As bowel cancer rates in Britain rise, Brooks Bell and Sarah Berens explain why a US-style preventative screening system is ...

The brain may not be a muscle (it’s an organ), but a good rule of thumb is to treat it like one. Experts suggest ...

There was a film version of “1984,” but I refuse to accept it as an effort. The same goes for a version of Asimov’s “Foundation and Empire” of which I have seen parts. I am going to just say the film ...

One time, one of my friends made a snide comment to him about the way he treated me. I immediately defended him and told her ...

PETA held a rather unusual protest in Newcastle city centre after data places the North East as the 'most constipated' region ...

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A man in Washington has been diagnosed with a strain of the bird flu that’s never been detected in humans before. The ...

Of all the things we knowingly or unwittingly take for granted, having a safe and reliable sanitation system is probably not one of them. Yet according to the World Health Organization, some 3.4 ...

Lifespan refers to the total duration of one’s life from birth to death, while health span refers to the “period of life ...

American football star Colin Kaepernick taking the knee at an NFL game in protest at police brutality was a landmark ...

Senior physicians have warned that the common habit of deliberately holding stool for long periods poses serious health risks ...

A book of 642 tiny things to draw because sometimes, when boredom strikes, you need something other than your electronics to ...