A study, conducted by the researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health together with the colleagues from the University of Massachusetts, has proved that nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is of little help if the smokers need to forget about their bad habit. Full story

Skin condition shows what ailments are likely to develop in the body. Full story

If you happen to have a surgery in the near future, it is recommended to avoid foods that contain the tryptophan amino acid. Theoretically, it will help you avoid the negative outcome of a surgery. Full story

Until recently, there has been a prejudice in medicine, saying that female heart attacks are often somatic in nature, when the feelings are unconsciously converted into physical symptoms. It has not been found so far that heart diseases in men and women develop differently. Full story

This conclusion was drawn by the American scientists from several major research centers (University of Miami, Columbia University). Those, who drink dietary soda every day, increase the risk of heart attack, stroke or vascular disease by 43% compared with those, who do not consume these foods. Full story

A drug, widely used to fight skin cancer, can start a "countdown" of Alzheimer's disease in just a few hours. Full story