TopicsA new study conducted by researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine says that patients who find out they have a spot on their lung often assume they have cancer when they don't. According to a recent study conducted by the Boston University School of Medicine, patients make too much of a spot in their lungs assuming they have cancer when actually there's nothing seriously wrong with them. Researchers suggest that doctors could do more to help patients understand what happens...
To err is human, to forgive divine. We are all aware of this philosophy. But a research shows that the philosophy could have a lot more to it. According to scientists, if you forgive people who hurt you, it is good for your health. According to researchers from the University of California, San Diego, people who can let go of their anger are less prone to developing high blood pressure.
Alcohol consumption is the third largest reason for the factor responsible for onset of various diseases and in spite of that, there are only three FDA approved drugs available to treat Alcohol dependence.
Women have long been advised to plan for babies early to avoid complications during pregnancy and delivery. However, a recent study suggests that having babes a little later could reduce their risk of womb cancer. Researchers have found that women who give birth to their last baby at a later age 44 per cent lesser risk of contracting womb cancer than those who deliver their babies by age 25. Womb cancer is the most common type of gynecological cancer in the U.S and UK and affects women in thei...
A new research has noted that when we self-diagnose ourselves, we often draw the wrong conclusions.
Yoga, the physical, mental, and spiritual discipline originating in ancient India has seen growing popularity worldwide in the last couple of decades. Regular practitioners report improved mental and physical health; researchers are now keen to know the effects of Yoga on the life of people who practice it. A latest study conducted by occupational therapists at Indiana University in the US, on a small group, has revealed that performing yoga can help people regain their balance after a stroke. ...
Your body mass index can indicate whether you are healthy, overweight or obese.
A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has revealed the nation's 10 airports that are most likely to spread diseases.
A recent poll conducted among people over the age of 75 who live alone found that more older men than women are living lives in loneliness and isolation. The study on behalf of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) also found that men are also less likely to seek help when compared to women even if they suffered from depression. According to the study, 36 percent of older men and 31 percent women described themselves as being lonely and said that they ended up not talking to anyone for d...
University at Buffalo researchers have found a link between the consumption of caffeinated energy drinks mixed with alcohol and casual, risky sex among college-age adults.
A new research reveals that a quarter of the elderly have undiagnosed treatable heart problems. According to heart experts from Newcastle, the elderly in our society can be given simple heart treatments that could make them live longer with an improved quality of life as well. For the study, researchers from Newcastle University studied people aged 87 to 89 years old and found that a routine test conducted at home reveals that around one-fourth of the total numbers of the elderly in the soci...
European experts think that rather than asking people to choose healthier food, it is better that government increases tax on high salt and fat content foods and dangles subsidies on fruits and vegetables. The group from the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation said that it is needed to cut salt and fat in processed food and also important to put a clear food labeling.
A latest research suggests that a single event of trauma to brain is enough for a person to get Alzheimer's disease. According to a research conducted on mice and utilizing post-mortem samples of brains from patients with Alzheimer's disease, a single traumatic brain Injury caused to the brain, can disrupt proteins that regulate an enzyme associated with Alzheimer's. They study identifies the mechanisms after the injury that result in a vigorous increase of the enzyme, BACE1, in the bra...
Sunbed use contributes quite a lot to the large number of cutaneous melanoma skin cancer diagnosed each year. Apparently, 5.4 percent of the total number of new cases of the disease diagnosed each year in Europe is related to sunbed use, says a new study. Experts say that people who use sunbed are at 20 percent higher risk than others of contracting skin cancer. Also, the risk doubles if a person starts using a sunbed before age 35. Experts say that a "tougher action" needs to be taken i...
Scientists have created a single pill which they claim, could be the answer to variety of brain problems including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis. The pill which can be consumed orally is designed in such a way that it protects the brain by fighting away the effects of inflammation.
Young Flesh-Eating Bacteria Victim Reveals Her $200,000 Bionic Hands 
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Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
Cell Phones May Raise Blood Pressure, but Yoga May Lower It 
Skydiving Never Gets Less Stressful 
Star Trek Into Darkness: How Would Your Body Feel in Space? 
Study Finds Brain Dictates Which Ear Cell Phones Go To 
CDC Announces One in Five Children Has a Mental Illness in the U.S. 
Being Physically Fit in Mid-life Could Protect Men from Cancer 20 Years Later 
PTSD Linked to Diabetes Risk, Study 
