Doing vigorous exercise for at least 2.5 hours a week reduces your chances of experiencing a flu-like illness by around 10%, according to preliminary results from Flusurvey, the online flu study run by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The latest scientific data on flu is being released at the start of National Science & Engineering Week, which ... Read More »
Free drug samples may be costly in the long run, according to a new study from researchers at Stanford. For the study the researchers worked with a team of dermatologists to see how free samples impact their prescribing practices. Read More »
Although some school districts like the idea of banning chocolate milk to improve childhood health, it would lead to unintended consequences, according to researchers at Cornell University. “When schools ban chocolate milk, we found it usually backfires,” said Andrew Hanks, lead author of a new study on the subject, and a research associate at Cornell’s Dyson School of Applied Economics ... Read More »
A Chicago woman who suffered a debilitating stroke just days after starting to take the birth control medication Yasmin won a $14 million verdict. Mariola Zapalski has severe brain damage and requires round-the-clock care. Her lawyer says Zapalski took the birth control medication, Yasmin, for 13-days before she suffered the stroke. Read More »
Kourtney Kardashian was seen celebrating her 35th birthday on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with her boyfriend Scott Disick and their kids Mason and Penelope on Friday (April 18). The Keeping Up With the Kardashians reality star wore a beach cover-up while carrying her daughter to the beautiful sandy beach in front of there hotel. The family also relaxed ... Read More »
Singer Miley Cyrus landed in the hospital after a severe allergic reaction to medication. She has postponed the remainder of her April U.S. tour dates in order to recover, according to CNN. A representative for Cyrus made the announcement Friday. Read More »
Home & Family host Debbie Matenopoulos is full of big news: She got married last summer and is now pregnant with her first child, People confirms. Matenopoulos wed Jon Falcone in Greece in a secret ceremony and tells People, “I’ll do a proper wedding after I have the baby.” Read More »
Researchers Wednesday reported significant declines in some complications of Type 2 diabetes. According to the study, published in the The New England Journal of Medicine, rates of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, and amputations dropped sharply over the past two decades. Read More »
A new report from MIT and Harvard University describes the development of a switchable material that could harness the power of the sun, even when the sun is not shining. Team from MIT and Harvard have found a solution to this. They successfully created molecules known as photoswitches that absorb energy and switch from one form to another, these switches ... Read More »
A new practice called “oil swishing” or “oil pulling” has gone viral on the internet in recent months; the technique claims to have a number of health benefits including whiter teeth, healthier gums, and even reduced asthma symptoms. Oil pulling can be traced back at least 2,500 years to traditional type of Eastern Indian medicine, Ayurveda, in which practitioners “oil ... Read More »
A strange scene turned scary Friday at the Maybank Malaysian Open, as Pablo Larrazabal jumped into a lake to escape an attack from a swarm of hornets. The Spaniard was in the fifth fairway at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club when he reportedly swatted a hornet off his nose, which caused several others to begin to attack him. In ... Read More »
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