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A new research has revealed that the consumption of food items that contain high levels of vitamin C can be instrumental in decelerating the development of cataracts, an eye problem that can result in blindness. A group of researchers at the Kings College in London carried out the study under the leadership of an ophthalmologist, Professor Chris Hammond. The research involved understanding the impact of diet and lifestyle as well as genetics on the development of cataract with advancement in age.

Spring season on one hand brings new life in our natural environment as most of the flowers blossom during this season, but on the other hand, it also brings allergies. People suffering from allergies often sneeze during this season. This season is not only full of lush green fields with colorful flowers, but also full of pollens that often float in wind causing people to sneeze.

The scenario is same in almost all over the world. Dr. Timothy Kaiser with Ear Nose and Throat of Oklahoma said allergy season will probably be a little worse this year, but it's always bad in Southwest Oklahoma. According to Kaiser, there are ways to prevent one from getting allergy.

After a long period of strong progress in dealing with tuberculosis (TB), the number of cases has increased in the United States in the recent times. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported that last year, incidences of the one the deadliest disease saw a rise. When compared with 2014, the cases reported in 2015 are more in each of the twenty-nine states and also in the District of Columbia.

In 2015, number of cases increased was not significant, it accounted for 157, and total number of cases reached to 9,563. Two-thirds of people suffering from TB were born abroad, with Asians accounting for the most cases (3,007) and the highest rate of 28.2 cases per 100,000 persons. On the other hand, there were only 0.5 cases per 100,000 Whites the same year.

When this year National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) announced a goal of reducing 80% of the Colorectal Cancer by 2018, it chose Phoebe among four honorees for this year’s “80 percent by 2018” National Achievement Awards. Phoebe Putney Health System was recognized as leading hospital in the United States in an effort to put an end to the colon cancer.

The cancer coalition of South Georgia was formed when Phoebe joined Albany Area Primary Healthcare (AAPHC), the health department and many other regional hospitals. The coalition helped control cancer in Terrell County some 10 years ago, when county had 47% of the colorectal cancer rate, highest in the country. AAPHC was a sole medical provider in the whole county.

A latest study suggested that overweight middle-aged adults shedding weight eating with a protein-rich diet have more chances to have a better sleep than the ones losing weight eating a normal quantity of proteins.

Wayne Campbell from Purdue University in the US said that generally, the researches take into account the effects sleep has on diet and weight control, but their study has flipped that query asking the effects of shedding weight and diet, particularly the quantity of proteins, on sleep.

A new study has claimed that a woman has more risk of miscarriage in case she and her partner consume over two caffeinated drinks regularly during the weeks prior to getting pregnant. The study has been published online in journal Fertility and Sterility

It has also reported that the ones who consumed over two caffeinated beverages every day in the initial 49 days of pregnancy also highly vulnerable to miscarry.

The research team from the National Health Institutes of Health and Ohio State University, Columbus examined the lifestyle habits of 344 couples. They noted down their habits like use of cigarette, caffeine intake and multivitamin consumption. The researchers kept a track of the participants, weeks prior to they had conceived to till seven months into the pregnancy.