Healthy articles

Antibiotics fight germs. Probiotics can be used to fight germs with germs. Sometimes it makes sense to take both antibiotics and probiotics at the same time.

Perplexed about how to get taller? You won't need elevator shoes if you visit a Russian clinic now offering leg-lengthening surgery.

A study shows that Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), to treat prostate cancer, offers a higher cure rate than other more traditional treatments.

An analysis of numerous studies has shown that the most frequently prescribed diabetic drug, metformin, reduces a patients mortality risk due to heart disease by 30-40% as compared to its closest competitor drug, the sulphonylureas.

Raspberries have 1/8 as many genes as humans. That isn't surprising. A raspberry isn't as complex as a human. But onions have 12 times as many genes and amoebas have 200 times as many genes as people. What is it about people that makes our DNA so simple?

A very recent study has found that patients diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and who have an increased level of waist fat, are at greater risk of developing complications to the disease than those who are obese.

Overweight people tend to choose unhealthier foods to eat compared to lean people, even though both groups seem to make similar choices when given hypothetical situations. Brain activity seems to be a good predictor of which foods finally get chosen.

In the twenty-first century, people all over the world are remarkably open in discussing almost all aspects of sex, except menstruation. Fortunately, products that help a woman manage her period have advanced dramatically despite the secrecy.

Want smooth skin forever? You may be considering laser hair removal treatment! Here's an overview of what to expect.

The ancient Indian system of natural medicine known as Ayurveda offers a uniquely holistic perspective on the disease with genuinely effective methods of supporting the greatest health possible even when conventional medicine has run out of treatments.