Weight loss companies should now start on a tougher study and analysis on new products that will put a stop on the obesity crisis faced by Australians.
Patients with slow-growing patients who chose active surveillance tends to be less anxious and distressed about the disease.
(Reuters) - U.S. advisers heard evidence on the effects of menthol cigarettes on Tuesday as they began a year-long review of the popular but controversial flavoring under the government's new tobacco powers.
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama made another push to sell his healthcare overhaul to a skeptical public on Tuesday, calling it a victory over special interests that will help the middle-class and defending the courage of legislators who backed it.
The age-old maxim Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper may in fact be the best advice to follow to prevent metabolic syndrome, according to a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study.
when people, groups, or organizations are looking for a fresh perspective on a project, they often turn to a brainstorming session. An upcoming study from Applied Cognitive Psychology suggests that this may not be the best route to take to generate unique and varied ideas.
New research shows that a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation in the blood, is associated with brain changes that are linked to problems with executive thinking skills.
We are not all blessed with the brains, beauty, luck, and capital that we associate with highly successful business people or entrepreneurs. Although most new business ventures fail, a few prosper and grow rapidly.
Delicious new cakes and frostings may someday contain less fat and fewer calories, thanks to work by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists such as Mukti Singh. She's based at the ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) in Peoria, Ill.
A study of more than 5,000 West Australian men, found that they are being diagnosed with prostate cancer too late, with many high-grade tumours and sometimes due to delayed referral for biopsies by their GPs.
Australia researchers say the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer in women, is now a leading cause of oral cancer among men in the Western world.
A novel Australian drug to protect patients who have light and sunlight intolerance will begin trials in the US next month
A leading sexual health said gonorrhoea risks becoming a drug-resistant superbug if doctors do no come up with new ways of treating it.
To address the significant health consequence of osteoporosis, under diagnosis and under treatment of the disease, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new osteoporosis guideline to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations to assist GPs in the management of osteoporosis sufferers.
Clapham released an opinion article in a newspaper from Jakarta that points out to smoking as good for the health.
Kylie Minogue, a breast cancer survivor, posed for a breast cancer campaign
(Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the healthcare overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama costs too much and expands the government's role too far, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
(Reuters) - Easter eggs may be good for you, but only if you eat small ones made from cocoa-rich dark chocolate, according to the latest in a string of scientific studies to show potential health benefits of chocolate.
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters ) - Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analyzed until last summer. And he was surprised by what he learned.
Fear of dying in an ethnically diverse society: Cross sectional studies of people aged 65+ in Britain
The results of the study suggest that even very low levels of violence, if interpreted as threatening by children, can influence the development of trauma symptoms in children, said Deborah Corbitt-Shindler, a doctoral candidate in the psychology department at SMU.
A new study from University of Utah psychologists found a small group of people with an extraordinary ability to multitask: Unlike 97.5 percent of those studied, they can safely drive while chatting on a cell phone.
The Rudd Government announced today $4.9 Million for 12 Healthy Communities grants across Australia to tackle overweight and obesity in local communities.
An Australian panel called Review of Food Labeling and Policy is considering a recommendation of a required labeling of trans-fat in Australian foods or going a step further with a total ban for the country.
Both swine flu and more common strains of flu are expected to cause a double whammy flu threat this year, health authorities warn.
Residents of Latrobe Valley may be able to benefit from a potential treatment drug for the lethal, asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has found the number of Australians seeking treatment for cannabis-related problems has increased 30 per cent since 2002, with the increase in the rate of harmful use mostly among people over 30
According to an eight-year study conducted in the Sydney Sexual Health Care Centre, which is to be published in the international journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, backpackers should be a priority population for sexual health promotion and access to services.
(Reuters) - Chronic illnesses like heart disease, cancer and depression affect Asians as much as those in Western countries and governments must draft plans to cope with long-term costs, health experts said on Monday.
(Reuters) - Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday.
