Category: Health & Lifestyle

A woman in Italy had a cyst the size of a medicine ball removed from her ovaries after she assumed she was just obese.  The...

The key steps to help you stay healthy and free of long-term aches and pains are no great secret — regular exercise, watch your weight...

On a Saturday morning two years ago, Jane McNeice was lying in bed, scrolling through Facebook, when a colourful chart describing traits of ‘girls with...

Back in March 1974, I was the house surgeon on call at Westminster Hospital. As I watched the 9pm news in the doctors’ mess, a...

Fireworks are a Fourth of July staple.  Families from across the country settle into a comfy spot on a blanket, a bleacher or even a...

If you have recently enjoyed a low-fat yoghurt, a diet drink, a biscuit or even a dollop of reduced sugar ketchup on your chips, there’s...

Anyone who’s ever been plagued with pink eye — and its telltale signs of irritation, itchiness and discharge — likely will want to take measures...

A blood test that can determine which women are at risk of developing the deadly pregnancy complication preeclampsia has been approved by the Food and...

A cancer drug that’s been used on the NHS for 30 years could also help clear blocked noses. A clinical trial is under way to...

A growing body of research indicates that music can be a form of therapy — especially singing with others — to improve your mental health....