Millions of children across the world’s developed nations have undergone surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids. These lymphatic tissue structures, which serve to trigger a first-line immune response to pathogens entering the respiratory tract, frequently become chronically inflamed in the first years of life. Since the medical community has long believed that their absence […]

There are approximately 10 teaspoons of added sugar in a single can of cola. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend consuming no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar daily, meaning drinking just one serving of cola a day could take us well above these guidelines. The intense sweetness of Coca-Cola as a result of […]

Many common food items have been scientifically shown to increase cancer risk, and some of them substantially. Here are the most unhealthy, cancer-causing foods that you should never eat again in order to continue remain healthy. Genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) It goes without saying that GMOs have no legitimate place in any cancer-free diet, especially now […]

Bright blue dogs are cropping up around the city of Mumbai (India) but before you try to put your name down with any designer dog breeders, know that the reason behind their odd coloring is actually pretty tragic. Activist Arati Chauhan, head of the Navi Mumbai Animal Protection Cell, says that dye-producing factories in the […]

Teenagers are deliberately eating packets of toxic laundry detergent as part of a dangerous new trend called the “Tide Pod Challenge.” The silly new fad, however, echoes a very serious problem that has already caused the deaths of two infants and 6 adults over the last few years: the accidental consumption of these pods due […]

No one wants to feel lonely. Sometimes, however, the feeling is impossible to avoid. Though loneliness is manageable in small doses, long-term, it can feel like a death sentence. This is a curious comparison, as a new study actually suggests being lonely is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Before […]

Microwave ovens ‘fluke’ your heart while they ‘nuke’ your food – alarming studies reveal microwave frequency radiation can affect heart and blood Many health conscious consumers rarely, if ever, microwave their food anymore, but when they do, they probably do not realize that they’re not just destroying the nutritional value of the food, but the […]

A lethal virus “clinically similar” to Ebola has broken out in Uganda, and the health chiefs making the announcement are concerned. The deadly Marburg virus disease kills up to 88 percent of people that contract it, and it is considered to be one of the most deadly pathogens in existence. Five cases of the Marburg […]