Researchers report that dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure.

The study shows compounds found in chocolate, called flavonoids, can help blood vessels work more smoothly, with the possibility of reducing heart disease

New research finds sea birds are responsible for the transportation of industrial and agricultural pollutants to the Arctic.

According to a recent study, the levels of one important class of industrial chemicals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are 30 times higher in Canadian Inuits living north of the Arctic circle, than in residents of temperate Quebec

Researchers have discovered the powers of Acupuncture can greatly aid victims of overactive bladders.

Dr. Sandra L. Emmons of Oregon Health and Science University says, "Though the study results aren't definitive, acupuncture may be worth a try for women with overactive bladder, we don't have a good treatment for overactive bladder

In an editorial in The British Medical Journal

Dr. Mark Griffiths, of England's Nottingham University, says the attention needed to play these games can distract a player from the sensation of pain

cientists and researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said washing hands with soap can cut the number of deaths in half of children suffering pneumonia, the worldwide leading killer of kids under the age of 5.

It can also reduce cases of diarrhea and the skin infection, impetigo. The CDC has shown improved hygiene could save many lives, especially in poor countries