Smartphone app detects food allergens like peanuts
Researchers at the UCLA have created a smartphone app that detects food allergens in less than 20 minutes. In the US approximately 2% of adults and 8% of children have…
Heart warning added to popular antipsychotic drug
AstraZeneca, the manufacturer of Seroquel – a well-known antipsychotic drug – added a new heart warning to its label at the request of the US FDA on Monday. The label…
Lifeguard designs chemical-free sunscreen
July 19, 2011 Brian Guadagno, a senior lifeguard captain, launched a chemical-free sunscreen product earlier this week in California. Guadagno designed the sunscreen in anticipation of tough new US FDA regulations…
Sunbed Fanatic Dies of Cancer
A solarium fanatic mother-of-three has died from cancer after discovering 19 tumours throughout her body, the Daily Mail reports. 39-year old Donna Ballantyne reportedly started using unmanned, coin-operated sunbeds…
Watching TV Can Shorten Your Life
Even just a couple of hours in front of the television every day could shorten your life, new research claims. An international summary of various studies into the health…
Suspected Food Poisoning at Jamie Oliver’s Restaurants
Food inspectors in the UK have uncovered suspected cases of food poisoning at several of Jamie Oliver’s chain of Italian restaurants throughout the country. Oliver runs a chain of…
Girl Hospitalised after Eating Mother’s Drug-Tainted Noodles
A US girl fell ill and had to be hospitalised after eating noodles prepared by her mother in a pot that allegedly had been used to make the drug PCP.…
World’s Youngest Premature Baby Survives at 21 Weeks
The youngest premature baby ever to survive has been born in Germany after only 21 weeks and five days in the womb, a German hospitals says. Frieda was born on…
Doctor Operates on Wrong Eye
A US boy who received surgery on the wrong eye will have to wait for five weeks to find out if the mistake will cause any permanent damage to his…
Australians Overdose on Caffeine
One in five Australian men are causing themselves serious health problems when knocking back six cups of coffee or more every day, new research shows. The research, which was commissioned…