HEALTH

The Fukushima reactor buildings are square, not circular, and had to absorb the force of the tsunami wave straight on.

Panic gripped the U.S. West Coast despite a fraction of media's active campaign to quell the fears of harmful radiation from earthquake-torn Japan blowing in the wind.

The everyday reality of mild-to-serious doses of harmful radiation that people everywhere in the world are exposed to pops into limelight only when a possible Armageddon shakes everyone up! Following is a sneak peek into some of the ways in which human beings are exposed to radiation in their everyday lives:

Leading Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun has said in an editorial the worsening nuclear crisis is comparable to the Chernobyl disaster, saying four nuclear reactors standing in a line are simultaneously spinning out of control.

The radiation level at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which was hit by the earthquake, has exceeded the legal limit on Sunday, posing extreme danger to the people in a multi-kilometer radius and spawning long-term environmental hazards.

Scientists are reporting an important step toward development of a universal blood product that would eliminate the need to type blood to match donor and recipient for transfusion.

Lady Gaga has apparently threatened to sue the makers of ice cream - titled Baby Gaga - made from human breast milk.

A new technology, originally used for plant growth experiments on space shuttles, can reduce the pain that comes from chemotherapy.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure, tobacco use, high blood glucose, physical inactivity, and overweight and obesity.

A previously unknown flaw in DNA could affect our knowledge and beliefs leading to wrong decisions, according to a discovery by Fred Spagnoletti.

Scientists have created the world’s most powerful optical microscope that may provide new opportunities to see live viruses.

A mobile phone can spot cancer and soon there may be an application to detect it and could allow physicians to find out within 60 minutes whether a suspicious lump in a patient is cancerous or benign, Science Translational Medicine journal said in a report on Friday.

A restaurant in London is selling ice cream made with breast milk donated by a British mom to make the totally natural treat.

Cancer concerns over Brazilian Blowout hair straightening and smoothing treatment peaks as FDA investigation and legal action continue across United States, Canada and France.

Researchers have developed what is believed to be the first complete millimeter-scale computing system, designed to be implanted into the human eye to track the progress of glaucoma, a potentially blinding disorder.

A new study has found that cell phone use can have high measurable effects on brain activity, confirming fears that the long-term use of mobile phones can cause serious health hazards.

Florida houses 12 of the best 50 hospitals in the country, followed by Ohio with seven, a new survey has found.

Increased and continuous use of computers is causing musculosketal disorders in a growing number of youth and children, according to a study by researchers at the Boston University.

Many doctors are doing little or nothing to help their overweight or obese patients to lose weight but many of them have made new year resolutions for weight loss, according to a new Harris Poll.

The risks associated with privacy and security breaches in healthcare are identified by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, which released a new report Privacy and Security in Health Care: A Fresh Look.

A Beverly Hills bariatric surgeon has offered tips when considering a Lap Band procedure.

Radio frequency exposure from cell phones is not linked to brain cancer, according to a study by British scientists

Researchers are a step closer to creating a medical 'smart bomb' that would seek out and wipe the root of cancer cells.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs may have only six weeks to live, according to the US-based tabloid National Enquirer. The magazine has published photos of Jobs taken on February 8 outside Stanford Cancer Center that show Jobs looking extremely thin and frail.

Almost 1,000 school-children in Japan have become ill in a feared outbreak of food poisoning.

An American woman in her 60s made history after she gave birth to her daughter's baby. Kristine Casey, 61, acted as a surrogate mother for her 35-year old daughter Sara Connell, who had been trying for years to conceive.

No 'safe' level of consumption of energy drinks has been established for children, adolescents and young adults, says the report from the medical journal.

Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.

California-based entrepreneur Soquel, Calif., has created a new line of soda pot or marijuana soda and plans to roll out in February in Colorado.