Statistics on eating disorders may vary, however, it is reported that a minimum of 10% of college students battle the disease in one form or the other.

Jennifer Berry, an associate Licensed Counsellor with the University of North Alabama (UNA) said, whether it was anorexia nervosa or bulimia or binge eating, students were not immune to food related crises.

According to her most of the students they see have a problem, but are not aware of it. Forty percent of the students affected by the disordered eating, develop it when they get on campus and which is often triggered by stress.

Addiction expert Dr. Peter Miller has branded low carb beer as ‘insidious health risk’, as it will without preventing a beer gut, only encourage people to drink more, believing such beers to be healthy beers.

Diet conscious drinkers are taking to low carbohydrate beers like Foster’s Pure Blonde and Bluetongue’s Bondi Blonde, however, Miller does not think these beers should be seen as a ‘healthy alternative’ to full-strength beer. He says, if your waistline is of concern, you would do far better to switch to light beer, as low carb beers are not a healthy choice.

According to a new study, researchers from the University of Delaware (UD) Department of Physical Therapy say undergoing knee surgery makes patients more prone to gaining weight than normal people.

They found after total knee arthroplasty, patients in general tended to lose weight in the first few weeks. However, gradually, they began regaining weight i.e. an average of six kilogrammes within two years.

After a study comparing births in South Australia between 1991 and 2006 found a similarity in perinatal mortality rates for homebirths and hospital births, including home-births being more risky than hospital deliveries, the federal government is being pushed to tighten homebirth laws.

According to the study published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia, babies are seven times at more risk of dying from complications during home-births, and 27-times more likely to suffer asphyxiation during labour, than in planned hospital deliveries.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says, California-based Applied Ozone Systems (AOS) has refused to recall its ozone generator devices for treating cancer, AIDS, hepatitis, herpes, other infections and diseases, which the federal health authorities term as unapproved medical devices, which could result in health problems and even death.

However, the company's owner states the ozone generators are being sold as water purifiers and not as medical devices, adding his company can only recall something that is broken, not something based on FDA claims.

The population of big middle eastern cities, such as, Doha, Dubai Abu Dhabi et al, even those quite young have been complaining of hair loss, including skin problems like dry skin, allergies and rashes.

Experts are attributing all these problems to desalination of the hard water found in these places. While, there is nothing wrong with desalinated water and it can be used, even being potable, the problem arises due to channelization and distribution via pipelines that leads to a multiplication of its PPM (particles per million).

A new US study released Wednesday reveals, 700-children's products have tested positive for high levels of toxic substances, such as, lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury.

Researchers from the Ann Arbor, Michigan based health-advocacy group i.e. the Ecology Centre, tested the products, releasing their findings in their yearly report published just before the holiday shopping season begins.

A recent research carried out at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, to study the effect of exposure of certain toxins on children, revealed that eliminating children's exposure to cigarettes and lead could greatly reduce their chances of developing ADHD. The study has asserted that up-to 35% cases of the disorder could be curbed just by not exposing children to smoke and lead before and after birth.