She is all but 17 and is hooked on to chicken nuggets so much so that she has eaten almost nothing else since she was two years old. And the cost of Stacey Irvine’s bizarre diet – she is now in hospital after she struggled to breathe and collapsed. “Stacey Irvine has been hooked on [...]
Dogs make exercising more fun. They are so filled with joy at being in the moment that it inspires you to keep moving. But if you want to begin jogging, power-walking, or running with your dog, here are 10 tips to keep in mind. Can Your Dog Keep Up With You? Most toy breeds cannot [...]
Science magazine has chosen as its breakthrough of the year the use of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) as an early preventive measure against infection with HIV-1, a strain of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus which can cause AIDS. The study, published originally in the NEJM, has produced some remarkable results. It is not yet a cure for [...]
British futurologist Ian Pearson believes that people will not need to have sex already in 2030. To experience orgasm and other pleasant sensations that occur during sex people would only have to apply microchips on their skin. The chips will record the signals from the central nervous system received during sex and then simply play [...]
The power of the pepper is not only to make foods spicy . According to an article published in the journal Cancer Research, a substance contained in its formula, capsaicin, can be a weapon against prostate cancer. Chili peppers are the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The discovery [...]
Sri Lanka is in the process of urging cigarette companies to have mini billboard pictorial warning on every cigarette pack, which is one of the steps an international legal convention on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) of the World Health Organisation advocates. “The objective of the FCTC is to protect present and future [...]
With dengue and mysterious viral epidemics hitting Sri Lanka, the Medical Research Institute said yesterday it had identified in a Sri Lankan the largest parasite to survive in the human body. “The parasite known as the Balantidium Coli’ is the largest protozoa parasite that has ever been found in a Sri Lankan,” Medical Research Institute’s [...]
Penis length cannot be determined by how big his hands or feet are — those and other supposed indicators have been widely discredited for years. But now a team of Korean researchers has produced what may be a more reliable guide: the ratio of the length of his index finger to that of his ring finger. [...]
Research has left the scientific community stunned after a new deadly multi-resistant strain of E.coli has appeared in Europe. Russia reacted immediately (sensibly), freezing all vegetable imports from the European Union until it could clarify where the source was, something it has not been able to do. Pravda.Ru special report coming this weekend. We would [...]
Cellphone users may be at increased risk for two types of rare tumors and should try to reduce their exposure to the energy emitted by the phones, according to a panel of 31 international scientists convened by an agency within the World Health Organization. Studies so far do not show definitively that cellphone use increases that [...]
A survey carried out by the National Hospital, Sri Lanka has found that the number of people falling ill as a result of paracetamol poisoning is on the increase and need urgent preventive action. Dr.Priyadharshani Galapatti Department of Pharmacology told media on Tuesday that at least two patients are admitted to hospital everyday for paracetamol [...]
A study has revealed that millions of women consume alcohol before having sex because they lack confidence in their bodies. In the survey of 3000 women aged 18-50, almost half of those quizzed said they preferred sex while under the influence of alcohol because it helped them lose their inhibitions and be more adventurous. Researchers found [...]
A sharp rise in chronic kidney disease has prompted Caritas in Kandy and Anuradhapura dioceses to introduce farmers and young people to the benefits of organic farming. The rise in kidney disease in agricultural communities there has alarmed doctors, researchers and Caritas officials alike, all of whom are struggling to pinpoint the causes of the [...]
Drinking Tokyo’s radioactive tap water could lead to a slight increase in thyroid cancer risk over the course of a lifetime, especially in young girls, according to a preliminary assessment by a leading risk analyst. The analysis found that the amount of radioactivity found in Tokyo’s tap water could cause approximately six excess thyroid cancers [...]
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