The benefits of turmeric, due to its active ingredient curcumin, have been demonstrated by modern Western medical research and centuries of empirical evidence from India and China.
There has been an Inspiring turn around for Georgia Davis, once dubbed as the “Worlds fattest teen.” The 20 year old has lost 115 kilos and now weighs about 235 kilos, down from 350 kilos. Ms Davis told The Sun that she wanted to “live and be normal.”
More than 10 million Americans suffer from allergy and hay fever symptoms. Spring, summer and fall produce a wide variety of tree, flower and grass pollens.
Certain foods can help boost weight loss and can help increase metabolism, the key is figuring out what foods work best for you. There are certain foods that are good for fat burning, some that are good for increasing energy, and some that are great for moving waste through the body.
"Fifty Shades of Grey," the best-selling novel that's promoted as a tale of erotic romance, actually perpetuates the problem of violence against women, a new study finds.
Dr. Geoffrey Forbes Expresses his Concern over the Newly Advocated Gluten-free Benchmark
An iPhone case capable of detecting heart rhythm problems to help prevent strokes demonstrates what is possible when research is properly funded, the National Heart Foundation of Australia says.
Head transplants have been the stuff of Science fiction and horror films. The Frankenstein legend –in which a complete human being is constructed by sewing altered body parts together can now be a clinical reality, claims a Neuroscientist.
HIV/AIDS has infected more than 34 million people worldwide in 2011 and 3.4 million are less than 15 years of age. HIV/AIDS is a pandemic and continues to spread without any guarantee of cure or vaccine at this time. Know the ways to protect yourself and help stop HIV spread to others.
If taking deep breaths, squeezing stress balls, counting to 10 or taking walks were all it took, we wouldn’t have a whole month dedicated to stress awareness (it’s April)! You’re an exception if you are never stressed at work (come on!). Constant burden of added pressure, threat of layoffs and a boss from hell can drive you crazy! Too much of it can shoot up your heart rate and anxiety level. But there are a few unorthodox ideas that might bring some relief to an otherwise stressful day at work...
It took a group of Harvard researchers 75 years to produce answers to the most fundamental questions of life with a study they called as the Harvard Grant Study.
Kim Kardashian is well-known for her curvaceous body. Keeping Up with The Kardashians star Kim Kardashian has posed for nude photos for W magazine styled by conceptual artist Barbara Kruger. But Kim Kardashian's pregnancy with baby North West inevitably took a toll on her famous body. Pregnancy weight gain is a curse that inflicts all women.
It may seem odd to some and it's certainly not an ideal solution to everyone, but a French nurse has come up with a rather novel scheme to help gay couples provide their adopted infant children with a healthy start in life.
After 62 years, researchers finally asked Henrietta Lacks' family for consent to use her cancer cells for study. Is this a brand new angle for HIV cure research or another method for new discoveries on medical treatment?
“There’s nothing to eat”. That is undoubtedly one of the most depressing statements you ever make when you open the refrigerator and there’s nothing you want to eat. Wouldn’t it make life easy to make quick, easy, appetizing meals any time of the day? Stock these great food options in your fridge for those untimely hunger pangs. Bon appetit!
In what appears to be a freak accident at Brisbane International airport, a UK man was killed after falling from an escalator. Police say that it does not appear to be suspicious and that the fall could have been caused by alcohol. The man fell several levels on the escalator and died at 7pm (AEST) Brisbane time.
New Zealand teenagers were warned against the strange eyeball-licking craze that’s popular among Japanese youth.
Oculolinctus, or popularly known as “worming” is licking the eyeballs of another individual. It is a fetish practice among Japanese teenagers who are using eyeball-licking as a sign of affection between couples.
Travelling often takes its toll on the body. Sometimes it has adverse effects, too. It is important to take care of your body and health while you are travelling. Try to eat healthy and get lots of sleep to reduce the effects of travel. Here are a few tips on how to take care of your body and health when you’re on the go.
Sixty seven year old former President George W. Bush just had a heart operation. He had a stent put into one of his coronary arteries. But some doctors are saying that the procedure was not necessary.
A 40-year-old woman in Spain gave birth to a 6.2-kilogramme baby without needing a Ceasarian-section. UK-born Maxime Marin delivered the biggest baby ever born naturally in Spain at 4:43 am local time on Aug 7 in the Hospital Marina Salud in the city of Denia.
NBA's Marko Jaric is definitely one lucky guy to have a smokin' hot Brazilian supermodel as his wife.
Luck still shines on Hoffman as he’s cleared of cancer and is feeling great! Plus a gallery of celebrities who beat cancer, hands down!
Apparently, few are paying attention to the data on chlorella. Despite articles on chlorella's nutrient and detoxification capacities, health conscious folks are not rushing the shelves of physical or online stores to make sure they get their daily doses of chlorella.
The era of robotic, factory-produced test tube hamburger meat is nearly here. Yesterday, the first stem-cell-grown hamburger "meat patty" was grilled up and consumed by taste testers who declared it edible. The burger cost $332,000 to "grow" in test tubes, a project spearheaded by vascular biologist Mark Post of Maastricht University, reports The Guardian.
Herbal teas have been treasured for their tastes and healing properties by virtually all civilizations on Earth since prehistoric times.
Commonly we are aware that sugary foods are associated with piling on some extra pounds, and even an increased risk of suffering from obesity among teens and adults. But according to a new study even five year old kids who consume sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks, juices and other sweetened drinks daily are at a higher risk of having obesity problems than those kids who have sugar-sweetened drinks often.
You'd think humans and animals only have the ability to accumulate fat deposits in their bodies. Apparently not. Under the streets of London, a 15-tonne lump of food fat the size of a double-decker-bus has been discovered which could only have mounted up over the years.
Brazilian scientists developed a new vaccine for HIV which is planned to be tested on rhesus monkeys before 2013 ends. However, most vaccines made for the virus ended up ineffective against it. Why is it so difficult to create a vaccine against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
There is a better way of improving brain power and it does not involve wracking your mind completing crosswords puzzles. It is also more enjoyable too, said Rutgers University neuroscientist Professor Barry Komisaruk.
Brazilian scientists have developed an HIV vaccine and planned to test it on monkeys by late 2013. The early stage of the newly developed vaccine aimed to maintain the low viral level of an infected person rather than eliminate it.
