Quitting the hard-to-die habit of smoking using football seemed impossible until the Barca Football club from Barcelona took a stride forward. Making the all-famous sport a unique way of quitting smoking and fighting obesity, the club has encouraged 33-40% of the young men to quit cigarette, cigar and other crutches that motivate to smoke. It also unfolded ways to reduce weight. However, the National Health Service (NHS) workers didn’t believe…

Scientists have found a method to halve the fatty content of chocolate, without tinkering with the chocolate’s silky texture. New technology permits the manufacturers to substitute up to 50% of the fattiness with fruit juice, diet cola, water or vitamin C. This new technology and method thwarts the sugar bloom, which is the whitish film that coats the surface of chocolate, which has been on the shelf for some time….

A miracle pill based on a chemical found in tomato skin could cut the risk of strokes, and slow down the progression of cancer, according to the findings of a study undertaken by scientists of Cambridge University. The ‘tomato pill’ called Ateronon, contains a chemical known as lycopene, which had previously helped in unclogging blocked arteries by breaking down fatty deposits in the arteries. The Cambridge University study authors also found…

Today we received a colourful twist on the Movember theme from men’s fashion retailer Jacamo in the form of an information graphic piece. In support of the male prostate cancer cause we urge you to share this post with fans, groups and associates campaigning this month.

The possibility of meningitis symptoms appearing in more American citizens is worrying the population of the US as an outbreak of meningitis in the country, possibly connected to contaminated steroid injections, has killed 14 people so far. The specialty pharmacy, at the centre of this meningitis outbreak 2012, is Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Centre (NECC). NECC had produced the contaminated steroid, from which 14,000 have reportedly received injections, as per…

Heart patients can have their stem cells extracted, grown in lab and injected back safely into the heart suggests a study conducted at the University of Louisville and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. The study published in the medical journal, The Lancet shows that the treatment, called the Stem Cell Infusion in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (SCIPIO) trial, did not lead to any negative effects in the year after treatment.

An unexpected shortage of flu vaccine has led GP surgeries all over the country to postpone flu jabs for at-risk patients. A Netherlands-based global pharmaceutical company called Crucel has stopped supplies of its flu vaccinations because of “an unexpected test result.” GPs who had invited high-risk patients such as elderly and people with chronic conditions such as asthma to have a flu shot before the winter season starts may have…

More than 22,000 cases of obesity-related cancer have been reported in Britain this year, with one in 14 cases of cancer being caused by excess weight, according to figures from Cancer Research UK. Of all these cases, more than 7,750 people have breast cancer, over 5,750 have cancer of the bowels and about 2980 women have womb cancer. Obesity also increases the risk of other types of diseases including breast,…

Lily Willis, an eight-year-old brave girl had been diagnosed with bone cancer since February of this year with no hope of treatment for the ailment. But, surgeons at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary fitted her with metal bones, which will grow along with her. Surgeons at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary said her tumour was cancerous. The tumour was on her right leg, so her entire knee, tibia and a part of…

Diabetes, the metabolic disease, could emerge in a person due to perilous bugs in that person’s gut. This is the revelation of a scientific study, which has displayed that the persons, with more bacteria in their intestines, have diabetes. Patients with Type 2 diabetes have a greater degree of infectious agents in their intestines. This is an assertion divulged by Professor Jun Wang, who is the aforesaid scientific study’s leader,…