A new study conducted by Korean researchers revealed that ellagic acid, an antioxidant present in raspberries, strawberries, cranberries and pomegranates, helps contain skin damage because of ultraviolet (UV) rays.
Ji-Young Bae, lead researcher of the study carried out at the Hallym University in South Korea, said, “An antioxidant found in berries and nuts can act as potential sun block and shield skin from harmful UV rays.”
A new study has disclosed that the lack of Vitamin D can worsen the symptoms of asthma in kids.
The Plan B pill which was initially only available to 18 year olds and above will now be made available to 17 yr olds and above, and that too without a prescription. Food and Drug Administration revealed on its website that a federal court ordered that the emergency contraception pill be made available over the counter to those 17 and up.
According to the findings of a study by the researchers from HSPH - Harvard School of Public Health -, the height of the mother has a significant bearing on the health of a child. The study said that children born to women shorter than 4'9" are 70 percent more likely to die, mostly before attaining the age of five. 
A new study conducted by US researchers revealed that having at least one glass of low sodium vegetable juice on a daily basis can help the overweight people with metabolic syndrome shed weight.
According to WHO estimations that every year more than 1.30 lakh Indian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and around 74,000 fall prey to it.
