London: Investment advisors Fidelity International, warn that nearly half of Briton’s approaching retirement age plan to use their other forms of savings to supplement their pension but the vast majority could risk using it all up before they die. Those … Continue reading
London: How do you identify reliable probiotics? What benefits do they offer? How can they help the immune system in its constant battle against infection and allergy? Is there really any evidence to indicate that taking probiotics is associated with … Continue reading
Nanoceuticals are the latest and most potent new anti-ageing treatments for skin, body and hair. They use nanoparticles particles that are 100,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair – to deliver highly concentrated ingredients beneath the … Continue reading
New York: Men with prostate cancer are taking part in a medical trial to see whether liquorice has the power to help stop tumour growth. Around 50 men are taking part in the trial in which they will take dailycapsules … Continue reading
London: Genetic screening reveals a vital part of our life story: the part that was unknown until the discovery of the human genome that is all the genes in each individual cell responsible for life. Now for the first … Continue reading
New York: A plastic coated pill that treats bad breath and gum disease through a slow release mechanism is being developed in the US. The pill would be implanted in the mouth and release drugs including salicylic acid to kill … Continue reading
Sufferers of Seasonal Affective Disorder, depression caused by a lack of sunlight in winter months can be treated with a new gadget that emits a powerful light. The new “Litebook” is small enough to put onto a desk and needs … Continue reading
New York: Memory loss in people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease can be reduced with a new nasal spray containing the hormone insulin. Tests on US patients with the spray showed that insulin which is absorbed into the bloodstream acted as … Continue reading
London: Osteoarthritis, the degenerative inflammatory bone disease, may be a sign of faster biological ageing, suggests research published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The finds resulted from a study of 1100 people, aged between 30 and 79. Most … Continue reading
London:The popularity of cosmetic surgery continues to grow. Aside from the medical risk that these invasive procedures pose and many do go wrong – do we really want to loose our personalities in the process? We only have to … Continue reading
London: The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD), the not-for-profit organisation and leading educational entity for the advancement and ethical delivery of cosmetic dentistry, today highlighted a new procedure: the snap-on smile, which transforms the look of teeth without injections … Continue reading
New York: US consumers named having “whiter teeth” or a “better smile” most often when asked to list the benefits of practicing good oral hygiene, despite a growing body of evidence that suggests that the gum disease gingivitis, if allowed … Continue reading
London: Actress Angelina Jolie has them. So does star Scarlett Johansson, and virtually every young actress, model and wannabe. The them are full and luscious lips which men seem to find irresistable. So what is it about big lips that … Continue reading
Salivary melatonin may play an important role in maintaining periodontal health, according to a new study published in the Journal of Periodontology. This is one of the first attempts to examine the influence of salivary melatonin upon periodontal disease, an … Continue reading
London: The number of people suffering from diabetes continues to rise, according to new figures from Britain’s National Health Service. And the epidemic of obesity is to blame say officials. The numbers suffering from the disease in England has increased … Continue reading
Edinburgh: A £2m collaboration to help find treatments for diseases such as diabetes and leukaemia has been launched in Scotland. The Roslin Cells Centre claims it will be the first in Europe to develop human stem cell lines to be … Continue reading
Newcastle: Living close to heavy industry may increase the risk of developing lung cancer, says a report published in the UK by the University of Newcastle. Over 200 women under the age of 80 with primary lung cancer were compared … Continue reading
Birmingham: Female liver transplant recipients outlive men given the same procedure by an average of 4.5 years, suggests UK research to be published in the medical journal Gut. And while younger people tend to live longest of all, they also … Continue reading
London: Holiday on the beautiful island of Sri Lanka: two of the island’s top spa hotels are offering two weeks full board and accommodation for the price of one during this summer season. Both the spas are at Barberyn Ayurveda … Continue reading
New York: Catherine Zeta-Jones is to become the face of anti-aging for cosmetic house Elizabeth Arden. Zeta-Jones, who at 37, has been the face of Elizabeth Arden for several years, will appear in print ads for Intervene a new range … Continue reading
London: A new hair rejuvenation treatment using nanotechnology to inject keratin inside the hair shaft has been launched in the UK. The treatment, called Tanagra, comes from Brazil, restores damaged and ageing hair giving in strength, flexibility and shine. The … Continue reading
Los Angeles:West LA Medical & Skincare, Los Angeles, one of the pioneers in non-surgical cosmetic rejuvenation, has introduced Acoustic Wave Therapy, a new FDA approved treatment for the effective reduction of cellulite. There are two major causes of cellulite; the … Continue reading
Newcastle: UK scientists have found a way of making living tissue from the cells of dead embryos. The experiment was carried out at Newcastle University’s Centre for Stem Cell Biology last year and may hold the solution to the ethical … Continue reading
Wellington: A New Zealand doctor has been fined for prescribing diet pills for a woman after he failed to detect a giant 14.7 kg cyst in her abdomen. The doctor, who was not named, was fined 22,500 dollars ($14,860) by … Continue reading
New York: Imported genetically-modified rice has been eaten by UK consumers because there are no offical tests for contamination, the Food Standards Agency has admitted. Millions of families are believed to have been eating American long-grain rice tainted with GM … Continue reading
