A study published in medical journal Human Reproduction has claimed that the use of marijuana may have adverse effects on a man's sperm that may affect one's fertility.
Silvana Peters
Jun 06, 2014
New Zealand has banned mothballs due to their toxic risk. The Ministry of Health has warned that the chemicals in mothballs can be deadly. The health agency said mothballs and flakes in New Zealand contained harmful chemicals like camphor, naphthalene and dichlorobenzene.
Reissa Su
Jun 06, 2014
Adam Richman, the host of “Man vs. Food” on Travel Channel, lost 70 pounds and posed nude for the Cosmopolitan magazine to show it to the world. It took him 10 months to lose it all.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Jun 06, 2014
Canadians in Quebec suffering from dreaded or long-time health afflictions have now been afforded the right to die, as the provincial government on Thursday passed Bill 52, otherwise known as an act respecting end-of-life care.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 06, 2014
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has identified that the source of infection of the widening Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus are the camels in the kingdom.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 05, 2014
Grown-up women, aged between 45 and 59, consume more alcohol than the younger age group.
Athena Yenko
Jun 05, 2014
Force Impact Technologies or known as FIT has developed a new smart mouthguard that will detect possible head-related injuries in sports. While wearing a mouthpiece in various contact sports was helpful in the past, FIT has invented a more improved tool to help athletes worldwide. The idea sprung from one of its founders when he encountered a health-threatening head injury in one of his sports events.
Daniel Joseph Cruz
Jun 05, 2014
Saudi Arabia has revealed that it has significantly more deaths caused by the fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus than earlier reported. According to Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health, the new total cases of MERS stands at 282 since 2012, much higher than the previous official death toll pegged at 190.
Silvana Peters
Jun 05, 2014
A State attorney argues that the city's local Board of Health has within its power to ban products that could contribute to health risks. Officials urge the Court of Appeals in Albany to reinstate the ban which has already been denied by the lower courts because it should have been adopted by the elected City Council and not the health department.
Silvana Peters
Jun 05, 2014
The little blue pill may have a powerful side effect aside from boosting sexual performance. A new study that appears in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that the use of sildenafil (or commonly "Viagra") is associated with melanoma. The authors reveal that the drug may increase the risk of melanoma or skin cancer by as high as 84 per cent.
Silvana Peters
Jun 05, 2014
Take-up rates of condoms is still relatively low because many men find the rubber sheath that cover their penis affecting their sexual pleasure during intimate moments with their wives, girlfriends or partners.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 05, 2014
It was announced earlier that the Abbott government will be doing some hefty investment into medical research, amounting to a $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund (the Fund) to keep Australia at the forefront of medical research.
Silvana Peters
Jun 04, 2014
Researchers at the Aarhus University in Denmark have found a way to use HIV to treat hereditary disorders, HIV infection itself and even make it as a transport like a nanoparticle.
Ryan Inoyori
Jun 04, 2014
The United Nations believes there is cause for concern with Papua New Guinea's high rate of HIV cases. According to Radio Australia, a UN agency has already labeled the country's HIV and AIDS public heath emergency as a pandemic.
Silvana Peters
Jun 04, 2014
Australian scientists from University of Adelaide have developed a sensitive thermometer that can measure a person's temperature three times more accurately than the best thermometers available in the market.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 04, 2014
One of chemotherapy's major side effects includes infertility in both men and women of child-bearing age. This is trying and very difficult for individuals who want to be able to have children after undergoing treatment. Good news is that a new breast cancer drug may be able to prevent women from becoming infertile due to cancer treatment.
Silvana Peters
Jun 04, 2014
Apple introduced its new iOS 8 during the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday and showcased a wide range of new features and developer tools to create new applications. Included in its array of hew applications is the new Health app that gives users an easy-to-read and clear dashboard that provides an overview of one's health and fitness data.
Silvana Peters
Jun 03, 2014
There may be a correlation between the amount of light in one's room and one's weight, said the Institute of Cancer Research in London. Researchers believe that sleep disruption and circadian rhythms by exposure to light at night (LAN) may be linked to the rise in obesity.
Silvana Peters
Jun 03, 2014
Tyrone Bowd, the 24-year-old Queensland resident who is suffering from a swollen scrotum would no longer need to fly to the United States for a life-saving surgery. The enlarged testicles are the size of a watermelon.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 03, 2014
A diet based on one's genetic makeup may aid in weight loss and trimming down.
Silvana Peters
Jun 03, 2014
Sleepless nights may be attributed to long-term marijuana consumption, according to a recent study from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Individuals who use marijuana are more likely to experience sleep difficulties. ua
Silvana Peters
Jun 03, 2014
Sleepless nights may be attributed to long-term marijuana consumption, according to a recent study from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Individuals who use marijuana are more likely to experience sleep difficulties. ua
Silvana Peters
Jun 03, 2014
NFL Player Richard Sherman and the Seattle Seahawks team surely know athletes and kids have to eat right and stay healthy.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas
Jun 02, 2014
Combining a cheap, decades-old chemotherapy drug with a standard hormone therapy treatment early may contribute in extending the life of prostate cancer patients for over a year, according to a study.
Silvana Peters
Jun 02, 2014
New findings have found exemestane (Aromasin) may reduce breast cancer recurrence among premenopausal women compared with tamoxifen when given along with ovarian suppression.
Silvana Peters
Jun 02, 2014
A 26-year-old man from Qingdao in China has experienced a detached retina after spending hours chatting with his girlfriend throughout the day until evening over the instant messaging app We Chat.
Silvana Peters
Jun 02, 2014
Health Canada is currently groping with a pile of applications for licences to grow medical marijuana in the country. Even junior mining firms have joined the fray.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 02, 2014
Queensland scientist has commenced breeding the Asian tiger mosquito in preparation against possible invasion in the near future, AAP reported.
Athena Yenko
May 30, 2014
Tyrone Bowd, a 24-year-old Australian, has a big problem that needs immediate surgery. Otherwise, his life could be endangered. Bowd is suffering from scrotal lymphedema, diagnosed a year ago, which caused his scrotum to swell as big as a watermelon and keeps on growing that it is already down to his knees.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 30, 2014
The U.S.' Centers for Disease Control has reneged on its earlier observations that the Illinois man believed to have been the country's third MERS-CoV case contracted the disease from human-to-human transmission from the Indiana man. The latter is the U.S.' second confirmed case.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
May 30, 2014
