According to a study by researchers at Japan’s National Cancer Center, drinking green tea may reduce the risk of advanced prostate cancer.
It said men who drank five or more cups a day might halve the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer compared with those who drank less than one cup a day.

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Preliminary findings of a survey by the National Institute of Health’s National Toxicology Programme in the US found a chemical used to harden plastic is harmful to humans.
The scientists claimed that Bisphenol A, used to harden plastics in baby bottles, food containers, toys, CDs and thousands of other is especially toxic to babies and children.

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A team of investigators led by researchers from Tulane University has found that the quality of care given to a child within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ.
The researchers revealed that children placed in foster care at younger ages had significantly higher IQ than those placed in foster care after the […]

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A study at the Munich-based German Spinal League warns that rest and relaxation can quickly lead to poor posture and muscle degradation. Further problems may then hit the vertebrae and spinal discs.
When it comes to the winter back problems, light activity is good. It creates a pumping activity whereby spinal discs soak up water and […]

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Researchers at Cornell University and the National Bureau of Economic Research, in Ithaca, N.Y concluded that obesity, a body mass index of 30 or higher, and morbid obesity, BMI of 40 or more, is associated with increased rates of U.S. work absenteeism.
The study, published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, found obesity increasing […]

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NHS Direct has this week launched a new Christmas health zone. Everything you need to know to have a healthy Christmas is now on-line at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk and people are being invited to have a look.

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Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas suggests the morbidly obese may not be the only people who should be eligible for bariatric surgery to lose weight.
The study is among the first to evaluate the risk-factor relationship between BMI and cardiovascular disease as it relates to bariatric surgery criteria.

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According to Health Protection Agency estimations, over 300 children have avoided serious illness since the introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine in England 12 months ago.
The jab, given to infants at two and four months with a booster dose at 13 months of age, protects against pneumonia and meningitis.

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So if you’re diagnosed, what are you to do? One of the first recommendations is to change your lifestyle through exercise and nutrition.
Activities that are recommended include walking, running, biking, dancing, hiking, resistance training and many more. These daily exercises bring us many benefits besides weight loss. They help us to stay healthy, control our […]

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A Research team at Tufts University have come up with a modified food guide pyramid for the older adults to guide them about the forms of foods that could best meet their distinctive needs. The study concluded that older adults tend to need fewer calories as they age because they are not as physically active […]

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