HEALTH & WELLBEING

McDonald's Corp., the world-known burger giant chain, has informed that it plans to open vegetarian-only restaurants in India in 2013. According to McDonald's Corp.'s statement, religious pilgrims to two of India's sacred spirituals sites will be able to eat at purely vegetarian McDonald's in Amritsar, home to the Golden Temple, and the town of Katra as well. News sounds like an oxymoron!

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 07, 2012

Suggestions from the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) that a gay lifestyle is more hazardous than smoking caused Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday to pull out from addressing the lobby's national conference in October.

Vittorio Hernandez Sep 06, 2012

A new molecule with anti-cancer and anti-metastatic properties has been discovered by teams from CNRS, CEA, the Institut Curie and Inserm(1), in collaboration with Australian and British researchers.

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 05, 2012

If your dinner date chooses unhealthily from a restaurant menu, you are less likely to stick to healthy options, according to University of Birmingham research published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 05, 2012

Most couples who seek reproductive assistance are sub-fertile, rather than sterile, and may conceive naturally. But for this to be optimised, they need to accurately time intercourse on the fertile days of the menstrual cycle.

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 05, 2012

While the pharmaceutical industry is busy trying to conjure up new drugs to tackle the antibiotic-resistant "superbug" epidemic, a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation explains how simple vitamin B3, also known as nicotinamide (NAM), taken in high doses may effectively thwart staph and other potentially life-threatening infections without the need for drugs.

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 05, 2012

In a Central Sweden laboratory, mankind’s answer to life-stealing cancer is being subjected to a serious study. The potential cancer-stopper, “adenovirus serotype 5,” is a common virus. One of the scienstists working on it describes it as “an assassin who kills all the bad guys.” Is Science finally somewhere close to putting a stop to cancer?

Arlene Paredes Sep 03, 2012

Additive triclosan affects fish and mice at a cellular level

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 03, 2012

Scientists at the University of Glasgow are working to harness the regenerative power of stem cells to improve orthopaedic implant surgery.

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 03, 2012

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reports success using a targeted educational approach to teach young patients to remain motionless during MRI scans, making the process safer.

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 03, 2012

Laser-powered bionic eyes? Seriously? Restore sight to the completely blind? Can this headline be correct?

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 03, 2012

Most Americans have "hot meals" two out of every three sit downs per day, and usually that food itself has already been cooked, maybe at very high temperatures, and then processed, and finally loaded with preservatives and artificial ingredients. Even organic food which is cooked at over 118 degrees will most likely kill the nutrients, but there are some exceptions. (http://www.essortment.com/health-nutrition-steam-broccoli-48355.html)

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 03, 2012

Several decades ago, the Dupont logo had the following text attached: "Better living through chemistry." Since then, many of us have come to realize we are living worse in a toxic environment that includes chemically polluted air, water, food, so called "medicine," and now even clothing.

Jamelle Agbuis Sep 03, 2012

Queensland wants to ban tanning salon use in the state by the end of 2014. Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg cited the increased health risks to cancer as justification for the state legislation that pushes for the prohibition on solariums.

Vittorio Hernandez Aug 31, 2012

Most of us have taken antibiotics to get rid of a nasty cold that turned into a secondary bacterial infection, or as a preventative measure after a surgery or some other injury.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 31, 2012

On August 27, PuckerButt Pepper Company, a manufacturer and distributor of all natural chili pepper products and seeds, announced the debut of the world's hottest pepper: Smokin' Ed's Carolina Reaper.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 31, 2012

General obesity is an epidemic. But it's possible to experience belly fat without being generally obese with fat enlarged torso, arms, and legs that demand waddling while walking. Your arms, upper torso, face, and legs can appear normal with an extended belly and expanded waistline.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 31, 2012

Many robotic designs take nature as their muse: sticking to walls like geckos, swimming through water like tuna, sprinting across terrain like cheetahs. Such designs borrow properties from nature, using engineered materials and hardware to mimic animals' behavior.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 31, 2012

The Sydney Morning Herald recently published an opinion piece by Patrick Parkinson titled 'About time we all cared more about marriage', in which he argued that allowing same-sex couples to marry will diminish the institution of marriage.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 31, 2012

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has given its nod for the wider circulation of abortion pill RU486, effectively nudging the country to the circle of 46 nations worldwide that allow the controversial drug’s commercial availability.

Erik Pineda Aug 30, 2012

If you've forgotten your first-aid kit at home, here are some simple ways to find relief almost anywhere with common foods.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 29, 2012

While the industry and government work out the problems associated with additives and bags, why not make your own, safe version?

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 29, 2012

In the fight against chronic illness, researchers have potentially discovered a new all-natural weapon that can help keep your blood pressure down: Apple peel extracts.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 28, 2012

There are plenty of good reasons why, in a world increasingly filled with processed - and over-processed - foods, that eating organic not only makes the most sense for your body, but for the planet as well.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 28, 2012

Sweetened (sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened) drinks may be linked to preterm birth, according to a recent joint study between Norwegian and Swedish researchers.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 28, 2012

University of Rochester Medical Center scientists believe they are the first to identify genes that underlie the growth of primitive leukemia stem cells; and then to use the new genetic signature to identify currently available drugs that selectively target the rogue cells.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 28, 2012

Children who grow up without siblings have a more than 50 percent higher risk of being overweight or obese than children with siblings.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 27, 2012

Mexican-Americans with an ancestral link to Amerindian tribes were found to have higher insulin resistance levels, which is an indication of several chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, according to research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 27, 2012

Even while kicking the standard American diet (SAD), even after leaving SAD behind, those nasty little junk or processed food cravings can re-emerge. They're like the munchies after coming down from pot or booze.

Jamelle Agbuis Aug 27, 2012