Cancer-causing ultraviolet rays are 40 percent stronger in New Zealand than at similar latitudes in North America, research by the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research and the university shows. The study will be published in the next issue of the Cambridge, U.K.-based journal of Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences.
Uneven skin colour is a common problem for people of colour and even some caucasians. Most people try lots of products without much satisfaction. Pigment problems can be traumatic, especially for women who would ideally like to have even-toned, beautiful skin.
Basal-cell skin cancers constitute 80 percent of all skin cancers, not including the most serious skin cancer – melanoma.
A large study on the popular asthma medication salmeterol was halted after researchers uncovered evidence that the drug may pose a slightly higher risk for respiratory and asthma-related deaths among black patients.
Dutch medical researchers believe they can predict senile dementia years before symptoms begin to show by examining the size of two parts of the brain, a new study says.
A high protein diet can help reduce blood pressure – but only if it comes from vegetables, researchers reported.
Eating a vegetable rich diet may help cut blood pressure, which can consequently reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes, says a new study reiterating what your mother always said when she asked you to finish the greens.
A dietary supplement derived from tomatoes may help treat moderately elevated blood pressure, the results of a small study suggest. Researchers in Israel found that a daily dose of tomato extract helped lower blood pressure among 31 men and women with mild hypertension.
Up to 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the past two decades following prenatal gender checks, according to a study published in a leading British medical journal.
Use of a simple immunochemical fecal occult blood test (FOBT), in combination with the traditional guaiac FOBT, can more accurately detect colorectal cancer and may reduce the need for a more invasive colonoscopy.