Vitamin E may have cardiovascular and brain-boosting benefits, but a new study found that men who took 400 international units of the supplement every day have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. “The results show that men who took vitamin E alone are actually at a higher risk of developing prostate cancer by a…

Lung cancer patients could receive safer and more efficient treatment through a system being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The scientists have devised a method for giving drugs by inhalation to patients through a nebuliser, rather than the current approach of intravenous delivery. The s…

You burn a lot of calories during a workout, so it’s natural to experience an increase in appetite afterwards. Your body is prompting you to eat in order to rebuild its fuel stores. But if you’re not careful, you could end up eating more calories than you burned off at the gym, without actually nourishing [...]

News coincides with Mental Illness Awareness Week, World Mental Health Day A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has found evidence that a specific gene is linked to suicidal behaviour, adding to our knowledge of the many complex causes of suicide. This research may help doctors one day target the gene […

Kaiser Permanente study also finds heart attack and stroke risk increase when ‘good’ cholesterol levels go down Increasing levels of high-density lipoproteins, better known as HDL or “good” cholesterol, reduced the risk for heart attack and stroke among patients with diabetes. That’s according to…