Diagnosed with breast cancer a day before giving birth, TV reporter Sally Obermeder is now in the fight for her life. Any mother knows the rush of bringing another life into the world. No matter the circumstances leading up to it, or the things that transpire after it, nothing can alter the purity of that […]

It’s the male sexual taboo that can destroy relationships and rob couples of a happy love-life. Yet erectile dysfunction needs to be discussed openly and with understanding, before it’s too late, writes Bettina Arndt. Keith lived through a nightmare. He went from being a happily married man to a shaky soul who lost his wife, […]

Are you at risk of this life-threatening cancer? Read on for the signs you should not ignore. It’s the silent killer that even experienced doctors find hard to diagnose. What woman hasn’t suffered bloating, odd weight loss and back pain? Common health complaints such as these can be a sign of something more worrying — […]

A tiny spot turned out to be a time bomb that could not only have ruined Deborah’s career, but threatened her life. When Deborah Hutton went into surgery last month to have a skin cancer removed, she literally had no idea what would be left of her face when she woke. “I just hoped my […]

Women whose ovarian cancer is in remission after surgery and/or chemotherapy are being sought to take part in a worldwide trial of a vaccine that may stop the disease returning. The vaccine trial involves 800 women from Australia, America and Europe. Earlier trials of the Australian-developed CVac™ vaccine indicate it is non-toxic and has no […]

Catherine Zeta-Jones was forced to admit to her mental illness after she was “outed” by other patients in her treatment facility. The 41-year-old actress checked into psychiatric rehab facility Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut earlier this month to treat her bipolar II disorder. In pictures: Oprah’s five life lessons Her 66-year-old husband, Michael Douglas, said […]

Obesity, alcohol and putting off becoming a mother have been blamed for an increase in the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Figures released by Cancer Research UK last week showed that one in eight British women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. In 2008, 47,700 women were diagnosed with the disease, which […]

When it comes to nutrients for cancer protection, the antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E get most of the press. Now a very large study from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre of over 20,000 people, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, suggests that a less well-known mineral, selenium, is also strongly associated with […]

Is there anything that this antioxidant-rich superfruit can’t do? So far, research has linked it to preventing heart disease, better post-exercise muscle recovery, improvements in erectile dysfunction, and even visibly reducing the appearance of wrinkles. Now, according to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, it appears that this multitasking fruit […]

Catherine Zeta-Jones has revealed she wasn’t surprised when her husband of 10 years, Michael Douglas, was diagnosed with throat cancer. Instead, the actress said she was angered at doctors who failed to detect her husband’s cancer earlier. “It makes me furious they didn’t detect it earlier,” she told People magazine . “He sought every option […]