London, Dec 24 (IANS) Lower levels of antibodies in saliva are associated with an elevated risk of mortality and could be an early indicator of risk, researchers from University of Birmingham have found. The team…
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen, who is HIV-positive, says he was so angry that he contracted the disease that he told his mother that he would “discover a cure” for it. “I…
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) Christmas and New Year can be pretty tough for fitness fanatics with lots of partying. Try fitness using a pole to stay in shape. Pole fitness combines dance, strength training,…
Srinagar/Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was on Thursday flown to New Delhi and admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for treatment. State government sources said…
New York, Dec 24 (IANS) Does your toddler play with electronic toys that produce lights, words and songs? A new study warns that children playing with electronic toys get to make less use of language…
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Psychiatric symptoms such as depression, mania, hallucinations, anxiety disorders and anorexia nervosa, even without any neurological signs, may be signs of a brain tumour, according to doctors who treated a woman…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Pigmentation, freckles, dark spots and uneven skin tone are a few skin problems everyone faces but using potatoes and papaya can help in a big way as they provide cell…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) Seven measures that people can use to rate their heart health and take steps to improve it are managing blood pressure, controlling cholesterol, reducing blood sugar, getting physically active, eating…
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, Dec 23 (IANS) With increasing cases of cancer across the country, the medical fraternity and policy planners face the challenge of mitigating and preventing the dreaded disease,…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) A 17-year-old girl was infected with a rare, but treatable rat-bite fever, that developed from pet rodents living in her bedroom, reported the doctors who treated her. Rat-bite fever has…
Kochi, Dec 23 (IANS) The CDB Institute of Technology under the Coconut Development Board (CDB), which aims at innovations in the coconut industry, on Wednesday launched diabetic-friendly coconut biscuits. Explaining the health benefits of such…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) Besides opening up new vistas for humans, ranging from travel to exotic places to enjoying the products and services of those distant lands, international trade and travel also increase the…
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) The White House released a plan to combat “global rise” of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The plan released on Tuesday identified actions the US government will take in the next three or…
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) President Barack Obama will present the National Medal of Science to Dr. Rakesh K. Jain, an Indian-American professor at Harvard Medical School and director of tumor biology laboratory at Massachusetts General…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) India became the world’s third country with the prowess to manufacture raw materials for nanomedicines, addressed a growing public health concern by approving a new drug for hepatitis C and made…
Seoul, Dec 23 (IANS) South Korean health authorities declared an official end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, more than seven months after the first patient was found on May 20. The health…
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Codeine, a widely prescribed painkiller, can also be purchased over the counter in preparations of cold/cough remedies but over consumption of such medicines can lead to a confususional state and loss…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) India has significant talent and expertise in traditional head and neck surgical procedures and the country is poised to take a giant leap with robot-assisted surgeries for head and neck…
Toronto, Dec 23 (IANS) Survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) experience complications relating to vision, hearing and joint pain for months after being discharged from the hospital, says researchers, including one of Indian-origin. The findings…
Bogota, Dec 23 (IANS) Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree legalising the medical use of marijuana. The decree was also signed on Tuesday by Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria, whose agency would help regulate…