English and Australian Diets that Save Lives
The most remarkable thing about these two health strategies is that it safeguards the physical condition of people and helps in preventing loss of lives.
Woman Loses 59 Kilos After Stomach Reduction Surgery
A severely obese American woman cut nearly one-third of her weight a year after undergoing an operation that removed 85 percent of her stomach.
No Increase in Marijuana Use in Rhode Island after Legalization - U.S. Study
There is no over consumption of legal marijuana among adolescents in Rhode Island, a new study shows. Study researcher Dr. Esther Choo of Brown University said in a statement that she did not find increases in marijuana use among Rhode Island's youth after medical marijuana was legalized in the state.
Combination Hormone-Radiation Treatment Boosts Prostate Cancer Survival
Prostate cancer is a well-known threat to men. According to the National Cancer Institute, in the United States alone, over 240,000 new cases have been reported, while around 34,000 died from it just this 2011. The Canadian Cancer Society, on the other hand, estimated that 25,500 new cases will be diagnosed this year, and that 4,100 men will die from it.
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Study: Erectile Dysfunction May Be Sign of Heart Disease
Erectile dysfunction may be a warning sign of a heart disease or other conditons.
Recent studies have linked erectile dysfunction and heart disease and that men with heart disease and erectile dysfunction were twice as likely to die earlier than men who have heart disease alone.
Impotence Drugs Linked to 2,200 Deaths in 10 Years
Researchers linked 2,200 deaths from impotence drugs in the last decade.
Study: Brain Impairment Behind Addictive Behavior
Individuals with impairments in certain portions of the brain are more prone to compulsive and addictive behavior.
To Live Longer, Find What Makes You Happy
What makes a person happy? The most common answers would be family, relationships, meaningful work, money, intelligence and attractiveness, among others.
Eating for a Crowd
Society nowadays is obsessed with their health and how they look. With people paying loads of money for experts for nutritional and dietary counsel, more and more are looking for an easier way to watch how they eat.
80% of Aussies Want to Lose Weight, but 55% Don’t Exercise Regularly
Like other western nations, Australia is engaged in a battle of the bulge as obesity rates soar.
California Surgeons Try to Separate Filipino Conjoined Twins
Surgeons started separating twin girls joined in the chest and abdomen at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in California on Tuesday morning.
Blood from Rice: Chinese Scientists Modify Rice to Make Albumin
Squeezing blood from rice? It may sound like a tall tale but Chinese scientists have developed a method of making albumin, a protein found in human blood from ordinary rice.
Smoking Effects Linger Even After Quitting; Women at Higher Risk
The results of several studies have shown that the impact of cigarette smoking continue even for those who have quit smoking, and the effect is longer in women than in men.
Genetically Engineered Insects: A New Hope to Control Dengue and Malaria
Insect-borne diseases like dengue and malaria, including agricultural pests, may soon be controlled with the use genetically engineered insects.
The Key to Longevity: Less Calories, Longer Life
Reducing the calories that people eat is often the best way to lose those unwanted pounds. But a study conducted by Mikael Molin of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology states that a person consuming less calories can also live a longer life.
Australia Leads Global Crusade against Polio
The campaign against polio has received an added boost with the declaration of world leaders to channel more funds in the fight against Poliomyelitis.
Aussie Scientists Identify Enzyme Key to High Blood Pressure
An Australian scientist says he has discovered a key factor in high blood pressure.
Stopping Cancer Without a Cure
Being diagnosed with cancer is always hard. Just the thought of undergoing medication and chemotherapy can certainly take its toll. But what's more disconcerting than having cancer, is having one that has no known cure.
Cancer Prevention Breakthrough: Aspirin Reduces Cancer Risk by 50 Percent
Regular taking of aspirin reduces the risk of developing hereditary cancers, according to the findings of a decade-long study by scientists including those from Queen’s University, particularly bowel and womb cancers.
Western Medicine Gives in to Pythons
Western medicine has always been conservative in its endeavors to cure and treat diseases, unlike its counterpart, alternative medicine counts on the odd and the outrageous in dealing with ailments.
Why Drinking Your Juice Could be Better Than a Pill
Since the dawn of modern medicine, doctors and scientists have found a way to make things easier to swallow. Yes, drinking pills nowadays seem to be just what the doctor ordered, but who would have thought that the common fruit juice could have a leg up on those tiny poppers?
Kids Harmed by Secondhand Smoke: California Study
Smoking has been a normal part of life for some adults living in California. But this doesn't mean that it should also be part of their children's lives.
How Your Past Life Can Bite You Back
Growing up is essentially a hard thing to do. People deal with all sorts of problems such as family, financial, and parental issues. The important thing is how we recover from them.
Horror Make-up Facepaint Could be Fatal, Consumer Watchdog Warns
With the approach of Halloween, the Australian consumer watchdog warned of horror make-up facepaint which may contain lead that could be deadly to users.
Survey Says Smoking on the Decline Among Young People
The global drive to reduce smoking rates appears to be working. A survey by Yahoo of over 1,000 Yahoo users found that campaign appears to be effective particularly among young people.
It’s the Disease, Not The Medicine That Increases Risk of Birth Defects in Hypertensive Women: Study
It is the underlying hypertension of the mother, rather than the use of antihypertensive drugs in early pregnancy that increases the risk of birth defects, research findings show.
Are Your Kids Suffering Even After Surgery?
Four million children undergo surgical procedures in the United States every year. And when it comes to postsurgical pain in pediatric patients, which may last weeks or months, it has been generally overlooked, unlike those of treated adults.
Gapped Teeth – Something to Smile About
More often than not, people frown upon having gapped teeth. But as far as trends and celebrities are concerned, having gapped teeth may be a blessing in disguise.
Study: Drinking More Coffee Reduce Skin Cancer Risk
Persons who drink more than three cups of coffee a day has a lesser risk of getting a type of skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
Pacemakers from the Dead can now be used for the Living
Pacemakers are expensive and valued at £15,000 to £35,000. However, these are considered useful and some specialized versions can even help in rectifying heart failure, according to some doctors in the U.S.
Cancer Victim Wins $2 Million Compensation from James Hardie
A WA man has won $2 million in compensation from James Hardie after the Western Australian Supreme Court found the building materials company negligent in dumping asbestos that caused him to develop mesothelioma.
California Scientists Prove Alien, UFO Encounters Only Dreams?
American researchers are claiming that supposed human encounters with aliens and unidentified flying objects (UFO) may just be dreams based on results of a sleep experiment.
Cure to Parasitic Roundworm may lie in its Genes
Ascariasis, an intestinal infection caused by a parasitic roundworm, has plagued man for the longest time, affecting over one billion people in China, South East Asia, South America, and in Africa.
New Study May Help Mothers Avoid C-Sections
When preparing to deliver a baby, physicians look at fetal heart rate patterns to guide them in deciding whether or not to perform a C-section. But without a standard to guide physicians during those critical hours, doctors and nurses often resort to guessing.
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