Last week I received a female patient of 12 years old with a lean and thin body. According to her mother, she eats a lot and soon after

In the shadow of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, people are struggling to receive treatment for their non-communicable diseases

About a third of cancer cases in the UK can be prevented if people ate healthily, exercised more and cut down on alcohol, figures indicate.

A cup of coffee in the evening may be keeping you awake for more reasons than you realise, scientists say.

The case of a three-year-old girl in the US who developed type 2 diabetes has driven doctors to raise fresh concerns about diet in childhood.

A small sponge-like implant that can mop up cancer cells as they move through the body has been developed by US researchers. So far

When we overeat or eat processed or fried foods, and, anytime we are exposed to environmental pollutants or stress, the liver becomes

"S/he is so egoistic!" or "thinks too big of him/herself!" — these statements of disregard indicate one's arrogance. The satire of life is

Though pregnancy is a physiologic process, yet some additional nutrients like vitamins and micronutrients are to be added in daily diet

Child mortality rates have plummeted to less than half of what they were in 1990, according to a new report. Under-five deaths have

An Italian-Chinese medical team plans to perform the world's first head transplant in China, amid concerns over medical ethics in the country.

Teenagers' mental health can be put at risk by constant pressure to post on social media, a study has found.

The world is running out of one of the most effective snakebite treatments, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk.

You probably think about how nutrition affects your internal health and your weight, but eating the right foods can also improve the

Weight loss surgery cures half of patients with type-2 diabetes, for at least five years, a study suggests.

Jet lag, also called jet lag disorder, is a temporary sleep problem that can affect anyone who quickly travels across multiple time zones.

Bad breath is medically known as halitosis. This is one of the most embarrassing nightmares and frequently unnoticed situations experienced by millions of persons.

Remember the time in science class when you did that experiment with litmus paper and it turned red when you put it on a lemon and blue in soapy water? That was probably your first experiment into the wondrous science of pH.

Researchers have long known that growing up on a farm seems to protect children against allergies and now they know the secret lies in the dust, Belgian experts say.

The venom of a wasp native to Brazil could be used as a weapon to fight cancer, scientists believe.