Breast cancer and family history - The link between a family history of breast cancer and a woman's likelihood of developing the disease is smaller than suggested earlier, according to...

Family history doesn’t influence breast cancer - A new British report confirms that, although women with a close relative with breast cancer have an above-average risk of developing the disease, the...

Parkinson's: - A low-calorie diet could reduce your risk - Our diets play a significant role in our longterm health. It's an obvious thing to say, but scientists often remind us that the type of food we eat m...

Pesticides - The poisons all around us - Levels of pesticides found in our bodies are dangerously above those reckoned to be safe and could be responsible for many cancers and the epidemic of...

Parkinson’s: Pesticides found to be a major cause - Pesticides may be a direct cause of Parkinson’s disease, a new study has found. As a result, farmers and people living on farms who are regularly exp...

Environmental chemicals - The chemicals in your environment, particularly your office, can have endless effects on your health. Fluorocarbons that are present in aerosol prope...

Organophosphates from pesticides lower bone density - Exposure to pesticides can significantly lower bone formation at tissue and cellular levels, according to an analysis of bone density in agricultural...

Parkinson's disease - The orthodox treatment for Parkinson's disease is L-Dopa, an amino acid. But for this to work, a co-enzyme called NADH is essential. NADH is formed f...