Category Archives: Health News

The common notion of the way to a man’s heart being through his stomach now holds true for women as uncovered by researchers at Drexel University. A well put-together dinner can spark romance, and it’s commonly believed that to get the man you should make him a meal. Women, on the other hand, were thought ...click here to read more

The liver is vital to our overall health. It breaks down damaged or old blood cells, helps break down fat to produce energy, produces proteins that aid in blood clotting and plays a major role in metabolism and detoxification. It is also completely unique because it is able to regenerate, unlike our other major organs. ...click here to read more

There is a common perception that as people grow older, they become more childlike. A recent study done at the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN) adds credence to the perception as it reveals that older people (like children) have a shorter attention span than young adults. Age is believed to change the way ...click here to read more

Carb lovers rejoice! In a shootout between dietary fats and carbs, to find out which is better for cutting body fat, dietary fats wins hands down. To be more specific, a research study proves that when obese adults cut down the intake of dietary fat it led to 68 percent higher reduction of body fat ...click here to read more

Researchers at Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) and the University of Washington have released new findings which suggest that changes in climate have implications on public health. For the article, climate change’s impact on human health was explored in the U.S. Gulf Coast and other coastal regions. The review rides the coattails ...click here to read more

Doctors and loved ones give smokers umpteen reasons to quit smoking. And smokers always give the same reason or excuse for why they don’t want to quit – quitting may lead to some weight gain. Well, smokers, you need not worry too much because not all smokers will put on weight after quitting.  According to ...click here to read more

Findings from the American Heart Association (AHA) have uncovered that mobile technologies may aid in helping people make healthier lifestyle choices. As of yet the effectiveness of such technologies or how they contribute to lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke has not been evaluated. Mobile health services are referred to as mHealth (mobile ...click here to read more

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine completed the largest study to date to determine an increased risk of cancer among those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and concluded having PTSD does not increase cancer risk. PTSD United reports that at any given time 24 million Americans have PTSD. PTSD is a condition brought on ...click here to read more

There are bacteria everywhere. In us, on us and around us. In fact, for every one human gene we have, there are 100 associated genes within our microbiome. More than 100 trillion micro-organisms reside in many places in and on our bodies: our intestines, mouth, skin and other mucosal surfaces. These microbes perform numerous beneficial ...click here to read more

New findings suggest that since 1995 – when a chickenpox vaccination was introduced – incidences of chickenpox in America are on the decline. The use and effectiveness of vaccines can be attributed to the reduction. Chickenpox is highly contagious and develops from the varicella-zoster virus. Generally harmless, chickenpox can develop into a severe disease if ...click here to read more

Researchers from Northwestern University studied differences in male and female brains regarding learning, memory, stress response and epilepsy. Of course, there are very apparent differences between males and females, but the new research digs deeper on a neurological level. What is known is that brain disorders affect each gender differently, but how biology and culture ...click here to read more

Opening your mouth wide at the dentist can reveal a lot more about you than just the condition of your gums and teeth. A recent study done on dental screenings for drug misuse, conducted by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, shows some interesting results – more than three quarters of dentists ...click here to read more

Can a potato a day can keep blindness away? Well, if the vitamin A deficiency combative strategy of FEED THE FUTURE is any indication, eating a lot of orange-flesh sweet potatoes seems to be a step in the right direction. Deficiency of vitamin A is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children. As per ...click here to read more

Blood travels around the body through arteries. Arteries run all over your body carrying oxygen-rich blood to all the organs and extremities. In a healthy adult, blood can transport easily around the body delivering an adequate supply. But in a person with clogged arteries, blood flow becomes limited and slows down. When blood supply becomes ...click here to read more