Rashes and bruising can indicate a number of medical problems and can often be confused by a condition known as purple. While purple can be caused by a number of things, a type of purple cause intestinal problems. This can be diagnosed as …

I’ve struggled with chronic anxiety since I was a teenager. I used to make myself physically ill because I wasn’t able to control it. Until I was in my 20s, it didn’t occur to me that there was a name for what I was living with. When I was…

In an increasingly app-dependent business, the wait times for those who order taxis the old fashioned way — over the phone — are growing longer and longer. That is just one of the many complaints people with disabilities have about accessi…

For years, we have been told to cut back on animal fats, such as butter, and replace them with vegetable oils and now, a recent study has suggested that the move might not be as healthy as previously believed. It turns out, replacing satur…

American researchers have investigated how some people manage to stay slim all their lives without following strict diets and with no apparent effort. They found that the secrets of success among the "mindlessly slim" include approaching f…

After a long winter stuck inside, it’s finally time to start enjoying the warm weather with long afternoons in the park with your pet. However, within days your dog may start suffering from allergies causing him to begin licking his feet a…

The US has announced that it is transferring nearly US $600 million which was leftover from the largely successful fight against Ebola to combat the growing menace of Zika virus. Yesterday's move came after the Republican-controlled Congre…

Hair loss is most often a matter of genetics. However, in many cases, research has shown that the key to those long, shiny tresses is a nutritious diet. Deficiency in certain vitamins and minerals such as B6, E, iron and zinc is a major ca…

Like any form of revenge, the revenge body might hurt you more than the person you’re targeting (in this case, your ex). Getting in shape is great, but exercising, dieting and depriving out of spite for an ex is not. If you need reasons wh…

Calcium not only helps your bones stay strong, but it also controls how long we sleep, according to a recent study. Researchers at the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC) and the University of Tokyo in Japan have unveiled a new theory…

So you are determined to hit the gym in shape and hitting the gym but have no idea how to go about it? We've chalked down a few helpful tips for beginners to not make any rookie mistakes on their first-time gym visits. Here's a guide for a…

The study linked obesity to reduction in brain function due to “grey matter alterations” and showed those with a higher Body Mass Index suffered greater memory loss in old age. The study, in April’s Neurobiology of Ageing journal, claims l…

Want to know how to be happy? Well everyone has their own fundas and not all of them always work. So here are some life lessons that are tried and tested to help you learn to become happy. These lessons will help you sort your life for a b…

What happens when you lean in and begin to live life as your authentic self? It can be uncomfortable, to know and accept that you are vulnerable.Most of us find it incredibly difficult to be OK with feelings of discomfort, whether it's fee…

Zika may have arrived in the Americas in 2013, more than a year before the virus was first detected in Brazil, a new study has claimed. Researchers found that the Brazilian outbreak likely started from a single introduction of the virus in…