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Intermittent Fasting Could be Beneficial to Health
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Pixelbliss/Shutterstock We all know that eating too much isn’t good for your health, but it’s also becoming increasingly evident that even eating a normal amount could...
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Study Finds Large Health Benefits To Living Near Trees
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Konstanttin/Shutterstock Could living near trees really improve your health? Researchers who set out to examine this very question say it might. A recent study found...
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Sleep In To Stay Healthy
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Catching the common cold could be a sign you are not getting enough sleep. Credit: bikeriderlondon/Shutterstock It’s no surprise that getting a good night’s sleep...
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Being In Nature Benefits Health - But How?
Health and Medicine Photo credit: In his essay, Walking, Thoreau said: "In wildness is the preservation of the world." The same might go for our health. Credit: SNEHIT/Shutterstoclk Time spent close to...
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Sitting Might Not Be That Bad For You After All
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock Sitting: It’s a killer, according to some reports. There’s no doubt that living a more sedentary lifestyle is linked to being more...
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Brain Monitor Ensures You Aren't Aware While Under Anesthetic
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Army Medicine/Flickr. (CC BY 2.0) To be awake yet paralyzed while under general anesthetic is the stuff of nightmares and cheap horror films. Thankfully, a device...
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Two Studies Conclude That Fracking Bad For Health
Environment Photo credit: Two papers link fracking operations, such as this one on the Marcellus Shale, to serious health risks. U.S. Geological Survey, public domain Two newly released papers using...
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Study Finds Pork And Human DNA In Vegetarian Hot Dogs
Editor's Blog Photo credit: Elena Shashkina/Shutterstock American hot dogs are often greeted with deep suspicion by almost everyone that eats them, with the nutritional content assumed to be as low as...
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Volkswagen Emissions Cover-Up Will Cause 59 Premature Deaths In America
Health and Medicine Photo credit: There is more bad news for Volkswagen. villorejo/Shutterstock The recent Volkswagen (VW) scandal rocked the world when the company was found to have conspired to evade...
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A Woman Popped A Growth On Her Son's Knee And Found Something Pretty Gross...
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Animal Planet/Discovery Channel If you think popping a pus-oozing spot is gross, brace yourself.Rachel Franklin’s seven-year-old son, Paul, scratched his knee at a...
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Why You Should Never Wear Cheap, Unfitted Contact Lenses
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Niek Beck/Flickr. (CC BY 2.0) In an interview with Buzzfeed life, Julian Hamlin revealed his horror story caused by wearing cheap contact lenses.The 23-year-old from...
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You Probably Have Herpes
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Yale Rosen/Flickr. (CC BY-SA 2.0) Bad news: you probably have herpes. Good news: you’re not alone.A recent report from the World Health Organisation (WHO), published...
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Do You Have Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Mycroyance/Flickr. (CC BY-NC 2.0) As the hours of sunlight creep away and we seem to be forever fighting off colds, we can all come down with a case of the “winter...
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Here's What Happened When A Teenager Didn't Sleep For Eleven Days
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Matthew Rice/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Sleep, glorious sleep, still remains a bit of a mystery to scientists. However, if you’ve ever pulled an all-nighter, you’ll...
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Liquid Crystal Lens Could Mean The End Of Reading Glasses
Health and Medicine Photo credit: University of Leeds You’re probably used to hearing about liquid crystals in television and smartphone screens. However, new research hopes the same technology could...
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Is The Amount Americans Spend On Heathcare Worth It?
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Despite high spending on healthcare, life expectancy in the U.S. remains disappointing. Health Care Costs by 401(K) 2012 via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 The latest figures...
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How Long You Should Nap For, According To Science
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Annette Shaff/Shutterstock Anyone who practices the art of napping knows there is a fine line between feeling like you could do with a little more sleep and those...
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Which Sexual Position Is Most Likely To Cause Penis Fractures?
Health and Medicine Photo credit: TheWorst/Shutterstock Penis fractures are about as fun as they sound (and apparently, that sound is often a “crack” followed by a blood-curdling scream).If you want to...
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What's The Most Dangerous Drug In The World?
Editor's Blog Photo credit: Perception has a lot to do with it. Dennis Hill/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) What is the most dangerous drug in the world? This sounds like a relatively simple question: Surely it’s...
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Here's What 200 Calories Of Various Different Thanksgiving Foods Looks Like
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Africa Studio/Shutterstock It’s that time of the year again when we can be guilty of overindulgence. However, Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be a festival of gluttony...
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