By Shenrina Badri Need to burn calories? Have you tried going for a daily walk? … Do you need to lose weight but you’re struggling to get into an exercise routine? If you answer ‘yes’,…
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Does alcohol cause PMS?
Researchers reported a link Monday between PMS and drinking alcohol, but could not conclude whether premenstrual suffering causes women to hit the bottle, or the other way round. A trawl of data from 19 studies…
World’s first penis, scrotum transplant done in US
Doctors at Johns Hopkins University said Monday they have performed the world’s first total penis and scrotum transplant on a US military serviceman who was wounded in Afghanistan. The 14-hour operation took place on March…
Signs you need to up Your Potassium intake
This is probably one thing that most people don’t know or have probably never cared to know; Hypokalaemia (deficiency of potassium in the bloodstream) is a real condition! Weakness, fatigue, cramping in arm or leg…
Monday to Friday smoothies for those about that healthy life!
Was one of your 2015 resolutions to eat healthier and maintain good health? To treat your health with more tender, loving, care? Well, this post is for you. We all know that there’s nothing healthier…
Parental diet before conception affects child’s health
A child’s health can be compromised not only by a mother who smokes or drinks during pregnancy, but by the obesity and poor diet of both parents well before the act of procreation, researchers said…
Which came first: the people or the sweet potatoes?
The bulbous, colorful sweet potato has long been seen as an artifact of mankind’s first ocean voyages, ferried from its home in South America all the way to Polynesia centuries ago. But a controversial new…
New brain cells in the old? Study stokes debate
People as old as 79 may still generate new brain cells, US researchers said Thursday, stoking fresh debate among scientists over whether or when our mental capacity ever stops growing. The report by scientists at…
Define Alzheimer’s by brain changes, not symptoms: experts
In an effort to speed research toward a cure for the most common form of dementia, experts urged a new framework Tuesday to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease using biological clues, rather than symptoms of memory loss….