Health A-Z

A person is considered to be obese when they weigh at least 20% more than what is considered to be the normal weight for their height. How obesity affects a persons health depends on a number of factors such as age, gender, the distribution of fat, and the amount of physical activity a person...

Fruits, vegetables, and other edible plants such as onions, grapes, and certain types of cucumber have often been praised for the nutrients they contain which have been shown to prevent cancer from developing. And now researchers are looking at broccoli to find out if it can be effective in improving the benefits of cisplatin...

Bayer's antibody-drug conjulate (ADC) anetumab ravtansine has failed to show improvements in the survival rates of mesothelioma patients. Stock prices of Bayer's collaborators ImmunoGen and MorphoSys declined as the announcement was made. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer that affects more than 25,000 people around the world. Around 15,000 new cases are seen every...

Sometimes it seems that no matter what you do to try and lose those extra pounds, the weight simply does not come off and the scales show no signs of moving! The fix could be easy and here we list 11 things which you might want to address to help you make progress on your...

The main symptoms of mesolthelioma are: feeling out of breath chest pain coughing The symptoms may take years to manifest themselves and the condition is usually very slow to appear. The speed at which it progresses will depend on the type of mesothelioma. Epithelioid mesothelioma is the slowest to progress and usually responds the best...

Alzheimer's disease is a condition which progresses slowly over the years and, as a result, the symptoms are often confused with other conditions such as old age. It is not possible to predict the rate at which symptoms will progress as it is different for each individual person but if the symptoms are observed to...

If you are trying to lose weight, it is essential that you try to rev up your metabolism. How fast your metabolism work depends on a number of factors such as gender, activity level, muscle / body fat percentage, and age. Men usually burn more calories than women, even while resting and for most...

The human body uses three main sources of energy: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. The ability to run, swim, ski, and generally survive results from the ability of the body to extract energy from food. Each of the different fuel sources - carbohydrates, protein, and fat - follow different metabolic pathways in the body but...

Type 2 diabetes (diabetes mellitus type 2) is a metabolic disorder which is characterised by high blood sugar, resistance to insulin, and a relative lack of insulin. When an individual has this disease, the body is not efficient in converting the carbohydrates found in food to energy. The result is a build up of...

Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 3.5 million people in the UK and some 30 million people in the USA. It's thought to cost around £20bn per year in the UK and almost $300bn in the USA in direct and indirect costs - an incredible amount of money when one considers that the condition is...