Researchers in Britain say the more the more a person drinks alcohol, the greater the risk of developing colon cancer.
A study partly funded by Cancer Research UK concluded that drinking a large glass of wine or a pint of beer each day increases the risk of getting colon cancer by 10 percent. People who […]
Now, here’s one more reason to drink up on those delightful cups of coffee. A new study has suggested that a combination of coffee and exercise could help guard against the dangerous effects of too much sun, indicating a mehtod of warding off skin cancer as well.
Separately, both caffeine and exercise help to prevent […]
Is it all in the mind when it comes to smoking Cannabis, most commonly reffered to as ‘pot’? The widest-yet investigation into cannabis and mental health says individuals who use marijuana increase their risk of developing a psychotic illness by more than 40 percent.
Doctors are warning young people about the risk to their mind from […]
Scientists have warned that fluctuating weight of women during pregnancy could affect their unborn babies.
These findings have emerged from two studies. The first study found that weight gain between pregnancies was strongly associated with major complications for the mother and child in the months proceeding, during and just after childbirth.
This was independent of whether […]
People all over the world believe scientifically unproven myths about cancer. In fact, according to a survey conducted by the American Cancer Society, some Americans think that shampoo and even underwire bras could cause tumors.
The organization analyzed data from a survey of 1000 US adults who had never been diagnosed with cancer. On the […]
Scientists have claimed that just a bowl of tomato soup daily could help to boost fertility in men.
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have revealed that lycopene, which gives tomatoes their bright red color, can help to improve male fertility and turn sperm in to super-sperm.
The researchers made six healthy male volunteers consume a […]
According to the UK government’s leading cardiac expert, men over 50 years of age should take a 3-in-1 ‘polypill’ every day to keep heart attacks at bay. This pill costs 1 British Pound.
Professor Roger Boyle, the Department of Health’s national director for heart disease and stroke has suggested that the ‘magical’ polypill will have […]
A study on the possible effects of cell phones has revealed that there is no evidence that mobile phone masts cause fatigue, anxiety or headaches.
In the study led by Elaine Fox of the University of Essex in Britain, 44 self-reported EHS 9electromagnetic hypersensitivity) sufferers and 114 volunteers were exposed to the frequencies emitted by […]
According to findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), as blood levels of vitamin D drops, one’s blood pressure tends to increase.
Vitamin D is also known as the sunshine vitamin, as the sun is the easiest source of this vitamin.
The analysis was conducted by the NHANES between 1988 and 994. […]
Researchers have found that knocking out a single cardiac gene in mice increased its lifespan.
During the study, the mutant mouse lacked a single protein, type 5 adenylyl cyclase (AC5), that makes it less prone to the effects of hormone adrenaline, and more resistant to some forms of stress.
The study was conducted by a team […]
