Health & Fitness
Study: Vegetarian-based diet reduces risk of heart disease, stroke
March 7, 2015
Study: Vegetarian-based diet reduces risk of heart disease, stroke
A new study has shown that people who eat fruits and vegetables, rather than meat products, are less inclined to…
San Francisco hospital begins rare six-way kidney transplant chain
March 7, 2015
San Francisco hospital begins rare six-way kidney transplant chain
Doctors at a San Francisco hospital began an unusual series of kidney transplants on Thursday with six living donors providing…
Slash sugar intake to fight obesity, tooth decay: WHO
March 5, 2015
Slash sugar intake to fight obesity, tooth decay: WHO
Adults and children from the Americas to Western Europe and the Middle East must roughly halve the amount of sugar…
Health checks by smartphone raise privacy fears
March 5, 2015
Health checks by smartphone raise privacy fears
Authorities and tech developers must stop sensitive health data entered into applications on mobile phones ending up in the wrong…
Modest coffee consumption good for the heart
March 3, 2015
Modest coffee consumption good for the heart
People who drink three to five cups of coffee a day may have a lower risk of clogged arteries that…
Risk factors for heartburn: excess weight, smoking
March 3, 2015
Risk factors for heartburn: excess weight, smoking
Excess pounds and smoking might each raise the likelihood of frequent heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to a…
Study: Truvada drug helps prevent AIDS
March 3, 2015
Study: Truvada drug helps prevent AIDS
Medical tests conducted on the Truvada drug, which is used to treat AIDS, has shown that the drug's effectiveness reached…
Experts say chronic fatigue is biological, not psychological disorder
March 2, 2015
Experts say chronic fatigue is biological, not psychological disorder
A team of scientists said on Friday they had found "robust evidence" that a condition called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)…
Compound from Chinese medicinal herb shows promise for Ebola
February 27, 2015
Compound from Chinese medicinal herb shows promise for Ebola
A drug derived from a Chinese medicinal herb is showing promise for combating Ebola infection, effectively imprisoning the virus inside…
Clinically depressed three times more likely to commit violent crime
February 26, 2015
Clinically depressed three times more likely to commit violent crime
People diagnosed with major depression are around three times more likely than the general population to commit violent crimes such…