Osteoporosis is often thought of as a disease which frail elderly women develop, however the damage from osteoporosis begins much earlier in life. It is a disease characterized by low bone mass and loss of bone tissue that may lead to weak and fragile...

Although prescription drugs save millions of live every year still it cannot be ignored that instances of reactions from these drugs are on the rise. Drug reactions are of two types: allergic and toxic. Allergic drug reactions are not dependent on the...

The body needs 7-8 hours of sleep per day. Sleep is cumulative; if you lose sleep one day, you feel it the next. If you miss adequate sleep several days in a row, you build up a ’sleep deficit’, which impairs performance, reaction time,...

You cooked a healthy steamed dinner and managed to avoid anything fattening, but come bed time and you are craving for sugar. You are thinking doughnuts, sugar crackers and cookies. It is a proven fact that we tend to crave sweets at night more than...

Recently there have been many cases wherein foreign bodies have been found in food in the UK. Foreign bodies are any undesirable solid objects in food which are entirely unconnected with the food in question. Food is commercially produced these days at...

Recently an exclusive floor for women only was introduced at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. The concept has received mixed reaction from people. There has been a lot of discussion that setting aside a floor and a lounge for women only...

As per recent research by Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein, University of Albama , women over 35 years of age face health hazards after the breakup of a long-term relationship. Sometimes, a breakup can have a longer lasting effect than the relationship itself...

A lot of parents are dismayed by what they think is overuse of moile phones by their teenage children. AT&T Inc., America’s largest wireless carrier comes to the rescue by launching a service giving parents a wide-ranging control on almost...

More often than not these days our pearly whites are not so white. Blame it on caffeine, candy, prescription drugs, tobacco or aging, all of which dull the gleam.Thankfully, now there are many ways by which the shine can be retrieved. Tooth whitening...

Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty is now trying her luck in many fields, apart from acting. After winning the reality show Big Brother earlier this year, she is being talked about globally. She has recently successfully launched her signature...