TopicsA study led by University of Adelaide researchers has concluded that women who use marijuana can more than double the risk of giving birth to a baby prematurely.
Black gay men are more affected by AIDS than any population in the developed world.
According to a researchers from the The Miriam Hospital's Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, nearly 25 percent of college women try smoking tobacco with a hookah, or water pipe, for the first time during their freshman year.
A new study has reported that failing to do enough exercise is as deadly as smoking and kills one in 10 people each year.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Qsymia to be taken in addition to a reduced-calorie diet and exercise for chronic weight management.
For many, retirement is very difficult to deal with. Life suddenly comes to a halt with nowhere to rush to everyday, and lying on the cozy bed for a major part of the day, becomes a routine. However, scientists say that sleeping for long hours in old age, might be harmful for the brain. Even, not getting proper sleep is also harmful. Now, the scientists say that restricting oneself to seven hours night sleep might be helpful in preventing the brain from ageing by extra two years. Care should be ...
A latest study by US researchers claims that by modifying bacteria in the gut of the malaria mosquitoes the disease could be stopped. Malaria is one of the most widespread and dangerous insect-transmitted human disease in the world. The research has revealed that 'friendly' bacteria in the stomach of the mosquito alongside the malaria parasite can be modified and used to destroy the malaria causing parasite. The friendly bacteria produces certain kinds of deadly toxins which are neither ha...
According to a latest study, Britain tops the list of the laziest people in the Europe.
Researchers have concluded that young women might have bladder control problems that may be linked to birth control use.
Blacks in the U.S. with throat cancer are more likely than whites to have surgery that leaves them unable to speak than to get gentler voice-preserving treatments, a new study finds.
According to a Perdue University study, frequent abuse by a parent can increase a child's cancer risk in adulthood, and the effects are especially significant when mothers abuse their daughters and fathers abuse their sons.
According to an Oregon State University study, is claiming that higher blood pressure is associated with lower mortality in extremely frail, elderly adults.
According to a University of Michigan research, cancer patients between 14 and 38 years old, have social, psychological and informational support needs that might be going unmet.
Annie Francis, chief executive of a local midwifery service says that women benefit from having a dedicated midwife. The statement comes from Francis at a time when Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is getting ready to prepare an outline of a package of measures that will be helpful in improving care during pregnancy and at the early stages of motherhood. The Neighbourhood Midwives' a NHS-funded social enterprise based in Wandsworth, south London, helps women during and after pregnancy. They t...
Living close to the sea is not just good for the scenic beauty, but it is also good for the health, say researchers from Devon and Cornwall.
'Operation Swill' Uncovers NJ Restaurants that Served Rubbing Alcohol, Dirty Water in Place of Premium Liquor 
2012’s List of New Species Released: Ten of the Coolest Ones Includes a Glowing Cockroach 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
TX Woman Gives Birth to Now-Healthy Baby While Dead, Comes Back to Life 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
5 Surprising Signs You’re Actually a Genius 
Arizona Teen Finds Worm in his McDonald's Sausage McMuffin 
Women With Tattoos Seen as "Easier" and Sexier 
Cinnamon Compound Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease 
Five of the Weirdest Reasons People Have Faked their Own Deaths 
