Health

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

Beware! Woman sitting with phone for 20 hours suffers stroke; undergoes emergency operation

The woman who did not have such medical history became the victim of the medical condition for using her phone for 20 hours train journey while sitting in the same position.

Mar 16, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Scientists develop liver-friendly alcohol which will give you the high, sans medical problems

An Indian researcher has formulated a compound named NTX, when infused with vodka, will lessen the damage of liver

Mar 15, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Physically-fit women less likely to develop dementia, says study

Researchers say that the highly fit women were 88 per cent less likely to develop dementia than the moderately fit women.

Mar 15, 2018

By IANS

Smoke rises from a burning cigarette as a woman smokes on the street in Bordeaux

Smoking may up risk of hearing loss, says study

Researchers say that the increased risk of hearing loss decreases within five years after quitting smoking.

Mar 14, 2018

By IANS

Mindfulness meditation may lower major depression risk

The incidence of major depressive disorder was lower with BAM, whereas groups did not differ significantly on other secondary outcomes at 12 months.

Mar 14, 2018

By IANS

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'Triple Pill' may reduce hypertension more effectively, says study

Hypertension increases the risk of developing heart attacks, strokes, kidney problems and may even lead to death in some cases.

Mar 13, 2018

By IANS

WHO: Thailand, first Asian country to eliminate mother-to child transmission of HIV

Russian firm offers 3D print of unborn babies for expectant mothers

The 3D models will be printed based on ultrasound photos, said the Russian company Embryo 3D, which is specializing on intricate features of the babies including face, hands, feet and umbilical cord.

Mar 11, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN