LIFE

The American Cancer Society released new screening recommendations (14 March, 2012) for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.

If performed correctly, this exercise composed of twelve bodily poses does not strain or cause injury. If performed in the morning, it relieves stiffness, revitalizes your body and refreshes the mind. Do it during the day and it will instantly boost you up, practice it after sundown and it helps you unwind.

As its time to show off your best side at the beach get that body toned, sculpted and ready to strut at a sandy beach in an itsy-bitsy two piece. The two greatest concerns for a woman's beach body should be the legs and glutes.

Do you know what sexy feels like? Victoria’s Secret Angels Candice Swanepoel, Erin Heatherton and Behati Prinsloo show how it’s like.

Build your muscles with toe raises, wear the right shoes, and ease into any new exercise regimen. (If you already have them, take it easy and ice your legs.)

After releasing two bizarre videos in which a little girl seems to kill pets, the former presidential candidate says he's just being 'provocative.'

Could the weather occurrence responsible for the disastrous floods and droughts of the last two years also be to blame for a century of flu pandemics? New research explains.

A big number of Australians currently live with health risk factors, diabetes and heart ailments among them, no thanks to lower socio-economic status and wayward lifestyles, a new report said.

Asian Canadian teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are 30 times more likely to face harassment than their heterosexual peers – a factor that is linked to higher rates of alcohol or drug use, according to University of British Columbia research.

The “Spring Breakers” shoot continues and the star-studded cast still roams the busy beaches of Florida in their stunning bikini bodies.

Not your typical comfort food: Fried mice are a delicacy that's rising in popularity in China's Guangdong province.

Parking lots and multi-story garages are about the worst thing we've ever done to the human race. But there is hope, says an MIT professor. And some great ideas are getting realized, including music festivals on garage roofs, green gardens and solar canopies.

With the click of a mouse or touch of a mobile phone screen - in pyjamas or jeans - gambling is now at our fingertips 24/7 with the Internet.

NIH-funded research could lead to lower health care costs for adults with type 2 diabetes

Is Alicia Silverstone totally clueless about the potential health risks of feeding pre-masticated food to her 10 month old son Bear? In a recent post on her The Kind Life blog, she shared a photo of her son eating from her mouth.

New study confirms the 'hygiene hypothesis,' that kids need exposure to dirt early in life to stay healthy.

Hepatitis-B is a viral attack on the liver that is transmitted through sex, shared hypodermic needles, and iatrogenic (medical) exposure. It's a bodily fluid transmitted virus that often occurs among those engaging in "risky behavior."

Athens, Ga. - Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor cells in mice can be killed in half an hour without harming healthy cells.

W. Andy Tao is mapping the interactions between kinases and their protein targets in an effort to build drugs that better block the reactions that lead to cancer cell formation.

Victoria’s Secret model Candice Swanepoel revealed she was bullied at school for her small frame. Now, she poses in a hot shoot for GQ UK for some sweet revenge.

Those who get less than six hours of sleep or longer than eight hours are more prone to suffering heart problems than those who get six to eight hours of sleep every night, according to a study.

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr said that she still get nervous walking on her underwear sometimes.

The “Pretty Little Liars” are at it again, showing off their stunning curves and flawless legs, but this time their doing it in Bongo-styled bikinis at the beach.

PETA Crashes SeaWorld's Pinterest Party

The number of lonely people in Melbourne is going up. A report by the Grattan's Institute said the proportion of people with fewer friends and good neighbours is on the decline compared to two decades ago.

March 23 marked the boom of Jennifer Lawrence’s film career. Despite already being known as the youngest actress to have been nominated by the Academy for Best Actress, Jennifer is once again thrust into the limelight as Katniss Everdeen in the highly-acclaimed film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel “The Hunger Games.”

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine erected this billboard in Chicago to help people in the hot-dog capital reduce their colorectal cancer risk-no small task since 39 percent of Americans don't even know what the colon is. Seriously. Although I'm guessing a much greater percentage don't know what's in a hot dog.

A Miller School-led research team has created a groundbreaking drug technology platform that enables the body to increase its protein levels, a novel invention that potentially could usher in treatment for a wide variety of serious diseases resulting from a lack of specific proteins.

Better late than never, but more Americans finally seem to be getting the message they've been consuming far too much soda and as such, sales of pop have been falling.