A Mediterranean diet which consists of fruits, vegetables, fibre and healthier fats could help protect against Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The diet has already been proved famously beneficial for the cardiovascular system.

Researchers at the University of Navarra in northern Spain studied the eating habits of more than 14,000 Spanish volunteers over four years to see who developed the condition. Their health and dietary habits were then tracked in detail over the following months and years

The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics indicated child obesity in the U.S. may be leveling off. Although the number of obese or overweight young Americans between the ages 2 to 19 rose to 32 percent for the years 2003-2006 from 29 percent in 1999, the increase is not statistically significant.

The heavyweights among the 23 million overweight or obese children ballooned to 16 percent in 2003-2006 from 14 percent in 1999-2000. The rise may seem slight, but when compared to 1980 levels of only 5 percent to 7 percent, the number of obese kids is still a big health burden

A recent study showed celery can help lessen the inflammation of the brain associated with Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

The study, published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in its May 27 issue, involved mice made to drink water with luteolin, an antioxidant. The study showed the rodents had reduced inflammation compared with other mice similarly tested with bacteria, Bloomberg reported

Pesticides were once touted as a tool of the agricultural green revolution designed to help increase crop yields but now are being blamed for causing cancer, reducing the nutritional value of some food crops and failing to boost crop yields.

Researchers have found that pesticides used on crops has damaged the DNA of farmers in India, making them more susceptible to cancer

The Ministry of Health slapped the Leisureworld Caregiving Center a temporary ban on admitting patients until it has fully complied with Ontario's laws. The prohibition applies only to the O'Connor Gate residence of the center where two elderly residents died as a result of accidents.

Wally Baker fell from a lift device, while Florence Coxon choked from a wheelchair strap. Health Minister George Smitherman said inspectors had discovered deficiencies on the nursing home's physical restraint devices, equipment maintenance and nutrition