The way people rate their health determines their probability of survival in the following decades. Researchers from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich demonstrate that for ratings ranging from "excellent", "good", "fair" and "poor" to "very poor", the risk of mortality increases steadily – independently of such known risk factors as smoking, low ...

While many people associate hyperbaric chambers with scuba diving, the same technology is promising new hope for patients with chronic wounds.

Excessive consumption of phosphate is damaging to health. Therefore, food that contains phosphate additives should be labeled, as recommended by Eberhard Ritz and coauthors in their article in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

Drivers who consume cannabis within three hours of driving are nearly twice as likely to cause a vehicle collision as those who are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol claims a paper published on bmj.com.

A new study shows that Kineret (anakinra), a medication approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is effective in stopping the progression of organ damage in people with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID). This rare and debilitating genetic disorder causes persistent inflammation and ongoing tissue damage. The research was performed by scientists at the National ...

The last bastion of tobacco advertising has been stubbed out.

A new study shows the production of sperm is more biologically taxing than previously thought, and expending energy on it has significant health implications.

The sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad® has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimise users' comfort and well-being. In a new study published in Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Microsoft Corporation, and Brigham and Women's Hospital report that head and neck ...

We take it for granted, but the fact that our muscles grow when we work them makes them rather unique. Now, researchers have identified a key ingredient needed for that bulking up to take place. A factor produced in working muscle fibres apparently tells surrounding muscle stem cell "higher ups" that it's time to multiply and join in, according to a study in the January Cell ...

Today's office workplaces are designed to be as ergonomic as possible. Even so, after hours of hunching over a desk it does you good to stand up, stretch your legs and relax your back. Spending a whole day in practically the same cramped position is a very tiring proposition.