Many people have put gymming and getting fit as their top New Year resolution, but Britons think otherwise as majority of them believe that gymming is an unnecessary cost, according to a study by moneysupermarket.com.
Viagra has finally been proven as a savior for heart aches. The new discovery on Viagra’s surprising 'relaxing' effect might actually save lives, according to researchers from the Ruhr Universitat Bochum (RUB), Germany in collaboration with colleagues from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Fernandez, 58, will undergo an operation on January 4.
Toddlers who have poor relationships with their moms are more likely to pack on extra pounds as they grow up, a new U.S. study shows.
A controversial scientific research connecting the disabling condition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) to a mouse leukaemia retrovirus has been retracted by the journal Science owing to allegations that the research data has been manipulated.
For the past decade, cattle ranchers and meat packers watched with despair as America's beef consumption steadily declined, ceding ground to leaner meats as well as vegetarian trends among the health-conscious.
A two-headed baby, Jesus and Emanuel, was born in Brazil this week.The baby appears to be in good health, but suffers from the condition dicephalic parapagus, a rare form of twin conjoinment. We took a look at the case of Jesus and Emanuel as well as seven other birth defects such as conjoined twins, fused limbs, crainopagus parasiticus, anencephaly, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, ectopia cordis and cyclopia.
There are more people 65 years of age and older in the United States than ever before as the growth rate in the population exceed the national average, according to the new data released Wednesday by the Census Bureau.
According to a new report, The Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-being, a higher percentage of younger householders than older householders are in poverty today, a 180 degree flip that occurred over the past 40 years.
Researchers have found an important drug target that helps reverse cellular changes in learning and memory. found according to animal study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
The French government is still deciding whether or not to order women to get rid of defective breast implants, made from industrial grade silicone. However, senior officials told Libération newspaper that all French women given prosthetics supplied by the company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) will be ordered this week to remove the implants.
Maria de Nazare, a 23-year-old Brazilian woman has given birth to conjoined twins with one body and two heads- a case of rare conjoined anomaly known as dicephalic parapagus.
China has a one-child policy, while surrogacy is illegal.
A survey from the United States and Canada found 40 percent of police officers had symptoms of a sleep disorder, including sleep apnea and insomnia.
While most babies his age are fearlessly scampering about, learning to walk, talk, getting hugged and kissed by their parents, 2-year-old Tripp Roth can’t bear even a single touch.
Fat Americans earn significantly less than their skinny co-workers, and the gap is even worse for chunky women than for overweight men, a new study shows.
Jennifer Hudson who has lost 80 pounds through Weight Watchers, a program she is now a spokeswoman for, walked the red carpet for the VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul on Sunday in New York, looking thinner than she did after her recent weight loss.
Patients want easy access to any notes their doctor has recorded about them, and they want the right to let others view their medical information, according to a pair of U.S. studies.
Women who use lotions and gels to produce a fake suntan tend to cut back on outdoor sunbathing and use of tanning beds, with close to 40 percent who use such products saying they limited their time in the sun, U.S. researchers said.
Christmas tree syndrome can cause a range of negative impacts on the health of holiday revelers who put them up in their homes
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman ruled the Center for Reproductive Rights can reopen a lawsuit against the FDA that alleges the agency's decision to deny over-the-counter access to Plan B for all women is not supported by medical or scientific evidence.
The styptic pencil, which contains Alum Blocks that have salts inside that constrict blood vessels and tighten pores, can instantly stop bleeding nicks and cuts after shaving, making for a great and cheap Christmas gift.
Sanford & Son actor Graham Brown died in New jersey on Tuesday of pulmonary failure at the age of 87. A memorial celebration for Brown will take place on a date to be announced later.
For the first time in 50 years, a middle-aged woman from the Sumter County of South Carolina, has been infected with human rabies, according to a statement by the state's health officials.
At least 133 people in India are dead and 327 others hospitalized after drinking moonshine, health officials have said.
Chilver was so thin it caused the death of parts of her stomach and bowel. She weighed 4.7 stones, or 66 pounds. She died in July.
One in five U.S. women have been sexually assaulted at some point in their life, according to a new CDC survey, a figure the agency reports is significantly higher than they expected.
Children whose fathers smoked have at least a 15 percent higher risk of developing the most common form of childhood cancer, a new Australian study finds.
A new study, conducted by researchers in Spain, states that poor handling of fruits and inappropriate cleaning of juicing equipment in bars, restaurants and other catering establishments could result in food-borne illnesses.
New DNA tests looking for the virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer make sense for all women aged 30 or over, since they can prevent more cases of cancer than smear tests alone, Dutch researchers said on Thursday.
