Here’s why doing ‘Dryuary’ is a good thing: alcohol can irreversibly damage your DNA and up cancer risk. A group of British researchers found a link between higher cancer risk and permanent DNA changes done by alcohol consumption. The study, which was partly sponsored by the Cancer Research U.K. ,was published in the journal Nature […]

A new study has found that the tendency to be perfect in both body and mind has increased in younger generations over the last few decades. Researchers also found that perfectionism can have a negative impact on mental health, especially in the so-called millennial generation.   In their study, researchers analyzed the different degrees of […]

Under the new guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO), excess gaming could be labeled a mental health condition. The WHO wants to insert the new classification into the updated version of its diagnosis manual International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The manual was last updated in 1990.   The revised version of the manual is […]

Former smokers can rejoice as a new study has found that two types of  fruit are extremely good at healing their lung tissue and restoring lung functions despite years of smoking. A research team at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that two fruits – apples and tomatoes (which are botanically considered […]

In the Middle Ages, people were well aware that food can affect their mood. If they were depressed they’d eat elderflowers, dates, and quince. As sedatives, they used chicory and lettuce. However, over time, humanity forgot that food can have a huge impact on the brain. Modern-day studies have found a strong link between bad […]

In a surprise move, the California Department of Public Health warns the public that long-term smartphone use could have unintended consequences for their health, including radiation risk. California authorities based their newly released guidelines on the years-long debate on whether mobile phones can give people cancer. According to the report, long-term use of the gadgets is […]

Police arrested a Texas woman after subjecting her perfectly healthy 8-year-old son to 13 surgeries and hundreds of medical visits. Authorities suspected that there was something wrong when Kaylene Bowen-Wright, 34, brought her son Bowen to a local hospital claiming that he suffered a seizure. Medics were not able to find any traces of the […]

Have you got your flu vaccine this season, but you’re now battling severe flu symptoms like you haven’t? Australian experts may have the answer. According to an analysis from Australia published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the effectiveness of this year’s flu shot is around 10 percent. Researchers explained that the strain of […]

The baby formula developed by the France-based firm Lactalis had to be recalled after dozens of French babies were diagnosed with salmonella poisoning. The recall will affect products designed to reach Greece, China, Peru, and Pakistan. Lactalis announced a few days ago that some babies who had consumed the baby milk fell ill. However, the […]