When conventional doctors told 74-year-old Danny McDonald of Dunaff, Ireland, that he had stomach cancer so severe that it would likely kill him within three months, he decided to ignore their advice to undergo toxic chemotherapy treatments and instead embrace a nutritional approach to healing.
Laura Dixon, a 34-year-old Briton who has been vegetarian all her life, claims McDonald's meat menu helped her become pregnant, and her proof is that she did not only have a baby but a set of twin boys and another baby girl!
Omega-3 fatty acids have been the focus of a wide range of studies for various physiological reasons concerning heart health, inflammation and brain health. The brain and nervous system need those fatty acids structurally.
A water product sold at Wal-Mart and Walgreens and intended to be used to make infant formula has been found to contain a chemical the international media describes as the same "chemical weapon" involved in the political crisis with Syria. This "chemical weapon" is intentionally added to a drinking water product called "Nursery Water" that's sold at Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Safeway, Rite Aid and many other nationwide retailers, including Toys "R" Us.
An Australian team of doctors has helped an infertile woman get pregnant after an ovarian tissue transplant. It was a first in medical history and doctors said it the procedure was a major medical breakthrough in fertility treatment. Experts from The Royal Women's Hospital and Melbourne IVF had teamed up to help the Australian woman grow egg follicles to create two healthy eggs after she had undergone ovarian tissue transplant.
Johnson & Johnson added a new warning label on Tylenol bottles informing users of potential fatal risks of taking too much of the pain reliever. Overdose of drugs with paracetamol, such as Tylenol, can cause liver failure and, in rare cases, death from 3 to 5 days after being overdosed.
However, did you know that there are other popular celebrities in the industry who have suffered from the same disorder? Check out some of them below and in the slideshow next.
New Zealand veterans who served in the Vietnam War have a higher risk of cancer, according to a new study by the University of Otago's Department of Preventive and Social Medicine. Vietnam War veterans in New Zealand are more likely to have twice the rate of chronic lymphatic leukemia compared to the rest of the population.
Danish scientists are closing in on finding a mass-distributable and affordable cure to HIV, based on their current research undergoing clinical trials. The "novel strategy" is designed to allow the immune system to destroy HIV permanently.
Weekend is not just about spending time with the family eating barbeques together but it is also about getting drunk for some. Concerts and other music festivals that are held to celebrate the momentous event in the US are filled with booze to make the fun go round and round.
The parents of young Rahul Perumal from India's Tamil Nadu state say it happened for the first time just nine days after their only son was born. But since that time, the young boy from Nedimoliyur has inexplicably burst into flames, suddenly and for no apparent reason, at least three more times, baffling doctors in an extremely rare case of what appears to be spontaneous human combustion, also known as SHC.
When it comes to diseases or disorders, you have probably just encountered the usual terms like cancer, diabetes, or even obesity. But what if you get to encounter someone who experiences a seizure upon hearing a certain voice of a familiar person? What will you do if one day you see your hand having a life of its own?
Post pregnancy weight gain is a curse that inflicts all women around the globe. Kim Kardashian is well-known for her curvaceous body, but Kim Kardashian's pregnancy with baby North West inevitably took a toll on her celebrated body.
On a Sunday afternoon swim, a 6-year-old boy was bugging me in a sweet sort of way. He rode up and down the handrail on the stairs in the shallow end of the pool where I was trying to sit in peace. He was laughing and talking, but I couldn't understand a word through the giggles.
A new worldwide study revealed that more people were either dying or getting sick due to mental disorders and substance abuse than from AIDS, diabetes and tuberculosis. Australian and American researchers have discovered that disorders relating to depression have the largest percentage of 40 per cent of global death.
HIV researchers are working round-the-clock searching for an effective treatment and cure against HIV infection. However, some people are just too stubborn and continue risky behaviour even with the global threat of the virus. Know the five lethal associated diseases with AIDS and their treatments currently being researched by medical experts.
In Kyrgyzstan, four people were hospitalised and another 160 quarantined after fears of an outbreak of bubonic plague in the country. This was after the Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Health, Wednesday, stated a 15-year-old boy due to bubonic plague last week.
Tuberculosis is one of the diseases most highly associated to people affected by poverty or HIV/AIDS. Despite medical advancement, TB remains difficult to treat and eradicate in global scale. Here is a look into the connections between HIV and Tuberculosis -- diseases claiming millions of lives worldwide.
Angelina Jolie shocked the world earlier this year by revealing how she underwent preventive double mastectomy or removal of both of her breasts in a bid to avoid the ovarian cancer.
Kate Middleton apparently started regaining her pre-baby body. Just One month after giving birth to Prince George on 22 July, Kate Middleton was photographed donning casual clothing flaunting her flat belly as she went out for grocery shopping at a local market on Anglesey Islandon on 26 August.
A 14-year-old boy in Bihar, India, looked like he’s living inside the body of a 110-year-old. He has a rare disease known as progeria which makes the boy age eight times faster than the normal aging process. Ali Hussein has five other siblings with the same disease, and he watched them die because of progeria.
Beneath the protection provided by antiretroviral drugs, the virus which causes AIDS remains incurable and drug therapy haven't reached all victims of HIV. There are several frightening truths about HIV/AIDS that modern science watches closely before everything is too late.
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More young people in New Zealand have died due to poisoning from butane and other chemicals with hydrocarbons. A new study on chemical poisoning causing unintentional deaths has found that "huffing" or inhaling butane butane gas and other chemicals having the same substances is the main cause of death among the youth between ages 15 to 24.
Schizophrenia, one of the most serious mental disorder ranks among the top ten causes of disease-related burden in the age group of 15-44 globally.Symptoms related to schizophrenia are generally classified into positive (delusions, hallucinations and formal thought disorder) and negative (amotivation, anhedonia, emotional blunting and poor insight).
Metabolism describes the complex processes that regulate how we convert food into energy. As known to us energy output increases during exercise, exercise also speeds up the metabolic rate at which we burn off calories for up to 24 hours after activity. Exercise increases the amount of muscle mass in the body, and the more muscle mass you have the more calories you use up.
A relaxation drink is a non-alcoholic beverage containing calming ingredients which may be found in nature. It is a functional beverage which is similar to calming tea but unlike calming tea, it may contain more than one active ingredient. Relaxation drinks are also served chilled and may be carbonated.
Why do patients gain a significant amount of weight when on insulin therapy? Several proposed theories include decreased glycosuria due to improved glycemic control, the anabolic effects of insulin itself, decreased metabolic rate, aggressive treatment of hypoglycemia, and defensive eating to prevent hypoglycemia or deal with the fear of hypoglycemia.
Parents in South Africa could face life in prison if convicted of murdering their baby girl, who died just days after being given what reports say were routine vaccinations.
Staying fit and healthy is not easy. Even when good habits are practiced, such as eating right and exercising, fitness goals can seem forever unattainable. Sometimes, unhealthy habits picked up over the years can be the reason,and it is not easy to get out of a bad habit.
