Using cannabis as a teenager or young adult increases the risk of psychosis, a report suggests. The study published in the British Medical Journal involved tracking 1,900 people over a period of 10 years. Read the full story

Losing weight often feels like an impossible challenge. We have evaluted numerous fad diets over the years. All too frequently their results are just shy of painfully disappointing. Read the full story

An experimental new drug produced from sea sponges has shown promising results in treating various malignancies ranging from breast cancer to soft tissue sarcoma. Read the full story

Losing weight often feels like an impossible challenge. We have evaluted numerous fad diets over the years. All too frequently their results are just shy of painfully disappointing Read the full story

Eating more fruit and vegetables has only a modest effect on protecting against cancer, a study into the link between diet and disease has found. Read the full story

Despite the general belief, taking combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) around the time of menopause does not reduce the risk of heart disease. Read the full story

He’s renowned for his tight T-shirts and, of course, high-waisted trousers. And now the secret of how he fills out his upper half, in order to keep his T-shirts clinging to his physique, is out in the open. Read the full story

Fish oil pills may be able to save some young people with signs of mental illness from descending into schizophrenia, according to a preliminary but first-of-its-kind study conducted in Austria. Read the full story

What’s happening to your body You can do anything. Your ability to recover from injury is at its peak and you can take on tough exercise. But remember, you’ll pay for how you live now in later years, so look after yourself. Read the full story

A chemical found in non- stick cookware and food packaging has been linked to thyroid disease. The substance, PFOA, which is found throughout the home, has previously been branded potentially carcinogenic.

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It’s bright and beautiful flowers bring a splash of colour to gardens all over Britain. But it seems the hydrangea is more than just a pretty bloom. Read the full story

Women may think of men as primitive, but new research indicates that the Y chromosome — the thing that makes a man male — is evolving far faster than the rest of the human genetic code. A new study comparing the Y chromosomes from humans and chimpanzees, our nearest living relatives, show that they are about 30 percent different. Read the full story

We all know we’re supposed to eat healthy portions. So why is it that a rough day at the office or even just the smell of chocolate-chip cookies can cause us to throw our best intentions out the window? Read the full story

If asthma, lung cancer, and emphysema aren’t enough to scare you off, it turns out smokers are two to four times more likely to develop coronary artery disease (CAD) than nonsmokers. Cardiovascular disease—including CAD, heart failure, and heart attack—is the leading killer in the U.S., claiming more than 860,000 lives in 2005. Read the full story

Celebrate the New Year with a new you—by dipping into our smart batch of strategies to keep you happy and healthy (at no cost!) all year long. Read the full story

It’s shocking, but it’s true: Being a woman who’s more than 20 pounds overweight may actually hike your risk of getting poor medical treatment. In fact, weighing too much can have surprising—and devastating—health repercussions beyond the usual diabetes and heart-health concerns you’ve heard about for years. Read the full story

A NEW report published at the weekend alleged that some 180 billion euros ($260 billion) is lost globally to fraud and errors in healthcare yearly. Read the full story

Breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly may be less likely to die or have their cancer return, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday. Read the full story