WASHINGTON - A sweetener derived from the South American herb stevia is taking the global marketplace by storm, promising a zero-calorie product that also has the appeal of being natural.
WASHINGTON - A sweetener derived from the South American herb stevia is taking the global marketplace by storm, promising a zero-calorie product that also has the appeal of being natural.
Women can cut their daily calorie intake by almost a fifth if they simply take a herbal diet pill, a research reveals.
The Indian spice curcumin may slow down the progress of liver disease, a study has shown.
BARCELONA — Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don’t appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says.
NEW YORK - A woman can’t change her family history of breast cancer but she may be able to trim her chances of getting the disease by eating more vegetables and whole grains and drinking less alcohol, according to a new study.
LONDON - A new study has shown that excessive noise and lack of privacy, as well as constant distraction in open plan offices can increase the stress levels of workers.
BOSTON - Want to survive a heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia? Go to a busy hospital.
WASHINGTON - The H1N1 swine flu virus may have been new to humanity in many ways but in one key feature its closest relative was the 1918 pandemic virus, researchers reported on Wednesday.
LONDON - Stronger and more lasting memories are likely to be formed when a person is relaxed and the memory-related neurons in the brain fire in sync with certain brain waves, scientists said on Wednesday.
LONDON - Smokers should be banned from lighting up in all private cars as part of stricter laws to protect children from passive smoking, a doctors’ group said in a report on Wednesday.