Healthy articles

Leprosy, also called Hansen's Disease, has been around since before humans started recording their history. Why is it still with us today? With clinical trials for LepVax, the first leprosy-specific vaccine, finally on the horizon, is there hope?

Bright screens of computer devices emit short wave blue light that affects sleep via disrupting melatonin secretion. Changes of lifestyle could help to avoid this negative effect.

The natural hormone melatonin is best known as a sleep aid, but fighting insomnia so you can get more shut-eye is only part of what melatonin can do for you.

If you snore, snort, toss, turn, and make strange noises in your sleep, you may need to take steps to keep diabetes from becoming a part of your life. Here is why there is a connection and what you can do about it.

For reasons unknown to scientists at this time, the incidence of asthma is steadily increasing. There is now evidence that parents with children who have asthma do not always realize that the child’s treatment is inadequate

We all have those days in the gym where nothing seems to go right and we just want to sack it off and go home. Could the key to beating this be positive imagery and a change in mental approach to training?

Getting enough sleep has never been more important. We are surrounded by so much that makes demands on our attention, way into the night. Here are ten reasons to switch off and get to bed.

Every one of us has had to undergo one or more diagnostic tests at some point of our lives. But do you really understand the use of these tests? Read on to find the commonly advised tests, preparing for them, their significance and their side effects.

Potatoes are an amazing vegetable not only because of their nutrients but they also happen to be very cheap. In times where things are constantly getting more expensive, having a nutritious but also affordable meal is important.

Increasing numbers of people self-diagnose mental health problems. What are the risks? Why shouldn't you do this, and why do so many try anyway?