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Even as the looming impact of Alzheimer’s disease on society becomes a more and more dire health concern, wellness experts are still optimistic about the potential of research into the disease. Leading scientists on early detection and…

Drink spiking has been increasing common over the years, and occurs when a substance such as drugs or alcohol is added to your drink without you realising it. The result is that your behaviour and thought processes are impaired. If your…

There are thousands of junk emails that are received every day that offer alternatives to Viagra that will supposedly help men who have trouble with erectile dysfunction. The problem is that most of these products don’t work, and you are…

Sexual enhancement drugs, like Viagra, seem like a win-win for husbands and wives across the globe. Men are undoubtedly thrilled to have their sexual health and wellness restored, so surely their respective female counterparts enjoy a…

No period of your life has quite such an effect on your mental health as your teens and early twenties. Your wellbeing has to go through so much; dealing with your changing body and emerging love life, coping with peer pressure, facing the…

When your teenager experiments with drugs, it’s more than an issue of physical wellness; they’re also threatening their mental health. In fact, drug use can negatively influence all aspects of your teen’s wellbeing, and so it’s vital to get…

New research has suggested that HIV treatments could be used to prevent the spread of disease in healthy people as well as those already infected. In a previous trial, targeting women in the commercial sex trade who are particularly at risk…

As well as being one of the biggest threats to sexual wellbeing, HIV is one of the most serious threats to the emotional and psychological wellness of those affected. This is because once you have become infected, you not only…

Although the ultimate goal of AIDs therapy is to prevent the HIV affecting anyone’s sexual health in the first place, so far nothing — from vaccines to gels — has proven up to the task. Still, that’s not to say that drugs haven’t controlled…

Have you had problems with your sex drive recently? It could be that some common prescription medication is to blame for the drop off in your desire. Having a low libido can have a damaging effect on your sexual health, and can also affect…

The FDA is warning that people should take extreme caution when using any type of male enhancement products, as these could have a very damaging effect on sexual health. Three products which claim to contain only herbs have…

Although many parents would like to think otherwise, it is extremely common for teenagers to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Therefore, you need to be prepared for the possibility that your teen could get into legal trouble, and you will…

There’s a little blue pill to get the boys going, but what about your sexual wellness? Two new drugs may be on the horizon for female sexual health which, fingers crossed, will be getting you in the mood in just a few years time. …

Gay men in London are putting their sexual health at risk when they take so-called party drugs, a new study has found. Statistics showed that HIV infections amongst the gay community in London were soaring, and those who work in the sexual…

Recent results from a sexual health survey show that the rate of HIV infections amongst the gay male population of London is soaring. Sexual health workers claim that the wellness and wellbeing of men in London’s gay community is being…

Drug addiction is defined by the dependence on either a medication or an illegal drug. Because you're addicted, you're unable to control your use of the drug and the issue spirals out of control until you will do absolutely anything in…

Your bipolar disorder medication may actually be nudging hundreds of genes that direct your brain to behave more normally. This is according to new research published in a recent issue of the journal Bipolar Disorders, which suggests that…

Ahead of tonight’s gay sex and drugs discussion at London’s Manbar, journalist Patrick Cash writes on why gay men should feel able to talk about drug use. Let’s talk about gay sex, boys – because, let’s face it, no…

Beating Bowel Cancer , which is a charity which provides support for people suffering with bowel cancer, has written to Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health, warning him that patients who have terminal bowel cancer will lose…

If you are one of the millions suffering from chronic arthritis, then the news of dud painkillers and pseudo-drugs are not entirely encouraging. That being said, there are many ways to ease pain with less side-effects, reduced…

In the mid-1990s in sub-Saharan Africa, HIV and AIDS were decimating the populace. Families, communities and workplaces were torn apart by these crippling and debilitating conditions and there didn’t seem to be any end in sight. At…

The ups and downs of teenage years may be on your shoulders, with your friends peer-pressuring you and the demands of school being thrown in your face. It can make you do things that you've told yourself that you'll never do – in some…

If your wellness is damaged by terminal cancer, you could spend your dying days tangled in bureaucratic tape, trying to get the treatments you need. This is according to charities who say that a governmental decision to drastically scale…

The US drug manufacturers Glenmark Generics have recalled large batches of Montelukast Sodium tablets which are used to treat chronic asthma and prophylaxis. The Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn nearly 592,000 bottles of these…

You probably know someone who has suffered with breast cancer. You might even know someone who is suffering with it right now. It’s one of the most common forms of cancer mainly affecting women and causing thousands of deaths every year.…

One in four men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Singapore is in stage 4 of the disease, where the cancer has spread to other parts of the body such as the lymph nodes or bones. The worrying truth is that only one in ten of this…

The danger of becoming dependent on pills is nothing new to those prescribed medication. If you've ever had a root canal or have trouble sleeping, the bottles you pick up from the pharmacy are plastered with warnings about overuse. Indeed,…

It has recently been reported that, not only could resveratrol-based pills improve your wellbeing and prevent illnesses, but it could also help you live to the age of 150. This is because the compound, found in red wine and dark chocolate,…

Within the next five years, you may be able to extend your life by over 50 years. This is according to a new, landmark study, which says that anti-ageing drugs could improve your wellness to the point where you live to the age of 150!…

There are a number of mysteries in medical science regarding why drugs sometimes work and sometimes don’t. One of those mysteries is, why a number of drugs that work well on certain lung and blood cancers do not appear to be effective at…