Providing birth control to women at no cost substantially reduced unplanned pregnancies and cut abortion rates by a range of 62-78 percent compared to the national rate, a new study shows.
There was nothing unconstitutional in the tobacco plain packaging laws that the Australian government will start implementing December 2012, a summary of the High Court ruling on the matter released on Friday said.
Emma Watson is making it big in the Hollywood business. Having started off as Hermione Granger in the beloved “Harry Potter” franchise, it’s no surprise why everyone just loves to see everything and anything Watson-related.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last Tuesday that 30 people, in 19 American states have become infected with a rare salmonella strain known as Bredeney, likely from tainted, commercially available peanut butter.
In late September 2012, the New York Academy of Sciences held a conference entitled "Vitamin D: Beyond Bone." Scientists, physicians and nutritionists gathered in Manhattan to hear experts present cutting edge information in perhaps the most promising area of nutrition.
City of Toronto Destroys Free Community Food Garden, Replaces it with Useless Grass
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in men and women alike. A lifetime of processed foods, lack of exercise, poor lifestyle habits and environmental and household pollutants result in hypertension, elevated blood glucose and hardening of the endothelial lining of arteries that supply the heart.
The world of genetic engineering has fallen even further into the surreal with the announcement that New Zealand "scientists" have unveiled a genetically modified mutant cloned cow which they say produces a reduced-allergen milk for consumption by human babies. This is being reported by the BBC and elsewhere.
Some studies have suggested the vitamin from sunshine boosts the immune system and helps prevents colds, some cancers and heart disease.
The drug, which so far has been tested in the lab on ovarian cancer cells and on mice tumors, was unveiled last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The study showed that most overweight but healthy middle-aged and older adults who took omega-3 supplements for four months altered a ratio of their fatty acid consumption in a way that helped preserve tiny segments of DNA in their white blood cells.
Infrastructure New South Wales (INSW) named on Wednesday 70 projects and reforms that the agency will pursue considered crucial to the state's growth and development.
Logan Lerman is at the top of his Hollywood career. It would be obvious given the success of “Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Along with that success, Logan has appeared in various fashion magazines of which include his latest shoot for Wonderland Magazine.
The boys of One Direction are definitely on the road to success. From their break-out album to becoming the world’s most sought out boy band, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles don’t appear to be stopping their success anytime soon. As of late, the boys even managed to make a hilarious interview and shoot with The Sunday Times.
Psychiatric Disorders Persist After Youths Leave Detention
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr boldly showed off her killer abs and the rest of her enviable body in the pages of the latest issue of Russh magazine.
Selena Gomez is definitely continuing the transition from good girl to bad. From films to music, everything Gomez does screams “grown-up” in a sense. Now, Selena’s latest move when it comes to freedom of expression all point out to one bad-ass chick. The 20-year-old had just recently got inked and has already shown it off to the world.
There are obviously a lot of sexy and gorgeous men on the planet. However, not all can beat the best only Hollywood can offer. Thankfully, women don’t have to scour the web to check out who these men are. Check out the World’s Sexiest Men of 2012 here.
Victoria’s Secret angels flaunt their envy worthy figures as they endorse a new campaign and gear up to prepare for the annual VS fashion show.
When you go to a restaurant you have the reasonable expectation that your food will be properly prepared. So imagine one patron's surprise when he was recently served a raw chicken sandwich at a KFC in Ontario, Canada.
"Significant sleep problems, such as sleep disturbances or sleep deprivation, are common among adolescents," said lead author Dr. Indra Narang, Respirologist and Director of Sleep Medicine at SickKids. "Adolescents inability to sleep can affect their cholesterol levels, weight and blood pressure, placing them at increased risk for lifelong cardiovascular disease."
Drug Companies Pushing to Replace Nutrition with Pharmaceuticals; Take Your Meds Even If You Have No Symptoms
A noted environmental writer for a top British newspaper is questioning why governments aren't doing more to protect honeybee pollinators from a pesticide that is dramatically thinning the numbers of queen bees in many hives.
What if you just found out that cancer in America began when food processing plants became prominent and people moved closer to the industrial plants, where the jobs were, just after World War II?
A study has found that trafficked women in the Greater Sydney region lacked access to a breadth of health and community services, as there was a national focus on border protection and criminalisation rather than human rights.
Russia Completely Suspends Use of Monsanto's GM Corn
Refined sugar, which has been found to be four times as addictive as cocaine and as addictive as heroin, has wormed its way into virtually all of the processed foods that make up most of the calories Americans consume.
The recent release of the first ever long-term study to examine the consequences of prolonged consumption of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) has set the world ablaze, with individual citizens and even government officials now calling for an immediate embargo on all things GMO.
High blood pressure or hypertension afflicts many who may not be aware of it. It is referred to as a silent disease among those without recognizable symptoms. It's estimated that around one in three Americans have high blood pressure (HBP).
The past decade has seen thousands of studies published that all demonstrate the profound importance of obtaining sufficient amounts of the sunshine vitamin from food, sun exposure and supplementation.