We all feel the pressure from society to have a slim, attractive body. Most people go about getting that desired figure by dieting and exercising. But often the process is

26 June 2009 -- Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, today met Mr Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, during an official visit to the country. The visit has seen the strengthening of the working relationship between the

Body dysmorphic disorder is a chronic mental disorder in which a person is obsessed with flaws in their appearance, either real or imagined.Even minor flaws are imagined as major problems, seen as deformities, and they don't want to be looked

Smoking herbal cigarettes is the new way of smoking in the 21st century. It is nicotine free as well as...

You wouldn't think a veterinarian would have to say, "Ilove animals." After all, doctors don't say, "I love people."But in 200 email messages to the Daily O'Collegian, the Oklahoma StateUniversity (OSU) student newspaper, that's just what vets and vet students

Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, apainful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March 9 issueof Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Heart disease and stroke linked to increased cognitive decline only inAlzheimer's patients who carry the APOE-e4 gene -- previouslyimplicated in late-onset disease

Boosting calcium consumption spurs weight loss, according to a studypublished in the most recent issue of the British Journal of Nutrition,but only in people whose diets are calcium deficient.

The largest study of its kind to evaluate the effect of red versuswhite wine on breast-cancer risk concludes that both are equaloffenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk. The resultsof the study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer

A number of companies and individuals want you to believe that natural weight loss is difficult to achieve, but it's merely a case of not eating as much, and having enough regular exercise. You would think that would straightaway put

Endothelial dysfunction sounds like something out of a medical journal, yet its manifestation in the bodies of diabetics can be easily understood. It is blood vessel damage which can also be attributed to several other causes of this all-too-often fatal

OK, I just have to say it...Using an online degree program is not for everyone.(glad I got that off my chest )But it is true. There are some folks who are just not cut out for doing studies via an

Premature ejaculation is mainly occurred during old age in males. But the investigation by doctors said that now a day's premature ejaculation is also faced by every young male as they do sexual intercourse in early age. Premature ejaculation means

Generic Viagra is an oral medication that markedly improves sexual activity in over 80% of men with erectile dysfunction. Generic Viagra contained sildenafil citrate as the active constituent similarly like the original Viagra and in the same concentration. Generic Viagra

Cheap and illicit alcohol kills more than half of Russian men and women in their most productive years, and the government must act urgently to reverse the trend, a study to be published in The Lancet at the weekend said."Excessive

Revelers across Asia who snort the animal tranquilizer ketamine for a hallucinogenic high may face incontinence and other health problems as new dangers of this cheap party drug start showing up in long-term studies.Doctors in Hong Kong, where ketamine took

Frequent binge drinking may dramatically increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, according to a South Korean study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.In this study, binge drinkers were men who drank six or more glasses (60 grams

One day after Michael Jackson's sudden death, speculation was already turning on Friday to what killed the 50-year-old "King of Pop" just weeks before his long-awaited series of comeback concerts.Jackson, a former child star who became one of the best-selling

Coffee could hold the secret to keeping bad breath at bay.The beans contain compounds that prevent bacteria releasing the gases behind halitosis, research shows.Pinpointing the key chemicals could lead to coffee 'mints' or pastilles that stop bad breath at the

A study in the recent issue of the British Medical Journal examines community Clostridium difficile.