Health

Today, 2.1 billion people or nearly a third of the global population is overweight or obese, but now a new study suggests this trend...

It’s a well-known fact that sleep deprivation affects our looks, concentration, mood and even our diet. But a new study now shows that poor...

One of the latest reports by Oxfam states global inequality has reached records levels. According to the research, the richest 1% of the population...

Smartphones are becoming smarter each week, with apps and gadgets capable of tracking your diet and fitness levels, reading credit cards or even locking...

Marked on February 4 each year, World Cancer Day is designed to raise awareness of cancer and to promote its prevention, detection, and treatment....

Social media has the power to connect people, spread news faster than anything else, raise awareness about various issues and… diagnose diseases. Scientists recently...

There are many publications in recent years trying to convince us that coffee isn’t as bad as doctors warn with claims that caffeine is...

West Africa’s Ebola epidemic, which has sickened more than 22,000 people since it started last year, has slowed significantly, according to officials. The largest...

Leading plastic surgeon explains why many women chose to opt for plastic surgery and how the process can affect their lives The majority of women...

Obesity rates around the world have more than doubled for only 20 years, according to the latest report by the World health Organization. The...

55% believe they are overweight, and 63% are trying to lose weight. 83% say they are willing to pay a premium for foods with healthy...

Twice-a-year juice cleanse? Gym membership? Binge-watch the latest TV show everyone’s talking about? It’s January 2015, and that means most people are already several...

Yoga has turned into more or less mainstream fitness activity, but only for the ladies. However, men are starting to realize that the exercise...

Similar to technology, medicine is constantly developing and evolving. The more it advances, the more breakthroughs are reported every year. In 2014, humankind witnessed...

As we’re counting down the last days of this year, global search engines, namely Yahoo and finally Google, revealed their most searched for terms...

You may consider yourself a health-conscious, fit person who eats healthy, exercises regularly, and maintains a good work-life balance. But once the holiday season...

While a few years ago, wellness tourism was classified as a travel trend, today it has become a travel category of its own right....

During the last MEMS Executive Congress dedicated to micro electromechanical systems, it was predicted that 2015 will be the year of healthcare wearables. Experts...