Today CVS, one of the largest drugstore chains, announced that soon they will no longer be carrying tobacco or tobacco products. The announcement came as part of their new push for healthier decisions and overall wellness of their customers and as you can imagine it generated lots of reactions today. Obviously there are lots of […]

For many years now researchers have been working on developing various disease cures with stem cells and the results are definitely looking very promising. Unfortunately at the current time stem cells are difficult to capture or grow without damaging the host organism, the good news is that this new breakthrough might be exactly what it […]

For years now people have been saying that various fish oils are beneficial or healthy for some reason or another. Just this week yet another medical study came out that indicates that certain fish oils are actually even more beneficial than previously expected. In particular the study was focusing on Omega-3 oils and the study […]

Everyone knows that exercise and healthy habits are the key to living a long and healthy life but now researchers are beginning to dig deeper into exactly what types of exercise are the most beneficial. This week a new study has confirmed that weight lifting can drastically reduce diabetes risk in women, regardless of other […]

According to a research report released this week there might be yet another benefit to having that daily cup of coffee every morning. Essentially the report shows that for participants that consumed approximately the same amount of caffeine as 1 cup of coffee there was a noticeable improvement of memory functions for both long term […]

This week the FDA officially approved a much anticipated diabetes drug that has been going through screening for quite some time. The drug was designed specifically as a type 2 diabetes treatment and according to the FDA it is now acceptable to sell to the public, which is absolutely great news for millions of diabetes […]

Lucas Irwin decided he’d had enough of being overweight and in 2013 set out to shed some of his 300 pounds. He kept his efforts a secret from his family for the entire year and surprised them when he came for the holidays at fit and trim weight of 170. The big moment was captured […]

Today an interesting and somewhat bizarre news story has been spreading and at first it seems almost unbelievable. A man in China accidentally cut off his hand in an industrial machine accident and while for most there would be no way to save the hand, the doctors in China successfully managed to save his hand. […]

This week a new medical study came out that suggest that a currently available drug is very beneficial to breast cancer patients. The drug, Arimidex, is already available and used in certain cases and according to the report it can have a significant impact on breast cancer risk. The drug was developed to help prevent […]

A number of drugs that are currently used to treat diabetes has been going through studies and trials recently to determine if they have any additional medical value and according to a report released this week it looks like they might just be the next big thing in cancer treatment. The drugs are all very […]