Body & Health Conditions Articles

Summer often brings sunburn. Certain simple foods, however, have the power to protect your skin from the inside out if you just start eating them now.

None of the Tourette's syndrome treatments has been reliably effective. Fortunately, two dentists named Anthony Sims and Brendan Stack seem to have uncovered both the origins and an effective non-pharmaceutical, non-surgical treatment for the disease.

Middle-aged men who take antidepressants, scientists presenting a paper at the scientific meeting of the American College of Cardiology in New Orleans tell us, are at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Conventional medical treatment for controlling hepatitis C is extremely expensive, about $190,000 for the average patient, and not especially reliable. Even worse, side effects abound. A new drug, however, may give hepatitis C patients better quality life

Bats were identified as a source of many recently emerged deadly viral infections. The growth of human population and destruction of natural habitat leads to more common contacts between humans and bats thus increasing the chances of disease transfer.

A recent study has concluded that consuming lots of omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the likelihood of developing age related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in people more than 60 years of age.

A drug called Benlysta from the stable of Human Genome Sciences Inc, a small biotech company has been approved by the U.S. as a new treatment for lupus in almost 50 years.

Probiotic yogurt products have become very popular for treating constipation. Manufactured to provide live strains of Bifidobacterium lactis, which the makers of Activia have renamed Bifidobacterium regularis.

Researchers in Hong Kong and the United States have announced discovery of a protein that blocks the effects of insulin and other hormones on cancerous tumors, causing them to spread.

Are you at risk of a heart attack? It might be time to switch to Apple. The company is apparently expanding its market into life-saving medical devices.