Health & Fitness

Just detoxed? Here’s 6 ways to feel the benefit for longer

Just detoxed? Here’s 6 ways to feel the benefit for longer

After a full-on detox, it can be tempting to hang up your sports gear and tuck straight into some fatty…
Two energy drinks a day can harm your heart, study finds

Two energy drinks a day can harm your heart, study finds

New research, presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association, has highlighted the negative effects of energy drinks on…
New range of serious fetal abnormalities linked to Zika: study

New range of serious fetal abnormalities linked to Zika: study

Fetuses in 29 percent of pregnant women with Zika virus infection were found to have a range of severe abnormalities,…
Happiness can break your heart, doctors say

Happiness can break your heart, doctors say

Joyful events – the birth of a child, a big win by your team – can trigger a dangerous condition…
A cup of tea a day could keep heart disease at bay

A cup of tea a day could keep heart disease at bay

A US study has found that tea drinkers enjoying a daily cuppa could be 35 percent less likely to suffer…
More evidence that aspirin lowers cancer risk: study

More evidence that aspirin lowers cancer risk: study

​People who take aspirin regularly have a significantly lower risk of cancer, particularly involving the colon and gastrointestinal tract, according…
Drinking 7 glasses of water can cut 200 calories off daily intake

Drinking 7 glasses of water can cut 200 calories off daily intake

A US study has found that drinking just 1 percent more water can reduce total daily calorie consumption, in particular…
Gene holds key to (no) grey hair

Gene holds key to (no) grey hair

Dyeing one's hair may no longer be the only option for keeping grey at bay, scientists said yesterday in announcing…
Scottish nurse, who suffered from Ebola, discharged from hospital

Scottish nurse, who suffered from Ebola, discharged from hospital

A Scottish nurse, who recovered from Ebola but then suffered life-threatening complications from the virus persisting in her brain, was…
Virtual reality ‘heroin cave’ aimed at helping addicts kick habit

Virtual reality ‘heroin cave’ aimed at helping addicts kick habit

Addicts in a new study at the University of Houston will strap on virtual reality headsets and navigate a "heroin…
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