Woman who is blind for three days
A mystery illness has struck an Australian woman, for three days of a week her eyes are completely fixed shut and then for no apparent reason are open again for another three days; this condition has got medical staff baffled.
However, this is not something that has recently occurred, Natalie Adler aged 21 has had to [...]
Man dies in drugs trial
Being diagnosed with testicular cancer is blow for any man, however the chances of surviving the disease are getting better all of the time. Nevertheless, when Gary Foster aged 27 was told that he had the disease with a sixty per cent chance of survival; he wanted to get all the help that he could.
The [...]
Healthy uses for Tea
We have always heard about tea being one of those natural products, which is both good to drink and has many other healing properties too. However, despite all of the claims there is never a complete list of exactly what tea is good for part from drinking that is.
The list below is just a few [...]
Research into driving and texting
Researchers from the UK have been looking into the effects of driver habits and how they affect the driver’s reaction times. It turns out that surprisingly the habit that is more likely to effect the drivers coordination, may not be the thing that everyone would expect.
The researchers found that drivers who use their mobile phones [...]
Loud music means more drink
For anyone who has ever wondered why pubs and clubs have the music so loud that it is impossible to even hear yourself think, then the answer is very simple. The louder the music the more people are going to drink.
However, this is no medical condition, it is psychological. The idea is that when the [...]
Water bettered by Tea
We are always being told to drink plenty of water, but sometimes the amount that is recommended is just too much to handle, this is especially so when people are having to travel to work or go on long journeys.
But it now seems that water may not be the only thing, for research being carried [...]
Bionic eye coming soon
Sight is a very important thing and gradually losing it over a long period of can be very distressing. However, a new development in the field of replacement lenses to combat the problems of long and short sight.
This happens with age as the lens of the eye hardens and becomes inflexible, this will eventually turn [...]
Marijuana could fight superbugs
Plants and substances like marijuana can have a positive effect on those deadly bacterial infections known as superbugs according to reports from scientists in the UK and Italy.
There has been for a long time thoughts that marijuana could fight infections and at the same time being an environmentally friendly treatment, which could be included [...]
Where the germs are
The very thought of germs for some people is enough to make them feel ill, but what should be considered is that we as in humans are actually covered in germs anyhow. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that everyday things that we come in contact with are also covered in germs.
It should be [...]
Life gene found
Researchers of the Hawaii Lifespan Study at the Kuakini Medical Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii have found that men, who have two copies of a gene that is associated with long life, stand an excellent chance of living well over a hundred years old.
It all boils down to having two letters, but these two letters are quite [...]
Sport improves brain functions
There is no doubt that being involved in sport can improve many functions of the brain, after all a sportsman will need to be alert and make snap decisions, but it is not necessarily just the people who actively take part in sport, fans can benefit too.
The concept of sport means that unlike watching TV [...]
Food for the Brain
There are many foods available that are classed as food for the brain, simply because the brain likes to be fed with certain types of food like antioxidants, good fats and high quality carbs. This is compared to those foods, which are currently available in fast food places.
Just in case there are any worries as [...]