Grandma’s smoking habit ups asthma risk in grandkids
Sydney, Sep 30 (IANS) If grandmothers smoked while they were pregnant, there was an increased risk of asthma in grand-children even if their mothers...
Depressed women with low-self esteem prone to shopping addiction
London, Sep 30 (IANS) Husbands please take a serious note! The shopping addiction is more predominant in depressed women with low self-esteem and frequent...
Novel drugs that disguise as human platelets to target cancer
New York, Sep 30 (IANS) In a first, researchers have developed a technique that coats anti-cancer drugs as patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs...
Smoking to be banned in prisons: British Government
London, Sep 30 (IANS) Smoking is to be banned in prisons in England and Wales, Britain's Prisons Minister Andrew Selous has announced.
Smoking is currently...
Effect of dengue minimal in northeast India: Experts
Agartala, Sep 29 (IANS) Though the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which causes dengue, is found in abundance in the northeastern states, the deaths due to...
Are you positive about life? Thank your brain first
London, Sep 29 (IANS) If you are generally positive about life and inspires others too to lead a happy life, chances are that you...
Udhampur braveheart Rocky’s family gets compensation
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) The family of Border Security Force (BSF) Constable Rocky, who died after bravely fighting terrorists in the Udhampur terror attack...
Are men really more creative than women?
New York, Sep 29 (IANS) People still tend to associate the ability to think creatively with stereotypical masculine qualities, says a new study.
The findings...
Childhood stress puts adults at high heart disease risk
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Persistent psychological stress in childhood owing to various factors can lead to higher risk of heart disease and diabetes in...
Promising drug compound for chronic itch identified
New York, Sep 29 (IANS) Researchers have identified a new class of compounds with the potential to stop chronic itch without the adverse side...
