Macular degeneration is an eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision. If progressed, macular degeneration can lead to blindness. Fortunately, there are a number of dietary changes that can be made to prevent macular degeneration from developing while improving general eye health. From the produce […]
Two siblings separated in birth by five days are proof of unfettered consumerism in human reproduction according to a Southern Baptist bioethicist. The IVF siblings were created via sperm and egg donations and the fertilised embryos were transferred into two separate surrogate mothers. Michael and Melanie Thernstrom had undergone six failed rounds of IVF before […]
Health care reform across America is due for a massive shake-up in 2011 with a number of changes being put into place – the overhaul means that there are few likely to remain unaffected. For most people who have health insurance or if you are one of the 900,000 people in Tennessee on Medicare then […]
The Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Magazine Slimmer of the Year 2011 awards ceremony saw the UK’s best slimmers awarded for their incredible efforts today after shedding more than a hundred stones of excess fat between them. Amongst the 10 award winners were a bride-to-be who lost 11 stone to fit into her dream dress […]
Public sector workers have raked in a massive 27 million pounds worth of compensation claims for accidents at work during 2010. These payouts are fairly due as every person has the right to such compensation if they are injured at work through no fault of their own and the compensation is often used to cover […]
An online IVF calculator can now give women a 99% accurate indication of their chances of becoming pregnant if they were to undergo IVF treatment. Many women desperate for children and not able to conceive naturally undergo the fertility treatment in the hope of becoming pregnant but unfortunately only a small percentage of these women […]
As Nintendo prepare for the release of their latest masterpiece – the Nintendo 3DS – there has been uproar over the company’s web warning that the brand new console could damage the developing eyesight of young children. Nintendo have – some would say responsibly, others would say cowardly – warned parents of the potential of […]
Gordon Ramsay is no stranger to cosmetic surgery and he has openly admitted to a number of procedures in the past. However, the dramatic new lengths he has gone to this time have cost him a little of his pride as well as his money after his bad reaction to a hair transplant left him […]
The cost of dental treatment in the UK is a cost that forces many of us to simply avoid the dentist altogether and this has a major impact on the oral health of UK residents. It is with this knowledge that it may come as a massive shock to find that whilst England is the […]
GPs are being encouraged to ask their patients if they have private medical cover as it emerges that the NHS may save millions if existing private medical cover was taken full advantage of. Whilst the NHS tackles budget cuts and growing pressure on resources it is estimated that around £285 million a year could be […]