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A drug user consumes crack in the old center of Salvador da Bahia March 19, 2012. Many Brazilian cities now have their own "cracklands," areas of the city where swarms of crack users have converted entire neighborhoods into nocturnal encampments doubling

Drug laced with bug spray makes people react like Zombies in Indianapolis

New drug KD, laced with a bug spray and is a combination of either marijuana, tobacco or spice doused in heavy-duty bug spray such as Raid.

Mar 23, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Why men hit harder by flu virus than women?

In humans it's males who are stronger, as it is in many mammals and birds, but in insects and the water flea it's females, says expert.

Mar 23, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Lower back pain: Old treatment methods useless, harmful, say Australian researchers

With more than 540 million people affected globally, the stifling impact from low back pain has doubled in the last 25 years. Around 25% of Australians suffer from low back pain on any day.

Mar 23, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

High Court awards widow S$1.2 mln in compensation against doctor, medical lab

Carol Ann Armstrong, the widow of the cancer patient Peter Traynor claimed that Quest Laboratories and Dr Tan Hong Wui failed to spot cancer in 2009.

Mar 23, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Beetroot compound may prevent Alzheimer's

Beta-amyloid is a sticky protein fragment, or peptide, that accumulates in the brain, disrupting communication between brain cells called neurons.

Mar 21, 2018

By IANS

Sick traveler in flight spreads infection to others in same row or adjacent row: Study

US researchers from Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology found that an infectious passenger with influenza will most likely transmit infection to passengers in vicinity but not faraway.

Mar 20, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Addicted to e-cigarettes? It can be injurious to liver

Researchers suggests that using e-cigarettes may lead to an accumulation of fat in the liver.

Mar 20, 2018

By IANS

Hong Kong cab driver arrested for uploading photo of breastfeeding passenger on Facebook

Why breastfeeding is important for high-birth weight infants

The risk of overweight or obesity decreases significantly if high-birth weight infants were exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life.

Mar 19, 2018

By IANS

Men with low sperm count at increased risk of illness: Study

Researchers say that a man's semen count is a marker of his general health and fertility evaluation gives them the unique opportunity for health assessment and disease prevention.

Mar 19, 2018

By IANS

New male birth control pill found safe and effective: Study

A total of 83 men completed the study, including giving blood samples for hormone and cholesterol testing on the first and last day of the study.

Mar 19, 2018

By IANS

Cancer survivors get more easily fatigued: Study

The mean ages were 74 years for the 334 people in the cancer history group and 69 years for the 1,331 in the no-cancer history group.

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

Keep stomach calm with ginger, fennel seeds

Nutritionist and dietitian Nmami Agarwal; and Mehar Rajput, nutritionist and dietician at Fitpass, recommend fennel seeds, ginger, yogurt and papaya

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

Higher level of FT4 exhibit more risk of heart disease in older adults

Stay in shape to cut heart disease risk

The findings showed that the risk also increases steadily the more fat a person carries around their waist.

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

Urological cancer linked to increased risk of suicide

Researchers identified 162 suicides and 1,222 suicide attempts. In the general population, the suicide rate is 10 per 100,000 people.

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

Omega-3 levels may better predict mortality risk than cholesterol

The serum cholesterol level is the total amount of cholesterol present in the blood.

Mar 17, 2018

By IANS

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Drug laced with bug spray makes people react like Zombies in Indianapolis

Why men hit harder by flu virus than women?

Lower back pain: Old treatment methods useless, harmful, say Australian researchers

High Court awards widow S$1.2 mln in compensation against doctor, medical lab

Beetroot compound may prevent Alzheimer's

Sick traveler in flight spreads infection to others in same row or adjacent row: Study

Addicted to e-cigarettes? It can be injurious to liver

Why breastfeeding is important for high-birth weight infants

Men with low sperm count at increased risk of illness: Study

New male birth control pill found safe and effective: Study

Cancer survivors get more easily fatigued: Study

Keep stomach calm with ginger, fennel seeds

Stay in shape to cut heart disease risk

Urological cancer linked to increased risk of suicide

Omega-3 levels may better predict mortality risk than cholesterol

Natty Club: A Hub for Natural Bodybuilding and Holistic Wellness

Natty Club: A Hub for Natural Bodybuilding and Holistic Wellness

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Advancing Healthcare with AI: EfficientNetB7 and ViT-S16 Hybrid Model for Cancer Diagnosis

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