The University of Newcastle will tomorrow open an Australian-first radiation therapy simulation laboratory, completing the three-stage education cycle for students studying this life-saving treatment.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 14, 2013
Lower Autism Risk with Folic Acid Supplements in Pregnancy
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 14, 2013
Contrary to the assumption that quality of life increases with each generation, baby boomers are actually significantly less healthy and more disabled than their parents were at the same age, according to a study conducted by researchers from the West Virginia University School of Medicine and published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 13, 2013
Men who watch more than 20 hours of TV per week have a sperm count nearly half that of men who rarely watch TV, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 13, 2013
Valentine's Day being considered by many people as a day for romance, a vital human organ - the heart - has become the symbol of this red-letter day. Thus, it is not unusual for lovers to say that in affirming their love for one another, they give their hearts to each other.
Vittorio Hernandez
Feb 12, 2013
Detection of pancreatic cancer now becomes easier and more accurate, thanks to the breakthrough discovery that 15-year-old innovator Jack Andraka
Gel Galang
Feb 11, 2013
Princeton researcher Michael Alpine and his team have created an innovative way to detect and report diseases for better response time in case of attacks and maladies.
Gel Galang
Feb 11, 2013
Just when most women thought that drinking diet sodas help cut down the calorie intake, a new study has revealed that the artificial sweeteners put into them could actually result to an all-together different sickness of type-2 diabetes.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Feb 08, 2013
Horse meat found in Findus's lasagne, which contains up to 100% of the horse meat, marks the first product to contain horsemeat that is not in burgers.
Gel Galang
Feb 08, 2013
For young children, the icing on every birthday party is when the people start singing happy birthday and then the celebrant gets to make a wish before blowing the candle on the cake. But Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) found this unhygienic and therefore banned candle blowing on shared birthday cakes. Really now?
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Feb 08, 2013
The cure for age-related macular degeneration and blindness could be as simple as taking a natural supplement extract derived from common grape skins.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 08, 2013
The Tesco scandal continues, this time with the finding of a human tooth in one of its premium range sausages.
Gel Galang
Feb 08, 2013
National Geographic Kids attempt to set a Guinness World Record with more than 16,000 pairs of sneakers up for recycling to help the earth.
Gel Galang
Feb 08, 2013
A 9-year-old girl recently gave birth to a baby girl in Jalisco, Mexico as the father, 17, is now being chased by the cops. She, however, is not the youngest mum-child as a 5-year-old gave birth in Peru back in 1939.
Conrad Trillana
Feb 08, 2013
Imagine you are driving a car, and the harder you press on the accelerator, the harder an invisible foot presses on the brake. That's what happens when obese people diet - the less food they eat, the less energy they burn, and the less weight they lose.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 07, 2013
Here, I'm laying out my best wisdom on weight loss, weight management and how to make it a reality in your life. I've been through this myself, having gone from borderline obese to active and athletic.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 07, 2013
Year after year there continues to be fear mongering over some select pandemic that has the potential for life threatening symptoms and the possibility of death.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 07, 2013
Both the amounts and similarity in alcohol use patterns between partners are important risk factors for divorce. It is worst if the wife drinks more than her husband, according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 07, 2013
The infamous Obamacare excise tax on medical devices that we covered back in December has officially come into effect as of January 1, and the fleecing has already affected some customers at a popular sporting goods chain.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 06, 2013
Unfriending someone on Facebook may be as easy as clicking a button, but a new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows the repercussions often reach far beyond cyberspace.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 06, 2013
As the US marks Health Weight Week, it’s worth remembering that healthy weight begins in infancy and is facilitated by breastfeeding.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 05, 2013
As the US marks Health Weight Week, it’s worth remembering that healthy weight begins in infancy and is facilitated by breastfeeding.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 05, 2013
Melamine plates and cups have been the tableware of choice for many Western families during the last couple of decades, and they are fondly associated with children's parties and outdoor picnics. According to a new study by researchers at the Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan; however, melamine tableware releases toxic quantities of kidney stone-forming melamine when exposed to high temperatures - such as when they're holding hot food.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 05, 2013
Shelling out tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for higher education may no longer be the surefire path to a great career that it used to be.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 04, 2013
A federal advisory panel whose purpose it is to guide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in establishing drug labeling and marketing policy has urged the agency to step up its labeling requirements for the popular painkiller Vicodin (hydrocodone) following a trail of dead patients.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 04, 2013
The number of hospital admissions related to respiratory complaints has risen in China and may continue to rise as the country's residents continue to experience yet again another toxic smog pollution which is seen could be exacerbated by a prevailing cold front.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Feb 01, 2013
Many conventional doctors advise their patients to pop one every day like a multivitamin in order to supposedly ward off heart attacks, strokes, and even cancer. But taking an aspirin as few times as once a week, especially when you are not actually sick or in pain, can be incredibly dangerous, especially for your eyesight.
Jamelle Agbuis
Feb 01, 2013
A U.S. study suggests that men tend to get more sex from their wives when not helping out with household chores, indicating that sticking to traditional gender roles seems to fire up the desire for more intimate moments between married couple.
Erik Pineda
Jan 31, 2013
The mayor of a city, where a very tough smoking ban law is being proposed, expressed apprehension over becoming the laughing stock of the world over fears that the measure could not be enforced.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jan 31, 2013
Read along to find out Kate Middleton's essential soon-to-be-mommy needs.
Jan 30, 2013
