Health News

Vitamin D 'helps immune system to fight colorectal cancer'

Date: Jan-16-2015
A new study has demonstrated in a large human population sample that vitamin D's immune system-aiding qualities help the body to fight colorectal cancer cells

FDA approves surgically implanted device to treat obesity

Date: Jan-15-2015
The Food and Drug Administration have approved the Maestro Rechargeable System for certain obese adults - a weight loss treatment device that targets nerve pathways.

Sugar: should we eliminate it from our diet?

Date: Jan-15-2015
Sugar has been associated with obesity and diabetes, among other conditions. But while some health experts believe cutting it from our diet is the way forward, others disagree.

Is schizophrenia one disease... or eight?

Date: Jan-15-2015
Researchers have struggled to pinpoint which genes are responsible for schizophrenia. A new study finds that 42 gene networks contribute to eight distinct kinds of schizophrenia.

Lack of exercise 'may kill twice as many people as obesity'

Date: Jan-15-2015
We know lack of exercise is tied to obesity - which in turn raises risk of chronic diseases and early death - but a new study shows it also links to early death regardless of BMI.

Experts consider medical care standards for civilians in space

Date: Jan-15-2015
An original article considers a range of current medical care standards and explores how they might be applied to the developing commercial space transportation industry.

Rates of episiotomy in the US decline

Date: Jan-15-2015
Following recommendations from experts, rates of episiotomy have fallen in the US, according to researchers. Rates vary across different hospitals and among different demographics.

Study identifies breast cancer diagnosis, survival variations by race, ethnicity

Date: Jan-15-2015
A new study finds the likelihood of women in the US being diagnosed with breast cancer at stage I and surviving the diagnosis varies by race and ethnicity.

What are the health benefits of biotin?

Date: Jan-15-2015
Find out about the potential health benefits of biotin including assisting with a healthy pregnancy, improving nail strength and durability, and lowering blood glucose.

'Fear of exercise' is biggest barrier to chronic fatigue syndrome recovery

Date: Jan-15-2015
Investigating how to optimize available CFS treatments, researchers found that many patients fear of exercise will exacerbate rather than improve their fatigue symptoms.