A group of scientists from 5 main medical centers discovered that eating a specific diet containing nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables, low fat dairy and whole grains can be an effective tool which helps to achieve weight loss and to lower blood pressure. The so called DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) was found in 1996 in order to reduce blood pressure about the same level as a medication would. Since that time it has rapidly become one of the most popular diets prescribed in clinical practice today.

A nurse who successfully struggled for the cancer drug Herceptin on the NHS has stated she is defused after she found out to be in remission from the illness.

Barbara Clark, aged 49, declared to go to the European Court of Human Rights in order to get the drug to cure her breast cancer.

When your baby starts consuming solid food for the first time, it’s an exciting moment. But in spite of the excitement, you have to be careful.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that hard, round or difficult-to-chew food can stay in small airways and cause choking.

A report by North America’s environmental watchdog agency reveals an increase in the rates of childhood asthma in Canada. According to statistics one out of every ten children are ill with the respiratory diseases.

An international research of 20,000 people will compare the potential heart risks of Celebrex to traditional anti-inflammatories. Pfizer Inc., the manufacturer of Celebrex, will sponsor the research comparing the medication to two generic anti-inflammatories, naproxen (sold as Naprosyn) and ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil and other brands). The study is going to compare the potential heart risks of the cox-2 inhibitor Celebrex to NSAIDs.

There is a big confusion over the use of cannabis, the commonest drug on the streets. Some doctors consider it as a danger, leading to serious mental problems, while others want to make it legal and freely available to treat severe conditions, like chronic arthritis, and multiple sclerosis.

Millions of arthritis sufferers were left high and dry when their pain-relieving drugs were withdrawn from the market. Several medications were taken off earlier this year for causing heart problems. Now a major new study is being launched in an attempt to help those in pain find some relief.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection while performing sexual activity. ED is very different from other sexual conditions that normally interfere with love making such as lack of sexual desire and problems with ejaculation and orgasm.