Body & Health Conditions Articles

If you have spent too much time in the sun and you have burned and begun to peel, you don't have to spend a fortune on sunburn remedies. Some of the best remedies for sunburn are probably already in your kitchen.

A recent study by a 14-year old shows that iPad 2 might pose a risk for heart implant patients. Read on to find out about the study and the risks involved with the use of touch screens and tablets.

Asbestos can cause deadly type of lung tumor called pleural mesothelioma. Although survival of affected patients is low and treatment options are limited, recent progress gives hope for improvements in the near future.

Approved as a "natural health supplement" in the USA and Canada, L-carnitine has been long recommended for for heart protection in people who have already had heart attacks. But a recent study suggests that L-carnitine worsens atherosclerosis. Does it?

Marijuana has never been taken seriously by the physicians. But in what comes as a shot in the arm of people lobbying for legalization of marijuana consumption, researchers have found that it can help diabetics to have better control of their blood sugar.

Approximately 50 million Americans suffer from allergies. An allergy is a chronic condition caused by the body's abnormal reaction to allergens. This leads to the release of the very un-welcomed, potent, havoc-wreaking culprit: The chemical histamine.

The moment people notice their first strand of gray hair, they are heart broken as they realize that age is finally catching up with them. All of us have longed for a miracle drug to reverse graying of hair. This wishful thinking may finally become true!

Testing for the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, used to take several weeks. More recently, HIV testing methods have been developed that tive results in 20 minutes. But the INSTI-1 HIV test gives an answer in just 60 seconds.

Accurate diagnosis of schizophrenia is not an easy task. But a surprising new diagnostic tool may be just what doctors need to recognize schizophrenia before it manifests itself in bizarre behavior.

Recent research revealed more than one hundred of genetic risk factors associated with cancer. New detection techniques will be able to accurately predict individual chances of cancer and advise the best monitoring or preventing measures for each patient.