HEALTH & WELLBEING

Reuters recently published an article about meditation and exercise reducing the days of sick leave employees may be forced to take.

British scientists have uncovered 10 new gene regions where DNA changes are linked to Type 2 diabetes. The discovery brings nearer the science community of a biological understanding of the ailment.

Cucumbers are the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world and known to be one of the best foods for your body's overall health, often referred to as a superfood. Cucumbers are often sprayed with pesticides so it is important to buy organic or even better, grow them yourself.

You'll never look at a banana the same way again after discovering the many health benefits and reasons to add them to your diet. Bananas are high in fiber and three natural sugars -- glucose, sucrose and fructose -- giving them almost magical powers to provide a huge energy boost.

Queenslanders should expect another controversy to erupt soon as another safe sex campaign ads featuring a condom and gay men were posted on Sunday in bus shelters and billboards.

Onions are not only a savory cooking staple to use as an inexpensive seasoning and flavoring agent in your favorite recipes. They also happen to be literally packed with beneficial compounds. So packed in fact, that they are actually healthier ounce for ounce than most "superfruits" like pomegranates, goji berries and blueberries.

Scientists from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute of the Melbourne University had established a link between the heavy use of marijuana and damage to brain memory and learning capacity.

In the art of Spiritual Nutrition, there are several major stages of dietary transition.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine released a review in March 2012 of all available clinical trials involving garlic's effectiveness for the common cold. The intent was to explore clinical evidence for the popular belief that garlic "is good for" colds in humans.

Does Australia's love for sport making it sick?

Fashion statements that are unhealthy are nothing new in this modern world. The controversy over bras linked to breast cancer is supported by the fact that they do impede breast lymph flow, which is needed for draining toxins from tissues.

Here's some great news for all of our pot-smoking Daily Reckoning readers! A recently-concluded study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham determined that one marijuana joint per week for 49 years does no harm to lungs!

Queensland nurses protested on Wednesday in a rally at Brisbane the changes to the state's health services which they said could be fatal to patients.

Massage is not the unnecessary extravagance you might think; in fact, it is associated with a wide range of very real, and very important, health benefits. The good news is, you can now enjoy all those benefits without dropping a huge fee on a professional massage.

Researchers at Florida State University have found that post-menopausal women can benefit from eating two apples a day. Regular apple consumption can lower cholesterol by around 25 per cent.

Children are more radio-sensitive than adults and children undergoing CT scans have triple the risk of leukemia and brain cancer after two or three CT scans according to a recent article in the Lancet.

Bethesda, MD - Adalimumab (an anti-tumor necrosis factor [TNF] antibody) is effective in maintaining remission in certain pediatric patients with Crohn's disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

Long after one of the hottest and driest North American summers on record has turned to fall, consumers will still be feeling its effects in the form of higher food prices, possibly worldwide.

Avoidable deaths of Māori children in New Zealand are costing the country at least 67 lives and around $200 million per year in economic impact, but greater Government spending on primary care and other key interventions could help to resolve the problem, health researchers say.

While America's economy is suffering staggering losses in jobs and debt, the Obama administration is creating jobs for Chinese workers by selling hemp scarves on its website -- even while industrialized hemp remains illegal for U.S. farmers to grow!

Study Receives Award at American Psychological Association's Annual Convention

Women outlive men by about five to six years but why? By age 85 there are roughly six women to every four men and by age 100 the ratio is more than two to one. Now scientists think they may have found the answer in the aptly named "Mother's Curse".

Have a Coke and a smile. Or, if you're part of the 'new generation,' a Pepsi. One taste of those excito-toxins and you won't worry about aborted fetal cells or cancer-causing chemicals. After all, who wants to think about Type 2 Diabetes when they just want a sweet reward, and a moment to relax?

Stress is something we cannot escape. As soon as one stressful situation disappears, another one seems to pop up.

Imagine living life without (chronic) unwarranted fear and never having to experience degenerative disease. This is NOT just a silly idea - it's reality for many people throughout the world.

Australians planning to visit Indonesian or other Southeast Asian destinations should avoid exotic cocktail drinks, which a recent journal report from New Zealand had blamed for the deaths of numerous tourists in the past.

Researchers have found a link between dental fillings made using bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA, and behavior and emotional problems in children.

Psychological distress was associated with a higher risk of death from stroke, according to a new study by researchers in UCL Epidemiology & Public Health, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Australian researchers have developed a breath test using an electronic nose to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma in its early stages, a potentially life-saving move.