Category: Health News

Too often, we only see the perfect life that fitness bloggers portray to the world on social media. But one Instagrammer, 27-year-old Stacey Lee from Melbourne, is trying to expose the techniques these bloggers commonly use to portray a ‘highlight reel’ of their own lives. As she’s studying psychology at university, Stacey is particularly concerned

The human body is an extremely complex molecular machine, the details of which can be followed through certain substances; so-called biomarkers. Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to monitor biomarkers live in patients when these are present in minuscule concentrations. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have now developed a new technique that can become

Our favourite toast topping just can’t catch a break at the moment. First, avocados were blamed for the current housing affordability crisis and now they stand accused of becoming a health hazard. Surgeons have reportedly referred to this phenomenon as ‘avocado hand’ – when a patient presents with deep lacerations thanks to an unsuccessful attempt

Sometimes it seems appropriate to amend Murphy’s Law to “Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong—and it’s probably your thyroid’s fault.” It may be small, but that butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your throat has a pretty lofty to-do list—like regulating your appetite, energy levels, and even your body temperature. When it’s working

Keep calm, but a global wine shortage is looming.  Before you start freaking out and stocking up, this is why the shortage is occurring. Italy, France and Spain, countries that produce most of the world’s wine, have experienced extreme weather conditions which have lead to low harvests. The Organisation of Vine and Wine revealed that 2017 has been

State and local health officials continue the search to identify how 56 people got sick with the infection. Health officials in Texas remain baffled after 56 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported since May. The illness is an infection of the intestines caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with the cyclospora parasite and investigators

New research conducted by Dr Michelle Blumfield at Monash University has revealed a link between a lack of sleep and a poor diet. The study found that those of us who don’t get a good nights sleep (less than six hours) are more likely to reach for fattier foods the next day. Those with sleeping difficulties were

The American way of dying seems to have become less frantic, desperate and expensive. That’s the upshot of a new study that finds that seniors insured by Medicare who died in 2015 were less likely to do so in a hospital and more likely to pass away in a home or other community setting than

If you think pinkeye is bad, wait until you hear about what happened to Abby Beckley. After dealing with irritation from what she thought was a stray eyelash for about a week, Abby took a closer look at her eye and noticed a translucent worm wiggling around in there, The Washington Post reports. “I pulled that worm out and

A new study published this year has women reconsidering booking in for fresh balayage, after it found that those who use dark hair dye or chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of breast cancer. Published in medical journal Carcinogenesis, the study looked at more than 4000 women from New York and New Jersey, aged between

This article explains three ways of switching birth control pills. It also discusses what to consider when switching pill brands or changing between the combined pill and minipill. Three ways to switch birth control pills It is possible to switch between birth control pills safely. Below are three ways to do this: 1. No gaps

Patients don’t mind if their emergency care doctors sport tattoos or piercings, or both, suggests an observational study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. Evidence of visible body art seems to have no discernible impact on what they think of their doctor’s professionalism or competence, the findings show. Previous research on patient attitudes towards doctors’

Whether you’re an office worker or a Netflix watcher – there are a number of significant health problems associated with spending too much time on your behind. But new research has found that keeping fit can help offset some of the unhealthy effects of staying sedentary. A study published in BMC Medicine analysed data from

 Ever wondered exactly why we bite our nails and why it is so darn hard to make it STAHPPP?   Well, researchers from the University of Montreal now have the answers as to why and apparently it’s related to our personalities.   Oh please, are they for real? Like why do all these studies have

 A study by Kelton Research, an independent research firm, found that your smile might just contribute to securing a dream job. Results have shown applicants are 58 per cent more likely to get a job offer and 53 per cent more likely to be offered an increased salary if their teeth are white. The takeaway? A

He’s known for being one of the toughest names in Australian sport. But rugby league star Nathan Peats isn’t afraid to show his sensitive side. The 27-year-old Gold Coast Titans player has taken to Twitter to praise “all the mums out there,” after admitting that he struggled to care for his young children when his

It’s no secret that splinters are the absolute pits. But with this new removal technique, the days of hacking away at your skin with tweezers are well and truly over. On Wednesday, British mum-of-two Claire Bullen-Jones took to Facebook to share her simple trick for getting rid of the little devils and its g-damn genius. 

Yeah, sure we can say that much of Halle Berry’s unbelievable beauty is down to unattainable genetics but we also know that the actor works pretty damn hard when it comes to exercise. In an interview with E News, her personal trainer Peter Lee Thomas has revealed the routine that helps the 51-year-old star stay in

A new therapeutic may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help recovering drug addicts avoid future drug use. Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston developed and tested a treatment on rats and found it effective in reducing the animals’ cravings. Their

While you must be concentrating on superfoods like salads and soups mostly, a liquid diet is also an effective way of getting rid of all that flab and losing weight in a healthy manner. This does not necessarily mean that you should live on only some liquids, but rather include certain drinks in your daily