According to an Australian research, it has been unveiled that depressed middle-aged women are at double the risk to suffer a stroke. The study, which continued for 12 years, has been published in the `Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association'.

An analysis has been carried out in the 2011 census by the Office for National Statistics. The analysis was based on health of carers as they manage full-time jobs along with providing care to their relatives.

An IVF technique, which increases the chance of successful birth by three times, is said to be a big win in the field of fertility treatment. Some in the scientific community members were of the view that the new technique is able to detect chromosomal abnormalities.

The Affordable Care Act has been prepared by Illinois businesses which are expected to get fully effective from 2014. A leader from Illinois Chamber of Commerce is of the view that some considerations are made towards limiting the working hours so as to avoid future healthcare costs.

An announcement was made by the Janssen Biotech, Inc. that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SIMPONIr (golimumab) for curing fairly to rigorously dynamic ulcerative colitis (UC) in adult patients who had an insufficient response to or had got unsuccessful in tolerating oral aminosalicylates, oral corticosteroids, azathioprine, or 6-mercaptopurine.

If you are not aware of the fact, it is worth knowing that Stone Zoo in New England is home to many endangered species.

In order to honour these species, which include jaguars, Mexican gray wolves, hyacinth macaws and Panamanian golden frogs among others, Endangered Species Day will be celebrated on May 18.

A recently published study has revealed about the risks of a deadly disease that they think African clawed frogs may be carrying and spreading to other species too.

Published in the journal Radiology, a research has found that some of the mammography machines in Ontario were outdated and didn't produce accurate results in cancer detection.

A new research has come up with findings that so called eco-friendly lights may cause permanent damage to eyes. The study has revealed that exposure to light emitting diode lights can cause irreparable harm to the retina of the human eye.

World is going to observe Hypertension Day on May 17. This has led experts a perfect opportunity to discuss the same and the ways by which it can be controlled.