Two questions in the preliminary screening are all required to determine alcohol abuse, according to study, published in the British Journal of General Practice (GP). Along with the CAGE questionnaire, which includes an additional four questions, the approach to find out hidden substance abuse achieved an accuracy of 90.9 per cent.
July 2014 will offer some spectacular celestial events and opportunity to enjoy the summer night sky. Here is the guide to the astronomical events set to occur in the July sky. Also, learn about the planets that can be viewed in this month.
British scientists at the Oxford University and Kings College London have developed a blood test to detect people with failing memories, who might in future develop Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
An inappropriate advice by a midwife to a pregnant woman about her unborn baby led to the birth of a stillborn baby boy in New Zealand.
What could be the very first gay themed ancient graffiti is found in Greece
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Gouddard Space Flight Center explained the overview of its Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) solar conjunction in preparation for the upcoming mission.
Celebrities, in terms of health, are no different from those of ordinary people.
A research by Thomas Perls, director of New England Centenarian Study, suggested that women who have children after the age of 33 have a bigger chance of living longer than women who gave birth to their last child before the age of 30.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued what could be its highest alert to warn residents of Okinawa and the rest of the country to relocate to higher grounds in anticipation of massive wind damages and localized flooding brought by super typhoon Neoguri.
A study published in Science by a team at the University of Virginia showed that people would rather shock themselves than be left alone.
Autistic children can develop their social communication skills by using computer tablets as part of their treatment, suggest a new study by the University of California in the United States.
At least three people have died, among them a newborn boy, after a strong 6.9-magnitude shook the border between Guatemala and Mexico on Monday. The temblor injured 32 others, damaged dozens of buildings, toppled down power lines as well as triggered landslides.
A new Australian research has shown there will be an accelerated ice melt in Antarctica and a consequent increase in the sea level.
The adage that condemns a person who bites the hand the feeds him is applicable to what a saltwater crocodile at the Shoahaven Zoo in New South Wales did to its caretaker on Sunday noon.
Two oyster growers have temporarily stopped harvesting the molluscs after initial tests confirmed high level of toxins in the shellfish on Tasmania's east coast.
A glowing UFO was spotted over Terapaca, Chile and the Minera Collahuasi workers captured the sighting that reportedly lasted for over two hours. The Chilean government office that conducts UFO investigations released the analysis on the two high quality photos captured apparently showing genuine UFOs over a remote copper mine.
Low levels of coliform bacteria, found in the drinking water of residents in the township of Langley, B.C Aldergrove has led the Fraser Heath Authority to issue a boil water advisory.
Virgin coconut oil, prepared using the wet-milling method and heat, can cure acute arthritis, sid researchers in India. A few researchers in India have conducted a study to prove that the antioxidants in virgin coconut oil reduces inflammation causing arthritis more effectively than pharmaceutical drugs and medicines.
Blood donation reduces the risk of heart disease, say scientists. Donating blood is especially beneficial to shift workers, who are known to suffer from various heart diseases due to jetlag.
Cutting down on sugar plays an important role in healthy living.
Residents of Japan's Okinawa are being advised to take all necessary precautions as Neoguri has strengthened to become the world's first super typhoon of 2014.
'Consciousness' is a term that many scientists have been researching for more than a centrury, trying to figure out what it is and how it works.
Astronauts are keen to go on a one-way trip in Mars One by 2018.
Crews of power supply utility firms on Monday are racing to restore electricity to more than 250,000 homes and businesses groping in the dark in Atlantic Canada after tropical storm Arthur lashed through the area on Saturday morning.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the US to help eliminate the deadly tuberculosis completely by the year 2050.
The sharp growth in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma, U.S., have been found not to be borne out of natural seismic causes but due to the massive injections of wastewater by oil and gas extraction.
At least three people remain trapped when a gold mine in southern Honduras caved-in on Wednesday. Eight have been successfully rescued.
The world's top marine biologists and scientists have joined forces in calling for Western Australia to put an end to its shark cull policy.
Dementia sufferers and their care takers in Southland can now heave a sigh of relief as new dementia respite care has been set up in the city. People with dementia in New Zealand is 50, 000 and the number is expected to rise to 150,000 by the year 2050.
Omega-3 fatty acids are absolutely essential in one's diet.
