Drinking apple juice could halve the risk of developing asthma, say researchers. Eating a banana can cut the risk by a third, according to the same study, but consuming whole apples appears to have no affect.
Experts believe the epidemic of…
Drinking apple juice could halve the risk of developing asthma, say researchers. Eating a banana can cut the risk by a third, according to the same study, but consuming whole apples appears to have no affect.
Experts believe the epidemic of…
Overweight and obese people get less out of resistance training than leaner people do, researchers said on Friday in a study that suggests the overweight may have to try harder to get results.
But it does not mean they should give…
LONDON - Rising numbers of British women are asking the NHS(National Health Service) to provide cosmetic surgery on their genitals, doctors said on Friday.
Writing in the British Medical Journal, they said the number of “labial reductions” carried out in NHS…
Singing sensation Janet Jackson has given some tips on how to stay slim and sexy.
The American singer/songwriter/actress, who shed 60 pounds last year, revealed that she has to really push, herself to keep fit.
“I have a great support system to…
CHICAGO - Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar, according to a Norwegian study that illustrates yet another downside of too much television.
The findings, based on a study…
NEW YORK: Exposure to the radiofrequency fields generated by mobile phones does not cause head pain or increase blood pressure, according to a Norwegian study.
Instead, people who experience such symptoms do so because they expect that they will occur, the…
Researchers in Turkey found that among healthy young adults, those who smoked showed signs of poorer blood flow to the heart - and it didn,t matter if their cigarette of choice was light or regular.
Critics have long charged that cigarettes…
NEW YORK?- People looking to shed body fat might want to follow their workouts with a few capsules of fish oil, if preliminary research is correct.
In a study of overweight adults, Australian researchers found that a combination of exercise and…
WASHINGTON - The first birth-control pill meant to put a stop to women,s monthly periods indefinitely won federal approval Tuesday. Called Lybrel, it,s the first such pill to receive Food and Drug Administration approval for continuous use. When taken daily,…
NEW YORK: Red wine drinkers, raise your glasses! Another study extolling the health benefits of red wine was recently released, saying a glass a day may help prevent prostate cancer.
Researchers from Seattle,s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found men who…
LONDON - They insist they,re no superwomen, they have no special powers, and are certainly not pain or adrenaline junkies.
But freebirthers, choose to go through what some call the most painful and potentially frightening experience of a woman,s life with…
NEW YORK - You won,t lose weight in your sleep or shed pounds while eating anything you want - that,s the sobering message from the maker of a weight-loss pill poised to hit shelves next month.
GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday opened an…
It,s not called the most important meal of the day for nothing ¨C a review of recent studies has found that children with breakfast in their stomachs do better academically than their hungry peers. The review, released today by Agencies…
A group of celebrities has been appointed as “lifestyle ambassadors” to encourage young people to have healthy, active lifestyles. Television personalties John Campbell and Nathan Rarere, All Black Keven Mealamu, current and former Silver Ferns Laura Langman and Bernice Mene,…
A new toothpaste promises to end the agony of sensitive teeth by rebuilding tooth enamel.
The 13 million Britons who wince when they eat hot or cold food have long been able to buy products to mask the pain.
The new treatment,…
Filling up on apples and fish during pregnancy might protect your child from developing asthma and allergic diseases, a new study shows. Researchers from the Netherlands and Scotland have found that eating apples throughout pregnancy may protect against wheezing and…
NEW YORK - In older people with mild cognitive impairment, having a drink now and then - up to an average of one drink of alcohol each day - may delay progression to dementia, new research suggests.
“While many studies have…
LONDON: Most British women considering breast enlargement surgery want their busts to be just a bit bigger and say it isn,t to attract men.
A third of British women having breast augmentation surgery said they were doing so to make
themselves feel…
(China Daily)
An unnamed person ate 1 kg of oranges inside 2 minutes to become the champion of an orange-eating competition, held over the weekend in Guiyang, Guizhou.
Up to 5 kg of oranges were placed in front of each contestant and…
(China Daily)
A 106-year-old man in Wuxi, Chongqing Municipality, is able to take good care of himself.
Li Shunfu said he kept healthy by weeding outside the house. Since he got married at 18, the farmer has never smoked or drunk liquor…