Health & Fitness

The Many Benefits of Vitamin D Por Melvin Sanicas SINGAPORE – Vitamin D helps our bodies regulate levels of calcium and phosphate – nutrients that keep bones, teeth, and muscles healthy. Often, sunlight on our skin can...

Meat your maker – how fake flesh could save the world   Author: Emily Cashen   The Impossible Burger bleeds like real meat, and even dedicated carnivores can’t tell the difference. Meat substitutes have finally reached the level...

7 snacks to eat before a workout that’ll fill you up without upsetting your stomach By Lila Odinia   It can be hard to maintain a balance of a healthy diet and working out, it requires a...

Can Marijuana Slow Your Brain’s Aging Process?   Less than 10 years ago, marijuana was illegal everywhere in the United States. Yet, today more and more states are recognizing the medicinal benefits of marijuana. And legalizing...

Climate change threatens ‘Himalayan Viagra’ fungus, and a way of life   Valuable fungus, prized as a reputed aphrodisiac, is disappearing due to warming temperatures, reports Climate Home. A Himalayan fungus used in Chinese medicine, which underpins...

Spread of breast cancer linked to compound in asparagus and other foods Ian Sample Science editor   Using drugs or diet to reduce levels of asparagine may benefit patients, say research. ...

Could weed be used to treat period pain?   Luisa Dillner   There are reports cannabis will be approved by New York legislators to treat period pain. The evidence is unclear, but that doesn’t mean the drug can...

What it's like to have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an illness that makes you feel exhausted all the time Alison Millington   CFS can make it extremely hard to concentrate at work or at school. Living with CFS...

New drug approved in Japan can kill flu in one day   Manufacturers of Xofluza say a single pill of the new drug will kill the flu virus in just a day. Scientist Ryosuke Yazawa in University...

132-pound ovarian tumor removed from Connecticut woman By Mark Lieber, CNN   https://youtu.be/sdjYQ2Maxu4   (CNN)A 132-pound ovarian tumor was removed from a 38-year-old Connecticut woman this year, according to two doctors involved in the case. The patient, who wished...