Amblyopia is an eye condition when the nerves that connect one of the eyes to the brain do not develop correctly during childhood.
Women Fitness
Jun 21, 2013
There are many methods of detoxing, all vital for surviving our toxic environment of bad food, bad water, and bad air. Some are too extreme and time consuming for those who are not so bad off and too busy.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 21, 2013
Americans view obesity as a serious problem among both the overall public and among children and teens, and most people believe that local K-12 schools need to take a leading role in combating the epidemic, according to a recent survey conducted by Field Research Corp.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 21, 2013
Estrogen stimulates the production of the body's own antibiotic and strengthens the cells in the urinary tract, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 21, 2013
Media reports say that India's enormous population explosion has given way to an HIV epidemic that is the third largest in the world, trailing South Africa and Nigeria. While only a small proportion of Indian's are infected with the AIDS virus, health officials say that India's significant growth in population in recent decades makes it vulnerable to a full-blown HIV epidemic that could get out of hand.
Jacob Cherian
Jun 20, 2013
If you or a loved one suffers from Alzheimer's Disease or some other form of dementia, there is hope and healing to be found in turmeric.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 20, 2013
University researchers investigate the role of corticosterone in signaling fetal distress.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 20, 2013
An animal behaviour expert is to speak at a special conference taking place to explore the potential benefits a pet dog can bring to families with a child with autism.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 20, 2013
Levels of autism research in the UK fall way behind those of the US, finds new research published today by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and the Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) at the Institute of Education (IOE), London.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 20, 2013
Diapocynin, a synthetic molecule derived from a naturally occurring compound (apocynin), has been found to protect neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson's Disease symptoms by preventing deficits in motor coordination.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 20, 2013
Study suggests doctors may need to keep a closer eye on vision concerns in patients born with a low birth weight.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 20, 2013
American rock star Bret Michaels, who wrote hit songs such as Talk Dirty to Me, claimed in an interview with Conan O'Brien that the 2009 porn film Busty Cops 3: To Protect and Serve caused his brain hemorrhage in 2010.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 20, 2013
Studies in zebrafish reveal abundant potential source for repair of injured heart muscle.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 20, 2013
Published media reports say that India's movie icon, Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri know they are having a baby boy after doing pre-natal gender tests, banned in India since 1994 for creating a gender imbalance in the general population.
Jacob Cherian
Jun 20, 2013
Angelina Jolie's preventative mastectomy revelation has resulted in increase of women calling the Cancer Council NSW helpline. The agency said that the "Angelina effect" has raised health awareness in women in Australia.
Anne Lu
Jun 19, 2013
This year's current outbreak of legionnaires' disease at Australia's Wesley Hospital could be linked to a death two years ago.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 19, 2013
While many people would be happy to remove fat from their body, with some even undergoing procedures such as liposuction, a British paracyclist turned out to have a rare medical syndrome that causes him not to store fat.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 19, 2013
Drugs are harming and killing American children at an astounding rate these days - no, not "street" drugs like cocaine and ecstasy, but rather pharmaceutical drugs like statins and opioid painkillers.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 19, 2013
Gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan are all the rage these days. Many people, whether they have a food allergy or not, believe that foods with these and other common labeling distinctions are automatically healthier than other foods.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 18, 2013
Eyeball-licking is the new thing in elementary school Japan, and it’s grossing out netizens. Teachers became aware of the trend when an increasing number of students began turning up in school with eye patches.
Anne Lu
Jun 17, 2013
Uh oh. A recent study scores a huge win for naughtiness. Practitioners of sexual sadism and masochism have been proven to be psychologically healthier than their vanilla counterparts.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 17, 2013
Kathy and Bill Janelle felt blessed after the birth of their twins, William and Shae. Though the new baby brother and sister duo arrived six weeks early, both were seemingly healthy - weighing about five pounds each.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 17, 2013
A "cold snap" 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to the ones witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to research published in Nature Geoscience.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 17, 2013
Neuropathy, or nerve damage, is the most common cause of injury and death in people with diabetes. Preliminary studies suggest, however, that this debilitating condition may be treatable by boosting your body's levels of a substance that it is already producing: Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 17, 2013
New Canadian surveillance system monitors tuberculosis and could be used for SARS-like outbreaks
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 14, 2013
Mice engineered with a human gene for schizophrenia and exposed to lead during early life exhibited behaviors and structural changes in their brains consistent with schizophrenia.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 14, 2013
The food labelling star health rating system endorsed today by Australia's food regulation ministers has the potential to dramatically improve the nation's food supply as well as helping consumers make healthier choices, said the National Heart Foundation of Australia.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jun 14, 2013
France amended its Public Health Code that allowed the use of marijuana-based medicine. Decree 2013-473, published Friday, even permits the use of raw marijuana.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 14, 2013
Because of the growing number of Australian women who are going for labiaplasty or the medical procedure to craft designer vaginas, the government is reviewing if it would publicly fund the surgery through Medicare.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 14, 2013
Australia is on high alert again after health authorities have discovered a potentially alarming third case of Legionnaire's disease at the Wesley Hospital in the state of Brisbane.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 13, 2013
