All low-fat or reduced-fat spreads contain less fat than butter or standard block margarine and a great deal more water. This means that while they can be used like butter or margarine as a spread on bread and so forth,

K. Luan Phan, M.D., and his former colleagues at University of Chicago came out with intriguing findings from a brain imaging study in occasional, non-dependent, marijuana users. The findings were made in a placebo-controlled design, after giving the volunteers delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

Two new studies show that the virus spreads in waves through cities such as Hong Kong and Bangkok before hitching rides upon human hosts to other regions. "For over 60 years, the global migration of influenza viruses has been a

While speaking at a public meeting at Stanford University, Professor Lawrence Lessig expressed his views about the tactics some net firms use to manage data traffic at busy times, and called for necessary actions from the Federal Communications Committee (FCC)

Mrs Jill Hervik, a physiotherapist and acupuncturist at the Vestfold Central Hospital (Tonsberg, Norway) revealed that patients who received traditional Chinese acupuncture had a 50 pct reduction in hot flushes, both during the day and the night, and that this

The study involved 1,394 patients with breast cancer and an equal number of healthy women after menopause. A connection between vitamin D level and breast cancer risk has been implicated for a long time, but its clinical relevance had not

According to leading health experts, some of the cures passed down through the generations can make illnesses worse. The myth-busting study claimed that cracking knuckles does not cause arthritis, sitting on cold surfaces does not give a person piles and

The researchers claimed that as women get near 70, they become less likely to be diagnosed with aggressive tumours that have spread to the lymph nodes. But after 70, the cancer is increasingly likely to spread, particularly if the tumours

The first study, which involved over 860,000 women aged 70-75, has been presented at the 6th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-6) in Berlin, which showed that mammograms benefit women up to the age of 75. The other study of nearly

The study shows that daily doses of drug fluoxetine (Prozac) help rats' brains' visual centres to rewire themselves and correct the defect. If the drug has a similar effect in humans, it could potentially help the roughly 1-5 percent of

You can, but be wary as they will work only in some dishes. While hard cheeses made with vegetable oil can be used in cooking like their fattier equivalents, reduced fat soft cheeses tend to perform poorly in cooking. In

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have shown, for the first time, how a genome is organized in three-dimensional space. For the study, the team used a multidisciplinary mix of geometry, biological research and techniques developed to solve

A regular physical activity can significantly reduce health risks among aging men, according to a new research. The new research suggest that moderate to vigorous physical activity may lower the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or lower urinary tract

Greenhouse emissions per household can be reduced by an amount equivalent to driving a car 1860 km fewer per year if people switch from red meat to veggies just for one day every week, calculates a researcher. Christopher Weber of

Scientists have used high-energy X-rays to discover and study the structure of plutonium nanoclusters, which contaminate groundwater, thus increasing the risk of sickness in humans and animals. The finding was made by scientists at the US Department of Energy's Argonne

Treating women with breast cancer using the drug Herceptin alongside chemotherapy totally destroys tumours in almost half of patients without the need for surgery, according to a new study. The largest multi-centre trial to investigate this treatment found that women