HEALTH & WELLBEING

Just a few short years ago, Plantation, Fla.-based bankruptcy attorney David Langley did not have even one doctor as a client. But in the years that have followed, Langley has processed at least six bankruptcy cases involving physicians, and is currently working on two bankruptcy cases involving an orthopedic surgeon and an OB/GYN, according to CNNMoney.

With a scarcity index of 21 percent, Venezuela not only suffers shortages in basic food staples. Now even toilet paper have run out of stocks causing people to hoard and madly rush to supermarkets each time a new delivery arrives.

Scientists are now drawing near to finding the cure for HIV/AIDS and will put the deadly disease into history. Moreover, the cure for Human Immune Deficiency virus is expected come in handy prices.

Human cloning may not be as far off as people think. Recent stem cell milestone allowed scientists to remove one hindering factor to duplicating humans. They can now generate embryos without needing fertilisation.

Droppings from a type of bird called Nightingale are used frequently for facials at high-class spas and allegedly to do softening, brightening and nourishing of the face. But how does it smell after? Can infected Nightingale transmit diseases such as the 'Bird Flu' through their poops?

A low-cost diarrhoea vaccine for children has been developed by India, enabling parents all over the world to avail of a cheaper alternative medicine that could cure and save their children from the deadly Rotavirus.

Angelina Jolie announced yesterday that she had both of her breasts surgically removed even though she had no breast cancer.

Metabolic syndrome refers to a related group of conditions including increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels that dramatically increase the risk of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes, among a host of other serious chronic diseases.

The Susan G. Komen for breast cancer awareness reports on their site that breast cancer will strike more than 1.3 million women annually over the next 20 years.

Obviously, it isn’t a secret that former Disney star Selena Gomez has one hot bikini body. In countless shoots, Selena Gomez has killed the sexy and sultry style. With summer soon to hit, here’s a few ways one can easily nab Gomez’s svelte body.

One of the world's most popular non-caloric sweeteners has recently been exposed as a complete fraud. A new study published in the journal Diabetes Care reveals that Splenda (sucralose), which is commonly marketed to diabetics as a safe, non-nutritive sweetener (NNS), actually elicits a diabetes-promoting effect in people who consume it.

If you are like most people who care about the planet you live on then you may have wondered if condoms are recyclable and how to properly dispose of them. There are a few different types of condoms and each has a unique ecological footprint.

A chemical that naturally occurs in turmeric root appears to improve heart health as much as moderate aerobic exercise, according to a trio of studies conducted by researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan.

When the monstrous "Affordable" "Care" Act was released onto the unknowing public back in 2010, no one really knew how controlling, secretive, and wasteful it really would be.

Since Angelina Jolie made the courageous decision to undergo double mastectomy, celebrities from Hollywood have released all sorts of reactions. How, when and why did Brad Pitt’s famous partner decide on such drastic measures? Here are all the latest news and celebrity reactions to Angelina Jolie’s mastectomy.

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie announced in New York Times that she underwent double mastectomy to avoid developing breast and ovarian cancer. Medical experts told her that she had 87 per cent chance of developing cancer if left unattended.

Angelina Jolie, the actress Hollywood has come to know and love has undergone double mastectomy! In a post with New York Times, Jolie explains her reasons as to why she had taken such a radical means to chances of her ever getting breast cancer.

In today's complex, connected world, headaches are more and more common all the time. Tension headaches, which are caused by daily stressors, affect 80 percent of adults according to the World Health Organization.

In a new expression of social responsibility, the giant lifestyle product maker, Coca-Cola Co., has announced a host of measures to tackle allegations propagating obesity to consumers.

More nations and U.S. states are considering the legalisation of medical marijuana to provide relief to cancer and MS patients, but a comedian attributes the cure of his prostate cancer to the weed, and he is not cracking a joke.

A new strain of the sexually transmitted disease Gonorrhoea called H041 has emerged in Japan, United States, Hawaii and Norway defeating the most successful antibiotic currently used to treat the disease. Medical experts warn the world of a more dangerous STD compared to AIDS.

Children on dialysis for severe kidney disease have a dramatically reduced risk of death compared to 20 years ago, a new study shows. The findings, from a study led by Dr. Bethany Foster from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University, are very encouraging for children with end-stage kidney disease.

An Obamacare insurance exchange scheme that was intended to give American small businesses the ability to choose from a variety of insurance options for their employees will not be ready until at least 2015, according to new reports. The program, which was supposed to go into effect this fall, will simply not be ready in time, which means small businesses will have only one insurance option.

Wrigley pulls out its Alert Energy Caffeine Gum from the market as the FDA insists on an investigation on the possible effects to children of additional caffeine in foods.

Men who reported sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, had up to a twofold increased risk for prostate cancer, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Women consuming at last two servings weekly of peaches or nectarines saw a stunning 41 percent risk reduction for postmenopausal ER- breast cancer, while those eating at least one serving of blueberries weekly saw a 31 percent risk reduction, according to one of the largest and longest running studies ever made on women's health as a function of diet.

Public health initiative also celebrates two years of improving nation's wellbeing through prescribed physical activity.

According to a recent study, parent’s saliva could prevent eczema and asthma on babies

Because the bird flu strain H7N9 that has claimed 27 lives in China has yet to be confirmed that it can be transferred from human to human, health experts said it won't become pandemic. Well, at least not yet or not at least 10 years from now.