Drinking a glass of wine or a few beers at a friend’s party could be much more dangerous than we think. A new study showed that having just one or two drinks within six hours before driving increases the risk of a car accident. Dr. Stefano Di Bartolomeo and his colleagues studied effects of alcohol and meal ... Full story

Showers are becoming more popular, and some people definitely prefer them to taking baths. Yet recent findings have shown that showering can damage your health. Many showerheads being dirty, they spray us with water teeming with bacteria. That may be the reason behind the growing number of lung infections recorded during the last years. Bacteria-infected showerheads had ... Full story

Scientists warn that eating out of time, especially during the night, is a potent factor leading to gaining extra weight. Those who are in the habit of eating late at night or get up during the night and go foraging in the kitchen run a higher risk of becoming overweight and damaging their health. The International Journal ... Full story

Researchers at the Stanford University claim that fat removed during liposuction surgery can be used as a valuable source of stem cells. Fat cells are ready to be reprogrammed into stem cells right away without preliminary growing in the lab for several weeks. Skin cells that are often used to produce stem cells must be grown from three to four weeks before they can be ... Full story

According to BBC, more and more Britons are getting obsessed with healthy eating, worrying health professionals. Past few years have seen a multiple rise in the number of people suffering from orthorexia (abnormal focus on eating healthy foods). It’s interesting that orthorexic people tend to go into extremes when choosing foods to eat. And then ... Full story

Over-the-counter painkillers taken by millions of people around the world can become addictive within just three days, according to scientists. The drugs in question include Nurofen and Solpadeine and contain one of the opiates – codeine. They are routinely used to ease headaches, period pain and backaches. The UK authorities have officially announced about thousands of Britons ... Full story

Many temptations of the modern life are robbing us of the precious sleeping time. After studying sleep duration among middle-aged men and women, epidemiologist Diane Lauderdale and her colleagues from the University of Chicago reported that we sleep less than we should, and even… less than we think. Spending on average 7.5 hours in ... Full story

Cosmetic products are intended to enhance the look of our skin. There is a belief, however, that some beauty products are actually unhealthy rather than healthy. Geniusbeauty.com tried to find reasons behind 5 most common myths about cosmetics. Full story

Scottish scientists believe that red wine contains antioxidants and thus protects from exposure to strong inflammatory agents. Such statement was made by specialists from the Glasgow Biomedical Research Center. Full story

It is universal knowledge that obese people are very prone to developing asthma, and that goes for women especially. But now it seems that one of the most relevant factors here is abdominal obesity, or having a too large waist. Full story

According to the results of a recent study, the more symmetric face a person has, the lower his/her chances of developing psychological problems. Scientists discovered that people with high level of face symmetry, when the left side of the face is very similar to the right side, have the lower chances of having psychological problems when they are 79-83 years old. Full story

The list of the insidious influence of obesity on different parts of the human body is growing larger by year. It has long been known that obesity poses threats of certain kinds of cancer, asthma, high blood pressure, heart diseases and diabetes. Full story

A while ago scientific studies suspected tanning beds to be 'probable carcinogens'; unfortunately, further research proves that they are conducive to developing skin cancer. Full story

Scientists have made a revolutionary discovery which may help fight obesity in near term. Researchers from Boston succeeded in extracting brown fat out of mouse and human cells. Full story

US scientists report the invention of a vaginal gel that is supposed to protect women from the possibility of a HIV infection during a sexual intercourse. Women are to introduce the vaginal gel in before they engage in sex; Full story

As Tamiflu is being widely used to beat down swine flu infection, scientists are getting more concerned about its possible side effects. Full story

Scientists from the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA, held a special experiment on 11 healthy middle-age men and women who were leading an unhealthy lifestyle. The results of the experiment were examined and the scientists concluded that the lack of sleep increases the risk of developing diabetes. Full story

Beach sand is a den of various bacteria and fungi which may easily get on unfortunate tourists. This statement was made by the researchers from the University of North Carolina after they analyzed the sand from freshwater and saltwater beaches across America. Full story

Periodically cutting down on calories is better protection from breast cancer than regular dieting. The fact was discovered by scientists from Hormel Institute, an independent research branch of the University of Minnesota. Full story

The health benefits of chocolate remain very much questionable, and it looks as though they haven’t been thoroughly studied yet. Full story