Health/Science

Scientists are hailing a breakthrough that could lead to a cure for the common cold, the Telegraph (UK) reported. And the secret ingredient can be found in plain yoghurt. Researchers have found they can attach […] […]

A drug addict has become the first man in Britain to take part in a controversial project which saw him get cash to be sterilised. The 38-year-old, who wishes to be known to only as […] […]

BUFFALO, N.Y.—A high-profile Canadian sports doctor charged earlier this year with smuggling unapproved drugs into the United States to treat professional athletes was formally indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Buffalo. The five-count […] […]

It can be a challenge to live with the aches and pains of arthritis. Fortunately, medical treatment, exercise programs and simple home practices can combine to provide relief from pain and greater mobility for activities […] […]

As the cold and flu season approaches, we should examine our attitudes and practices about those illnesses, which can become more severe as we age. Better to be safe and sound than suffer with an […] […]

A BRITISH man sold all his belongings – including his dog – after he was wrongly informed he had just six months to live. Malcolm McMahon, 55, from Erdington, central England, was advised to get […] […]

URINARY Tract Infections (UTIs) and yeast infections are two of the most common infections in women. Nearly every woman will have a problem with one or both at some point in her life, and many […] […]

US doctors have begun the first tests of human embryonic stem cells in patients, treating a man with spinal cord injuries in a landmark trial of the controversial process. The human embryonic stem cells, clinically […] […]

IN the 1550’s when Jean Nicot, the French diplomat, promoted the importation and cultivation of tobacco because of its perceived medicinal properties, little did he know that he was helping to unleash one of the […] […]

Health organisations have expressed alarm at how the internet is being used to promote smoking. Tobacco companies deny using the online world to market their brands, but there is mounting concern that social networking sites […] […]