Healthy articles

Who is to blame for the Santa Barbara shootings — and what do events like this say about the mental health of society at large?

In this article, I expose the reasons on why animal research is necessary to do science and how our governments have designed laws to ensure that only researchers with the right qualifications are in charge of animal handling.

The World Health Assembly vowed to improve care for dying and chronically-ill patients, giving hope to millions of people who might otherwise die in terrible pain.

Lung cancer has always been associated with cigarette smoking and people who die from the disease are often blamed for their lifestyle. However, recent research shows that many non-smokers are at risk for dying from lung cancer linked to air pollution.

The placenta might be a unique organ, but new research reveals it's not sterile as previously thought. What bacteria are lurking in the placenta, and what effect does this have?

Sarcopenic obesity is an age-related muscle loss which is compensated by an increase in fat mass. Resistance exercises and a protein rich healthy diet are proven to prevent the complications of this increasingly common disorder.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in old age. With no cure available, it is emerging as a growing cause of deaths worldwide. Scientists are focusing their attempts on developing diagnostic methods and treatments to prevent dementia.

Multiple sclerosis, more commonly termed MS, is a fickle condition that tends to remit and relapse over time. For this reason, it is hard to evaluate the effectiveness of diet in controlling it. But solid new evidence suggests sodium restriction may help.

With so much emphasis on losing weight due to the current obesity epidemic many people are changing how they cook their food. But what really is the best cooking oil to use?

Figuring out what to eat while you are breastfeeding really isn't as hard as some people would have you believe. Find out what nursing moms should eat, and what they should avoid.