Health

• EU bans refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tables

  Starting with 2014, the European Commission will ban the use of refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tables. From 1 January 2014, restaurants may…

• DSM-5: Controversial updates to mental health manual to be published

  DSM-5, an update to one of the most important manuals in mental health - known as the bible of psychiatry - is to be published later. Controversy and criticism has…

• Recipe: Super slimming mushroom inspired meal

  Mushroom-rich diet followed by Katy Perry, Kelly Osbourne and Roxanne Pallett can help women lose weight without shrinking their bust. The mushroom plan is being touted as…

• Mushroom diet: M-Plan promises to help women lose weight still keeping their curves

  The mushroom plan is being touted as the latest weapon for savvy celeb dieters who want to shed pounds quickly but still keep some of their curves. Dubbed the “M-Plan”,…

• Why do women’s feet swell during pregnancy?

  Roger W. Harms, M.D., leading obstetrician at the Mayo Clinic, explains why women’s feet swell during pregnancy. “Your body produces and retains more fluid during…

• Embryonic stem cells: Milestone in medical human cloning

  US scientists announce that human cloning has been used to produce early embryos, marking a "significant step" for medicine. The cloned embryos were used as a source of stem…