Health & Fitness
Women who have stressful jobs may become less attractive to the opposite sex

Stressful Jobs Make Career Women Less Attractive

Thursday, May 23, 2013 The old adage that women cant have it all may have more than an element of truth in it, according to scientists.A new survey has revealed that high powered career women who have stressful jobs may struggle to find love.In addition to long hours, which can make finding time for romance har ...

Feet home to more than 100 fungi

Thursday, May 23, 2013 We all have nearly 200 different types of fungi colonising our feet, scientists have discovered.Fungi live all over the human body, but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.A new map of the bodys fungal diversity could help combat ...

The feet are home to a whole community of fungi

Thursday, May 23, 2013 We all have nearly 200 different types of fungi colonising our feet, scientists have discovered.Fungi live all over the human body, but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.A new map of the bodys fungal diversity could help combat ...

Susceptibility to mental illness is not gender-based - Chief Psychiatrist

Thursday, May 23, 2013 Chief Psychiatrist and Director at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Akwasi Osei, has says susceptibility to mental illness in general does not just depend on gender, but some particular disorders may be gender specific. This follows a research by a Psychologist, Prof Daniel Freeman, at Oxford ...

Global study suggests solutions to childhood diarrhoea

Thursday, May 23, 2013 A global health study published in The Lancet medical magazine provides the clearest picture of the causes and impact of diarrhoeal diseases - the second leading cause of child deaths globally - and reveals new opportunities for intervention. The three-year Global Enteric Multicenter Study GEMS ...

Tummy time for your newborn

Thursday, May 23, 2013 What is tummy time and why is it important to your infants development? Our experts weigh in.During tummy time, your baby lays on her belly to play while you supervise. Since your baby sleeps on her back to help prevent sudden infant death syndrome SIDS, she needs to spend some of her awake t ...
5 surprising health tricks men will love

5 surprising health tricks men will love

Thursday, May 23, 2013 A Guinness a day...As the famous Guinness slogan goes, Guinness is good for you and its no word of a lie if you drink it in moderation, of course. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin believe that a pint of the black stuff every day could prevent blood clots a ...
Reverse your health mistakes

Reverse your health mistakes

Thursday, May 23, 2013 Health mistake: SunbathingIf fine lines and wrinkles are betraying your secret past as a sun worshiper, there are still steps you can take to . Applying a hydrating moisturiser rich in antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and E can help to reverse the visible signs of sun ...
Babies should be positioned on their back when they go to sleep to minimise the risk of sudden infant death syndrome

Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Sharing a bed with a newborn increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome fivefold, research claims.The risk applies even if parents avoid tobacco, alcohol and drugs - other factors firmly linked to cot deaths.The BMJ Open research compared nearly 1,500 cot deaths with a control group ...
Bunions are often linked to high heels

Bunions - family not footwear to blame

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The risk of developing bunions - bony growths on the big toe - is linked to your family, not your shoes, a US study has shown.The Framingham Foot Study looked at 1,370 adults and found strong family histories of the condition.They say this suggests people have a genetic predisposition.UK ...
Is time in the sun a new weapon against asthma?

Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on the illness, researchers have suggested.A team at Kings College London said low levels of vitamin D, which is made by the body in sunlight, was linked to a worsening of symptoms.Its latest research shows the v ...
Rules for diagnosing mental disorders are to be changed

Mental health 'bible' is updated

Monday, May 20, 2013 An update to one of the most important manuals in mental health - known as the bible of psychiatry - has been unveiled.Controversy and criticism has surrounded work on the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5.Critics say the rulebook turns normal ...
Retirement can affect your mental health, the study suggests

Retirement 'harmful to health', study says

Saturday, May 18, 2013 Retirement has a detrimental impact on mental and physical health, a new study has found.The study, published by the Institute of Economic Affairs IEA, a think tank, found that retirement results in a drastic decline in health in the medium and long term.The IEA said the study suggests p ...
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