Insomnia is a classification of sleep disorders in which a person has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early. It is the most commonly reported sleep disorder. About 30 percent of adults have symptoms of insomnia. It…

According to a recent study on pregnant rats, it has been found that mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy and while breastfeeding will have obesity-prone children. The effects seem to be stronger for female offspring than for males. Males…

A new study has discovered that too much sleep can double up person’s death risk. The researchers have revealed that sleeping too much can also be harmful, as lack of sleep doubles a person’s death risk from heart disease. The…

Nearly half of patients with a history of heart disease have poor knowledge about the symptoms of a heart attack and do not perceive themselves to have an elevated cardiovascular risk. Individuals with heart disease have five to seven times…

Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea will be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers. UCLA researchers found that smokers who…

The Chinese were the first people to realize the properties and benefits of green tea. It was only later that tea came to be treated as a beverage. Research has provided hard-core evidence of the health benefits of green tea.…

We may never know whether the accuracy of William Heberden’s description in the 1770’s of a new syndrome, centering around pain in the left chest and named by him “angina pectoris,” occurred because the author himself experienced the symptoms described.…

Diet and Exercise Tips: Excessive body weight contributes to snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, in addition to being a major influence on general health and well-being. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs in about 50-60% of those who are obese. A recent…