An Associated Press-Ipsos poll finds that nearly half of consumers have changed their eating and buying habits in the past six months because they're afraid they could get sick by eating contaminated food. They also overwhelmingly support setting up a

Physical activity may be beneficial for persons with dementia. But due to the small number of studies we have not been able to demonstrate this," said review lead author Dorothy Forbes, an associate professor with the faculty of health sciences

Experts at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis say that they have identified the primary immune sensor - a protein called MDA-5 - that detects the presence of such contagious viruses in the body as cause this incurable

The researchers came to this conclusion after they analysed survey data from 1,932 adults who answered questions about colon cancer risks and noticed that only 15 percent listed physical activity as a means of reducing their risk. Yet a sedentary

Lead researcher Tim Henwood, a postdoctoral research fellow with UQ and Blue Care, examined how people over the age of 65 responded to resistance training. "What we were looking at was how simple resistance training can improve muscle strength, power

With the findings of two new separate but convergent national studies, Mark Roehling, associate professor of human resource management and colleagues have urged employers to guard against the use of weight-based stereotypes when it comes to hiring, promoting or firing.

Human testosterone triggers an automatic reaction which has evolved in man when faced with a woman, to look for mating opportunities, and it does not matter if the woman is not attractive, the research reveals. Research involving a group of

Leeds Dental Institute scientists have come up with a solution that can mimic the way the body forms new teeth, and would do away with drilling and filling by making it possible for the teeth to repair themselves. Along with

The new guidance, issued to health boards by the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) as part of the Scottish Government's drive against hospital-acquired infections, urges to cut and delay doses of commonly prescribed antibiotics because of their role in the

The boy developed a mental disorder and lost his power of speech after he fell from a height when he was two years old, Oriya newspaper Dharitri reported Monday. Niranjan lives with his mother Purnima, a daily wage labourer, in

According to National Osteoporosis Society (NOS), lack of vitamin D might put people at an increased risk of developing brittle bone disease. It advised having lunch outside, gardening or hanging out the washing. Skin cancer rates have experienced a significant

In a report, the House of Lords Intergovernmental Organisations Committee said that new infectious disease are emerging and being given the opportunity to spread because of changes in ways of life. The committee called for urgent improvements to international surveillance

The study at the Stanford University School of Medicine has dubbed this protein, called p53, as the "guardian of the genome" for its ability to recognize DNA damage and cut short the division of potentially cancerous cells. But, on the

Ray Wiseman was diagnosed with bladder cancer five years ago, and survived the condition with just half a tumbler broccoli juice daily. "If I'd had my bladder removed five years ago - as was suggested - I'd have been vulnerable

The study by Uppsala University Sweden that proved this has a bearing on medical researches as the mutation also enhances the risk for melanoma. The bulk of white horses carry the dominant mutation 'greying with age'. A 'grey' horse is