The American lifestyle is making more people constipated than ever. For many the condition is just an aggravation, but to others it’s daily agony that i... read more
Coldplay singer Chris Martin surprised a 17-year-old Chicago fan who has a fatal disease by showing up to the restaurant where she works as a waitress on Saturd... read more
Researchers are developing a way to convert astronaut urine and exhaled carbon dioxide into plastics to make tools in space. The idea of using human waste i... read more
A former international bodybuilding champion has told how he survived a potentially fatal sepsis attack – thanks to his huge muscles. Father-of-four Paul ... read more
A five-year-old boy is fighting against a rare condition that causes his face and body to swell up like a balloon. Mckenzie Watson, five, has a rare condition w... read more
Playing ‘I spy’ with your newborn in the supermarket will do wonders for their minds. According to a new study, infants who are encouraged to intera... read more
Experts warned people repeatedly not to stare directly at the eclipse without protective eyewear because it could cause retina damage and permanent vision loss.... read more
Damaged heart cells could potentially self-heal with a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Researchers have identified a non-c... read more
Shortly after she made her breast and ovarian cancer battle public, actress Angelina Jolie was credited with increasing awareness amongst women of the importanc... read more
A potentially devastating strand of bacteria that could have made antibiotics futile in the fight against disease has finally been quashed by a team of scientis... read more
Chloe Madeley, with boyfriend James Haskell, who suggested she tried a probiotic She has always been candid about her body battles. The gym bunny Chloe Madel... read more
Plant-based diets really do lower cholesterol, according to a review of nearly 50 studies. Vegetarians generally eat more greens, fruits and nuts which means th... read more
Public health officials have slammed abstinence-only sexual education programs as new research shows they are doing nothing to prevent teens from risky sexual b... read more
An actress has received lifesaving surgery to stop the ticking time-bomb in her brain that could have killed her at any moment – after months of misdiagno... read more
Anshu Bhimbat from LloydsPharmacy in Buckinghamshire, answers your common medicine queries As part of a weekly series, in association with LloydsPharmacy, Ans... read more
Chemicals in common household products could be making us infertile, scientists say. Hand wipes, disinfectants and mouthwash all contain ‘quats’ – qua... read more
It is the moral of Hollywood films from The Breakfast Club to Mean Girls. Now psychologists have agreed that it is better to have good friends when you are in s... read more
Desperate to stop her two-year-old daughter from compulsively pulling out her own hair, a mother has made the heartbreaking decision to shave off her ‘bea... read more
While you might be aware that fad diets are not always the answer for those who want to keep off weight, there are some ways you can quickly shed kilos – ... read more
Nigel Lewis-Baker is a busy man: he runs a charity, spends time with wife Janet, 71, and their eight grand- children and has a thriving social life. What makes ... read more
A tiny incubator which nurtures developing embryos inside a woman’s body may prove an alternative to traditional IVF. The INVOcell mini-incubator, which is th... read more
Amid the hustle and bustle of our super-connected 21st century, we all dream of an easy life of leisure. But often that dream just keeps receding from our grasp... read more
