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

Health Canada will launch a study by fall to probe the link between the lack of Vitamin D and major ailments like cancer, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.

The study was triggered by mounting pressure from the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Pediatric Society on Health Canada to look deeper based on the claims by the two medical societies that it has strong evidence on the benefits of taking large doses of Vitamin D

People with short arms and legs have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a report recently published in Neurology.

Tina Huang, PhD, leader of the research team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, said in a news release that their findings were consistent with other research done on the Koreans. The shorter the length of the limb, the greater the risk of dementia