New York: Key to living a long and happy life are close relationships with family and friends, according to the third annual Evercare 100@100 survey. The US poll of 100 centenarians also reveals, that contrary to conventional stereotypes, some of … Continue reading
London: Britons’ No 1 ageing fear is have to wear false teeth, according to a new survey. Nearly half of Brits are in grave danger of having teeth that are ‘older’ than they are, due to poor diets and shameful … Continue reading
La Jolla, Ca: Trying to reap the health benefits of exercise? Forget treadmills and spin classes, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may have found a way around the sweat and pain. They identified two signaling pathways that … Continue reading
Los Angeles: Francincense contains an extract that may ease the symptoms of oesteoarthritis. Results of a human trial published in the Journal of Arthritis Research and Therapy compared the extract to a dummy drug in patients with mild to moderate … Continue reading
London: British scientists have trialed a new drug that stops the worst effects of Alzheimer’s Disease. A daily capsule of Rember, is Isaid to be more than twice as effective as current treatments and can prevent the desease from progressing, … Continue reading
Los Angeles: A robot that performs hair transplants more naturally than humans has been developed by a Californian company. Restoration Robotics, says its robot can also pluck and move individual hair follicles twice as fast as humans, with less pain … Continue reading
Chicago: Drugs used to cut blood pressure has been shown to improve the risk of Alzheimer’s. According to a new US study of angiotensin receptor blockers, or ARBs, which are normally prescribed as a second choice treatment to patients unable … Continue reading
London: Women could be damaging their breasts without realising it, according to scientists at the University of Portsmouth. As well as discovering that some women’s breasts could be damaged and fragile ligaments irreparably stretched by wearing the wrong bras, scientists … Continue reading
London: A UK health investigation has revealed that 60% of women still dont examine the contents of their personal care products despite continued warnings about the health risks associated with the ingredients. Over three thousand women were quizzed by Bionsen … Continue reading
Tel Aviv: The Atkins Diet, high in protein and fat, is safer than a low-fat diet, a new study reveals. In a two-year trial dieters lost more on the low-carbohydrate regime than they did on a low-calorie diet. The Mediterranean … Continue reading
London: UK scientists who questioned nearly 9,800 people over the age of 50 about their lives and found women were more optimistic than men. Wealth also helps you live longer with the poorest people more than twice as likely to … Continue reading
London: Hairy legs are a top priority for British women – except if they are married, according to a new survey. Four out of five of those surveyed admitted that having hairy legs made them feel uncomfortable, unfeminine and unsexy; … Continue reading
New York: Men and women with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease who were more physically fit also had larger brains compared to those who failed to keep fit. Alzheimer’s and Memory Program at the Univesity of Kansas School of Medicine, are at … Continue reading
Tokyo: Supplements of coenzyme Q10 may boost physical performance and reduce feelings of tiredness associated with exercise, Japanese researchers have reported. Both fatigue and recovery time were decreased as a result of 300 milligrams of CoQ10 for eight days, according … Continue reading
Cosmetic dentist Nik Sisodia on the increasing evidence to link poor oral hygiene with heart disease, stroke and premature births Gum disease affects 70% of the population in varying degrees. In its mildest form, gingivitis, the tissues of the gum … Continue reading
London: Clinique has unveiled its new weapon in the war against anti-ageing, Superdefense SPF25 Age Defense Moisturizer. This latest version of Superdefense aims to help combat the internal, psychological stress that ages skin in a similar way as external stresses … Continue reading
Increasing numbers of people are failing to recognise they have a weight problem, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal online. It is well known that women often view themselves as too fat while men typically underestimate … Continue reading
Rotterdam: TV violence triggers an increase in hunger, according to new research. According to Dirk Smeesters, Associate Professor of Marketing at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, people who are thinking about their own deaths want to consume more. … Continue reading
The risk of developing asthma has been reduced by 63% in children whose mothers were given fish oil supplements during the last trimester of their pregnancy as part of a European research project on nutrition. The research is part of … Continue reading
A diet rich in minerals such as potassium, magnesium and calcium may cut the risk of developing coronary heart diseases and stroke, suggests a new study. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension, suggest that an increased consumption … Continue reading
Seol: Korean scientists have genetically modified tomatoes to produce a prototype vacinne against Alzheimer’s Disease. The disease, kills brain cells when a sticky plaque known as beta-amyloid protein clogs up nerve connections. And the disease, which starts with short-term memory … Continue reading
London: Britain is a nation of supplement junkies, with three quarters of us regularly adding extras to our diet to keep healthy, spending more than £350m a year on shortcut solutions to health. New research from milk company, Cravendale exposes … Continue reading
Efamol with The National Association for Pre-Menstrual Syndrome support the nations women with a new FREE handbag companion to managing PMS. 84% of women in the UK experience PMS, with sufferers spending an estimated two years of their lives struggling … Continue reading
Athens:Desk bound men are far more likely to get prostate cancer than manual workers, new research has found. The study carried out by scientists at the University of Athens looked at the exercise habits of two groups of me: one … Continue reading
London: Drink more water, it helps prevent arthritis and other conditions, according to new research from the UK’s Arthritis Association. In addition, Baroness Greengross, founder of the charity Action on Elder Abuse, has this week called for a set of … Continue reading
