After a bad day, do you seek solace in ice cream, cheesecake, or whipped cream straight from the can? You may keep eating fatty foods when you’re feeling down because you’re less likely to taste the fat in food, according to new research from the University of Wurzburg in Germany.In the study, scientists asked a group of volunteers to sample a variety of creamy drinks that contained di

Clever food labeling can fool well-intentioned consumers into believing that foods labeled sugar-free, fat-free or whole-wheat are healthy choices, a dietitian says.
“Consumer food marketing can be extremely persuasive, and the right buzzword on a package can lure a shopper into making an unwise purchase,” Kari Kooi, a registered dietitian at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, s

The first recorded case of leprosy in modern times was reported to the health authorities in the Irish Republic earlier this year, it has emerged.
The patient is a Brazilian who has been living in Ireland for several years.
He had suffered a recurrence of his leprosy having first contracted it in Brazil, 10 years ago.
Dr Connor Gallagher said it was a case that “one might have expected to en

Having soft lips is something that all women desire for. It looks nice and the effect of lip colours is more sexy when the lips are soft. It is not easy to maintain the kissable lips. No lipstick, gloss or lip makeup can cover up the hard and chapped lips. Faded, torn, dark or chapped lips can be a huge turn off.
To prevent this flaw from the face, there are few lip care tips to maintain them an

Do you suffer from dry, flaky and itchy skin after shaving? You use a good quality razor and an expensive cream, but it is of no avail. Be it with men or women, it is a very common problem for everyone.
For women, especially during summers, it becomes a big problem. Continuous shaving of legs, hands, pelvic area, bikini line makes the skin very dry, itchy and sensitive. The best way to avo

This sizzling summer heat can give you a plethora of problems – skin, hair and other health issues. With the mercury soaring to 45 degree Celsius, this is the season where you need to be more conscious about your eating habits calling for a change in diet and other healthy living tips.

And yes, hair problem is one of the most common health issues that almost every women face

The number of people in the UK who will get cancer during their lifetime will increase to nearly half the population by 2020, a report has forecast.
Macmillan Cancer Support said the projected figure of 47% would put huge pressure on the NHS.
Yet those who do develop cancer will be less likely to die from the disease, the charity predicted.
The Department of Health wants the NHS to save an extr

The World Health Organization is warning of an increased risk of disease epidemics in Syria and neighbouring countries as summer approaches.The WHO says outbreaks of diseases carried in water – specifically hepatitis, typhoid, cholera and dysentery – are inevitable, given the severe disruption to Syria’s health system.Cases of diarrhoea and hepatitis-A have more than doubled since January.There ha

World No Tobacco Day was observed on 31st May every year in whole world and public was given awareness about this important matter of health. This year under the tile of “Ban on Advertisement of Smoking, its Promotion and Patronizing” World No Tobacco Day was observed for creating awareness among people and opting healthy life style. Various Seminars and health sessions under Heal

Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 17.
A non-Saudi, whose nationality and age were not given, died on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said on its website late on Wednesday. It said he had been admitted to a hospital in al-Qassim several days ago with an “acut