Dental implants provide you with a way to replace any missing teeth that you may have. If you are one of the many people who feel ashamed of their smile because of gaps or missing teeth, then dental implants can provide you with a tooth replacement that looks and feels like a natural toot…
The human body needs salt in order to function. How much salt is enough? The American Heart Association recommends 2,3000 milligrams of salt a day for healthy adults. That's ONE TEASPOON of salt. People who are extremely salt sensitive should eat less. Many Americans are eating way to…
To achieve a high level of fitness for life sounds like hard work - and not just from a the physical point of view. Many fail to maintain fitness because, and let's be honest, exercise routines can be boring! Where is the fun in doing the same exercises week in week out. Yes there are…
Doctors are warning that a commonly-used remedy --cough syrups -- may not work. The American College of Chest Physicians has reviewed dozens of studies of cough syrups and concluded "(there's) little efficacy in patients with coughs due to upper respiratory infections. Their long…
Two widely used tests for prostate cancer failed to save lives in a new study, adding to the debate over whether men should be screened for the disease. The study was small _ only 1,002 men _ and will not be the final word on the issue. But it may hint at what lies ahead when the results …
A vegetable-rich diet can help to reduce blood pressure, researchers say. A team led by Imperial College London, which studied 4,680 people aged 40-59, said it was not clear why eating more vegetable protein had such an effect. But amino acids - the building blocks of protein - or vegetab…
Blood specialist Celgene said Monday its final-stage trials of Thalomid show the drug significantly delayed progression of a common blood cancer by nearly a year. The company's phase III trial was stopped by an external monitoring committee after analysis showed multiple myelomas in p…
Tomatoes may help protect smokers against lung disease, new research on mice suggests. Japanese scientists found that mixing tomato juice into the animals' drinking water completely prevented them suffering emphysema triggered by tobacco smoke. Emphysema is predominantly a smokers'…
Could something as simple as caffeine be the answer to women's prayers for female version of Viagra? May be! Going by a research study by Fay Guarraci, an assistance professor of psychology at south-western university, and Stacey Benson, a 2005 graduate, it sure could be a female Viag…
Thousands of families could be helped by a ground-breaking trial starting in Norfolk today measuring the effect of fish-oil supplements on youngsters with autism, dyslexia and Asperger Syndrome. A group of 38 boys aged 10 to 16 at Eaton Hall Special School in Norwich will begin taking the…