If you are suffering from hunger pangs at around 7.30 pm, but don't want to indulge in your favourite…
LONDON: A new code of conduct has been launched by the body that oversees 670,000 nurses and midwives…
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Health Secretary Shona Robison has confirmed that a vaccine for meningitis B will be made available…
Like a computer the brain works best when it is cool, but putting too great a strain on it can lead…
It's a portable piece of technology providing seemingly bottomless access to a drug craved by more…
Mosquitoes could bring diseases such as dengue fever and West Nile virus to the UK within the next few…
The World Health Organization's cancer arm said Friday that an ingredient in the world's most…
A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine has been developed to help medics caring…
While children who are older when they start school do well academically and socially in the short term,…
A new diet which researchers say is easier to follow than the Mediterranean diet may help lower the…
Over 90 percent of people with signs of kidney disease are unaware of it. March is National Kidney Month,…
A long-term study has pointed to a link between breastfeeding and intelligence. The research in Brazil…
Evolutionary diagrams usually connect humans and monkeys with common primate ancestors, but now, scientists…
An American health worker infected with Ebola is heading back to the United States for treatment at…
New York: High cholesterol and triglycerides levels in the body can prevent the essential vitamin…
A world virtually free of tobacco and its devastating health consequences could be a reality within…
Scientists believe they may have found a new weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease –…
Women on HRT pills should be aware that there is a small chance of an increased risk of blood clots…
A "worryingly high" number of children with type-1 diabetes have warning signs of long-term…
For Marisa Merliss, movement is life. A dancer and a fitness model, she has even starred in workout…
Common chemicals that disrupt human hormones could be costing more than €150bn ($165.4bn; £108.5bn)…
While caffeine and toddlers doesn’t sound like a good mix, 15 percent of parents say their 2 year…
As educated citizens we are expected to be aware about cleanliness and hygiene to be free from diseases…
February 28 is Rare Disease Day. Rare diseases include Alstrom syndrome, which limits life expectancy…
A devastating disease that has wiped out amphibians around the world has been discovered in Madagascar,…
Distinct changes in the immune systems of patients with ME or chronic fatigue syndrome have been found,…
People should listen to music for no more than one hour a day to protect their hearing, the World Health…
If you're looking for another reason to quit, here it is: Cigarettes may be a sign of mental health…
For a long time, rats have taken the heat for the waves of plague that killed millions of people across…
Despite the progress in anti-retroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS, it was important to have a safe vaccine…
The first rapid blood test for Ebola has been approved for use by the World Health Organization. It…
Drug-resistant malaria has been detected at the Myanmar-India border and now poses an “enormous…
New York: People who consume one or more cans of cold drinks per day are exposing themselves to a potential…
Doha: A report looking at the prevalence of type-2 diabetes worldwide has warned that an estimated 600…
NEW DELHI: Swine flu has become a major health scare in India and is assuming serious proportions in…
EDINBURGH: A major European obesity investigation has called for urgent action to prevent obesity in…