Ignore those twinges of cynicism and embrace your inner patriot this weekend, as studies regularly show that nationalism makes people happy. Howeve...

According to The Moscow Times, a field of marijuana plants has sprouted up around a metro station, after local workers planted the wrong type of seed....

People with epilepsy are reluctant to leave the house fearing they will be laughed at, mugged or even filmed while having a seizure, a study has found...

In a bid to help improve eating habits among America's children, The Walt Disney Company will become the first major media company to ban ads for junk...

A jury awarded an Oregon woman $900,000 after her date allegedly gave her herpes. According to OregonLive.com, the plaintiff, a 49-year-old woman f...

Urgent action must be taken to prevent millions of people across the world running out of treatment options for gonorrhoea, warns the World Health Or...

A fatty membrane in the belly called the omentum has, until recently, not been considered to serve much purpose. But Loyola University Chicago Stri...

Clinical trial results described as "striking and exciting" could lead to new treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis. The antibody drug tociliz...

A common procedure for easing neck pain has come under fire from experts who argue ‘cervical spine manipulation’ could trigger a stroke. Chirop...

The most beautiful locations in the world rely on the azure backdrop of a deep blue ocean. That's why on World Oceans Day thousands of people acro...

A female worker at DeSales University, Pennsylvania in America was spied upon while privately expressing milk to feed her baby, writes NY Daily News. ...

“Pull Yourself Together” tops the cliche chart when it comes to talking about mental health problems, according to new research commissioned by Ti...

New research suggest that we are more likely to die on our birthdays than any other day. According to the conclusions of a study published in the ...

A report from an influential think tank could help clear the way to IVF babies being born with DNA from three different people. Outlawed techniques...

Early menopause can increase the risk of a potentially lethal brain condition, research has shown. The younger a woman is when she undergoes "the c...

Tired of water seeping into your sandals? The advice of Huffpost Lifestyle is to give up and head off. Together with independent travel guide i-es...

Omega-3 supplements do not appear to prevent mental decline in old age, a study review has shown. Previous research has suggested that omega-3 fatt...

Bridget Praytor had tried every fad diet under the sun - from only eating grapefruit to boxes of “magic pills” that promised she'd 'Lose 10 Pounds...

Diesel fumes cause cancer, the World Health Organisation's cancer agency declared today, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public hea...

Two studies scheduled for presentation at Sleep 2012 are reporting sleep disparities among Americans based on racial and ethnic background. The fir...

Fewer than half of young UK adults know butter comes from a dairy cow and a third do not know eggs come from hens, according to a survey. More than...

A study by researchers at the University of Kansas has found strangers can correctly judge a person's age, gender, income, political afflictions and '...

Intense chest pain is a common warning sign of a heart attack - yet according to Ever Grech, a cardiologist from Northern General Hospital in Sheffiel...

People have been urged to attend bowel cancer screenings after scientists found that those who attend appointments have a better chance of survival. ...

While academics have been quick to note that the age of girls hitting puberty has fallen by five years in the past century, the reason why has been ha...