New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Exposure to sexual violence may alter the female brain and reduce maternal behaviour needed to care for offspring, a new study suggests. The researchers discovered that pre-pubescent female rodents paired…
(151225) — SHANGHAI, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — Light rail trains run in heavy smog in east China’s Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2015. A yellow alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution by…
JP Nadda Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 20 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday ruled out the possibility of any increase in drug prices due to a hike in import taxes and said medicines would…
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) A team of US researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, has developed a simple blood test that can accurately diagnose active tuberculosis (TB) – a disease that globally infects 9.6 million…
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Eating fresh avocados every day can significantly change lipid profiles and improve cholesterol levels, reveals a study conducted at the University of the Pacific at Stockton in California. According to…
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Researchers have identified a new group of powerful Ebola-fighting antibodies from the blood of a survivor of the 2014 outbreak of the deadly disease. Because these are human antibodies, not…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Bariatric and laparoscopic surgeon Jayashree Todkar on Saturday become the first Indian female surgeon to be chosen as faculty of the prestigious IRCAD Taiwan, the world’s best training centre for…
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) A 72-year-old man in China’s Zhejiang province, offers yoga classes for free in his community, attracting many middle-aged and elderly learners. Yue Mingchao started to learn yoga at 63 after he…
(Photo credit FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images) New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Potatoes tend to be well-liked by kids and can be a good source of potassium and dietary fiber for children aged one-three years, a study…
London, Feb 20 (IANS) Researchers from Belgium have discovered a mechanism for the better survival of implanted cells that improves in the healing of bone fractures. The bone cells, which earlier had dim chances of…
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) While the Zika virus is spreading explosively in the Americas, where an increasing number of microcephaly cases are being reported, rumours about the virus and microcephaly are also swirling. The World…
Johannesburg, Feb 20 (IANS) South African health authorities on Friday confirmed the first Zika case involving a Colombian businessman. The businessman who visited Johannesburg has been diagnosed with Zika by a private Johannesburg pathology laboratory,…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) High taxes on cigarettes has given rise to an illegal industry and tobacco consumption shifting to cheaper non-cigarette forms, said the Tobacco Institute of India on Friday. “Due to the…
Canberra, Feb 19 (IANS) Australian scientists have moved a step closer to preventing the spread of Zika virus, after exposing mosquitoes to bacterium that could limit the ability of the virus to be transmitted to…
Meat Delicacies, Ham, Sausage, Salami, Hot dogs, Small sausages London, Feb 19 (IANS) A harmful chemical in red meat like your favourite steak may put you at acute heart failure risk, suggests new research. Red…
Sydney, Feb 19 (IANS) Dozens of Australian cancer patients have reportedly received less than the recommended dosage of a chemotherapy drug over a three-year period in a prestigious hospital. While the problem has been known…
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday said that the government will add 10,000 beds in its hospitals by 2017, among a…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India will for the first time host the International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID), which aims to discuss a slew of infections-related healthcare challenges relevant to the country and growing…
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Are you 40 and planning to go the family way? Get proper medical attention first as, according to researchers, women who delay their pregnancy until age 40 or older face…
Toronto, Feb 19 (IANS) Young adults in their twenties who regularly binge drink have higher blood pressure which may increase the risk of developing hypertension, says a new study. Binge drinking was defined in the…