HEALTH & WELLBEING

Diabetes is a common problem around the world that has people checking their blood sugar all the time. What's frightening to know is that diabetes is predicted to affect over 380 million people around the world by 2025. And with World Diabetes Day just celebrated this November 14, what could be a better way to deal with the illness than simply brushing one's teeth?

Tuberculosis, more popularly called TB, is a respiratory system illness that leaves people coughing up blood. This contagious disease, which stems from the infections bacteria known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mtb kills over 2 million people each year.

Everyone knows that smoking or second hand smoke is bad for the health and brings with it numerous negative effects such as turning the teeth yellow or making the lungs sickly. However, aside from the usual ailments associated with smoke, only a few know that smoke can also affect the heart.

Scientists from the Netherlands have developed an improved nanocar or molecule that moves using four atomic wheels.

Arthritis is an affliction that leaves those reeling with pain even with the simplest of tasks. Thanks to inflamed joints, people's lives are disrupted. In fact, there are around 10 million people in the United Kingdom who are suffering from this ailment, while in the United States, a staggering 50 million.

Patients who had mini-strokes have lower life expectancy than the general population according to a new Australian study.

Vitamin C is popularly known for boosting the immune system as well as helping people heal from wounds and keeping the gums healthy. But the vitamin might be good for the heart as well.

New scientific findings pointed to the likelihood that genes play a crucial role in the actual development of melanoma and up to one percent of the general Australian population are at risk, the study said.

Victoria Health Minister David Davis said on Sunday that the state will back the move by public hospitals to turnover to Fair Work Australia (FWA) the planned nurses' strike which could lead to bed closures.

Tumors have always been feared for they are often linked with cancer. With tumors disturbing the body's cell division, it's about time that modern medicine has found a way to stop the troublemaker without invasive surgery but with a drug.

One of the most nutritious foods on the traditional Thanksgiving menu is the sweet potato.

Breast cancer is a battle that some of the women face every day. Full of stress, fatigue, and other mixed emotions, a fight with the disease is taxing. Unfortunately, even if the battle has been won, for some, the way may not be over as cancer is known to reoccur.

In a modest sized study of post-mortem brain tissue from 7 boys diagnosed with autism and 6 boys without, the former group had an average 67% more neurons than the latter group. Some people who are diagnosed with autism live perfectly normal lives, some even have exceptional careers.

Hospitals in Australia now have lower superbug infection rates due to the National Hand Hygiene program that encourages health workers to wash their hands before and after interacting with patients.

Researchers from the Wellcome Trust’s Sanger Institute have now found the weak spot of malaria and are optimistic at the possibility of developing an efficient and effective vaccine against the dreaded disease.

Australian researchers from the University of Melbourne have developed a new technique that uses stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease.

Volunteer work to some of the teens sounds unappealing because it takes time away from their own lives. But those who spend time lending a hand to others will find another reason for volunteering aside from the joy of giving.

Figure conscious teenagers usually eat high fiber foods just to reduce their dress size to fit in to a size 0 dress, however, new research might just give the youth another reason to eat their fruits and veggies.

The brain controls most of the chemical processes in the body such as blood pressure, emotions, fight or flight reactions. A group of researchers from the Weizmann Institute, led by Dr. Gil Levkowitz, looked into the structure and the mechanism of the brain by which biochemical commands are transferred from the brain cells into the bloodstream and to other parts of the body. With this, the 'hormone of love' was discovered to have a crucial role in directing this process.

Doctors are currently exploring a new way of improving cancer treatment with a series of genetic tests. Researchers at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital were able to successfully improve the treatment of non-small-call lung cancer patients using the gene tests.

Breast cancer is one of the major concerns of women all over the world with it afflicting almost anyone. In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute, 230,480 women are estimated to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, with 39,520 of them dying from the disease.

In vitro fertilization treatment has increased by 50 percent among women in Australia and New Zealand, but only a few of the older women are able to deliver a baby.

A new breakthrough for obese people is in the works after a new study has found that cutting off blood vessels that nourish fat tissues could destroy body fat resulting in weight loss.

Asthma, characterized by the infamous wheezing sounds that people make, is a disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs.

A high fiber diet consisting of vegetables, fruits and whole grains are more likely to reduce the chances of teenagers getting diagnosed with heart diseases and diabetes when they hit their adult years, according to a study done by Michigan State University in East Lansing.

United States has been battling obesity ever since meals got super sized and beverage cups went up as far as 1.5 liters. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one-third of U.S. adults are obese.

As the old saying goes, "It is better to give than to receive." Most people would shrug off this proverb and keep to themselves thinking that it would be better, but there is scientific proof that people like it better when they give than receive.

Children as young as 8 years old are being admitted to hospitals for anorexia, ABC reported. Dr. Sloane Madden of Westmead Children's Hospital in NSW have told the ABC that the children being admitted are conscious of their body shape and rejecting food to avoid gaining weight.

Despite knowing of alcohol's harm to mental health, most people still find themselves drinking more than they planned, says a study.