Healthy articles

You try to treat everyone with respect, regardless of differences — but could you subconsciously be hurting disabled people with ableist attitudes you didn't even know you had?

There are some conditions which can cause the gums to really grow beyond their normal range. Some of these causes are routine while others can be quite scary. Read on to find out more.

Scientists say that the human genome project has revealed one simple fact: race does not exist.

Video games get a lot of bad press. Here, we look beyond the stereotype and examine all the potential benefits of gaming.

Researchers and scientists have identified over a dozen chemicals and substances which are proven to be responsible for cognitive and behavioural related problems by affecting the brain negatively.

Quickly responding to a medical emergency makes the difference between life and death. This is especially true in a situation where an incident is a witnessed one and common events include cardiac arrest and choking.

Thinking of not using up all your vacation time this year, just like 41 percent of American workers? Think again. You need that holiday, science says!

Worn out teeth can be a very expensive problem to have. Find out why it occurs in some people and how this problem can be minimized.

We all have an intuitive feel for the effects of what mothers eat and drink on fetal survival, but it turns out the father's caffeine intake can also affect rates of miscarriages.

Do you want to quit smoking? For most smokers, the most successful, if not the easiest, way to beat nicotine addiction is to give up tobacco cold turkey, not to taper off.