The age old idiom-All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy has been replaced by the new idiom which reads- All work and no play makes Jack an ‘ill’ boy.

Over the years much has been written and talked about the stress from professional lives. The mad race of money and materialism has pushed the humans to enormous levels of stress.

Scientists from the Bristol University have come up with a research that can prove a life saver for thousands of heart patients. While performing a heart bypass surgery, leg veins are removed for the operation. The left over veins' stem cell can be of a greater help to pace up the growth of more blood vessel tissues if injected to one's heart.

A year after President Barack Obama lifted limitations on research into embryonic stem cells and promised billions in new stimulus money for it, researchers are nearly giddy with enthusiasm about the advancement in the field.

American has barely said goodbye to the dangerous and troublesome Swine Flu, or H1N1 virus, which ended up taking lives of many people and sickened many, many more, and warnings bells have now been sounded once again. Sadly, a very dangerous airborne fungus is on its way to engulf the country.

There could be no better news than this for people who relish eating chicken. Now, they can enjoy the sumptuous taste of chicken while at the same time this would contribute towards a noble cause.

Diabetes is probably one of the most dreaded illnesses, and it is a very sad fact that the epidemic is now growing and engulfing more and more people, regardless of the age, sex and demographic. But then we always have medical science to fight back!

Now that the healthcare bill is a very huge reality and all of us know that it is going to get implemented real soon, the insurers are very worried and looking for ways to cut back on spending and save a few bucks. And no! Raising of premiums once again is not the solution!

Ok, so you might not be gorging, but are you even having them more often? Yes? Then you are doing the same thing. You are actually upping your chances of developing heart diseases by as much as 2 times!

Gone are the days of "Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child". Today's times are different. Haven't child psychologists and experts been screaming at the top of their lungs, trying to get the message that it is not alright to hit children, out effectively? Of course they have! But looks like many parents do not get it.

We have known exercising for a number of benefits; there is one more that now adds to the list. For the ICU patients, a new research has that recommended mild exercise can help reducing the number of tranquilizers prescribed.