeficiency virus may also unlock further methods to defeat virus causing AIDS.
Ryan Inoyori
Oct 10, 2013
Suzanne Somers has proven Miley Cyrus wrong. In an interview in the Today show, Miley said 40-year-olds no longer have sex but American actress Suzanne Somers says she and her partner have sex a couple of times a day.
Sigrid Salucop
Oct 10, 2013
Breast implants lead to better sex life among women, according to a University of Florida research.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 10, 2013
A fat letter was sent to an 11-year-old girl's parents after the school had a mandatory health screening which includes determining the BMI of the children in the school. The young girl's BMI was allegedly too high.
Sigrid Salucop
Oct 10, 2013
The six member-nations of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) plan to ban the entry of gays by using medical tests to screen homosexual males.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 10, 2013
Dr. Mark Hobart, an Australian doctor, is in hot water of losing his medical license after refusing to abort a pregnant woman who wanted to have a baby boy. The mother wanted an abortion because she and her husband do not like a baby girl.
Reissa Su
Oct 09, 2013
Recent developments in LA showed that acquiring HIV is one of the hazards of trade that male and female porn stars face when filming sex scenes in their flicks, as Cameron Bay and several other adult show performers found out via lab test results.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 09, 2013
If you haven't heard of the drug PMA, it's probably because it's being sold as something else and a mere change in name has proven to be a fatal alteration indeed. In August of this year, the Office for National Statistics made public figures on drug-related deaths in 2012. While the statistics themselves were about equal to the previous years, what stood out were the deaths associated with PDA.
Hannah Puyat
Oct 09, 2013
Apparently, some male insect-eating marsupials, such as the mouse-like antechinus and the possum-like phascogales, have killer sex. In fact, the very act of mating with their own kind literally kills them.
Janice Somosot
Oct 08, 2013
They want him back home, and the family of Joe Thompson, a 12-year old British schoolboy who has a strong fear of flying, would do anything to pluck him out of Abu Dhabi. The final straw was applying hypnotherapy. It proved to be successful because the lad is now home with his family and playing with his dog.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 08, 2013
'Dad, I've got to do something,' begins a panicky letter from one of the children.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 08, 2013
Miss World 2013 Megan Young the most beautiful woman in the world, knows that hard and smart work has its rewards. Statuesque beauty with a scintillating smile and sexy figure, Megan Young is an actress, commercial model, and now a beauty queen; she got her crown-winning form with the help of Aces and Queens.
Oct 08, 2013
On Wednesday 2 Oct 13 an Arizona mother let the world into her operating room as she underwent a double mastectomy, the same operation Angelina Jolie had in February to reduce her chances of developing breast cancer.Melissa Ray's doctors in San Antonio, Texas, live tweeted each step of the preventative procedure, in order to spread awareness on the issue for Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Ambika Thakur
Oct 08, 2013
While Nathan Verhelst, a 44-year-old Belgian transsexual, was recently allowed to be euthanised after an unsuccessful sex change procedure in 2012, Andy Guy of Australia is luckier.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 08, 2013
Nina Dobrev is a Canadian so she has no problem with healthcare, but as the star of American hit series “The Vampire Diaries,” she also has no problem of getting heard by her American fans. The 24-year-old actress has shed off her clothes to entice people to support Obamacare.
Anne Lu
Oct 06, 2013
Cats will play a major role on the creation of HIV vaccine against AIDS, and it has been found that the feline immunodeficiency virus or HIV in cats may unlock the cure for the deadly virus in humans.
Ryan Inoyori
Oct 06, 2013
Pills made out of human feces or "poop" may be the key to cure serious gut infections that kill thousands and afflicts more than 500,000 people every year. A team of researchers from Canada is already testing the human poop pills on patients suffering from multiple infections of Clostridium difficile.
Reissa Su
Oct 04, 2013
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.
Oct 04, 2013
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.
Sigrid Salucop
Oct 04, 2013
Philips and Accenture are working on the potential of Google Glass to monitor vital signs in the operating room.
Tamie J Malaki
Oct 04, 2013
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.
Tamie J Malaki
Oct 04, 2013
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.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 04, 2013
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.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 04, 2013
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.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 04, 2013
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.
Sigrid Salucop
Oct 03, 2013
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.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 03, 2013
