Australia's government has announced that it plans to legalize the growing of marijuana for either medical or scientific purposes. Health Minister Sussan Ley announced that the Liberal Party would submit a proposal to alter the Narcotics Drugs Act, which would allow the federal government to regulate the supply and safety of pot for patients who could benefit from medicinal cannabis.
A recent survey has revealed that there are 100 million pets registered in China, with 10 percent accounting for pets raised by residents of Guangdong Province, having the most pets of any province on the Chinese mainland, the China Daily reported.
In recent years the health and medical industries have praised the antioxidants in foods such as green tea, garlic, beans, strawberries, and walnuts for their benefits. However, a recent study suggests that they could actually promote the rapid spread of cancer. Antioxidants given to mice with the disease actually protected cancerous cells and promoted their speedy growth and infection of other organs.
A brand new report published by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that the sky-high costs of heavy alcohol use and binge drinking are having a major effect on the United States economy. It revealed that excessive or binge drinking caused the American economy a $249 billion bill in 2010, while the federal government foot about 45 percent of the costs caused by people getting trashed after drinking at least one too many alcoholic drinks.
Former Los Angeles Lakers player and NBA star Lamar Odom is still connected to a life-support machine after collapsing and being found unconscious while at a Nevada brothel on October 13, Tuesday. The local sheriff's department reported on Wednesday that Odom had taken cocaine and sexual performance enhancer supplements or "herbal Viagra" during his multiple-day stay at the Love Ranch, before his hospitalization. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued stern warnings about the health risks of those Reload and Libimax Plus pills and many other so-called "natural" products.
Chinese artist, sculptor and designer Han Meilin has been designated as an Artist of Peace by UNESCO on Tuesday. His designation is the result of his use of art and his influence to promote the ideals of UNESCO.
The world didn’t end on October 7, 2015 and the Doomsday group that made the announcement has to answer plenty of questions, doing so with an FAQ.
It might seem as though the hustle and bustle of modern life itself with its 24/7 news and Twitter alerts has caused most people to suffer from sleep deprivation due to a lack of shut-eye, based on experts' recommendations. However, a new study reveals that people in today's Information Age are probably not more sleep-deprived compared to their hunter-gatherer ancestors.
It is a dream come true for renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang. The 33-year-old recorded his most recent album in the Palace of Versailles, according to Chen Nan.
In a report by China Daily, evidence in the form of 47 human teeth found in Hunan Province suggests that the earliest modern humans, also known as the species Homo sapiens, lived in East Asia.
In a rare case involving identical twin brothers, a Washington state couple is waiting for the birth of their second twin son in the womb, whose birthday will be about four months after the first twin's birthdate in September. The newborn was so weak when he was born that his parents are still not allowed to hold him.
Shanghai Disney Resort will launch a four-day recruitment campaign, the first of a series of job fairs, in Shanghai from Oct. 21-24. The theme park plans to open in 2016 and currently has already employed 1,500 people.
Scientists might have accidentally discovered a breakthrough in the hunt for a cure for cancer, by learning that a certain malaria treatment could be effective in the battle against the deadly disease. Danish researchers found that the mosquito-spreading ailment's vaccine proteins can protect pregnant women's placenta from malaria, and also effectively attack various types of cancer tumors.
A new study questions the idea that sitting "too much" for long periods or all day, such as when living a sedentary lifestyle at a desk job or watching TV at home, increases people's risk of early death, even when they otherwise have good health. People without heart disease were not more likely to die earlier whether they sat down for a long time or all the time while at home or on the job.
President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan visited Jonathan Bricker, the developer of SmartQuit, an app that helps people quit smoking. Bricker said that both the U.S. and China have a long way to go when it comes to helping smokers quit.
