Soda intake can increase fatal heart disease risk
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Drinking too much carbonated beverage can increase the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease, or out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) of cardiac...
Universal access to services and social protection: A mantra to end TB
So said Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Tuberculosis Programme, in an interview given to Citizen News Service (CNS)...
Single mothers worse off than single fathers
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Single mothers are far more likely to live in poverty than single fathers and their condition deteriorates with each...
Short sleepers more likely to catch cold
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) People who sleep six hours a night or less are more likely to catch cold, says a study.
The findings published...
Knee replacement may be bad for your heart
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Knee or hip joint replacement surgery, known as arthroplasty, may put people at increased risk of heart attack immediately...
Obese people may be afflicted with ‘food addiction’
London, Aug 31 (IANS) The tendency to want food may be 'hard-wired' into the brain of overweight people, says a new study that supports...
Cold weather may increase stroke risk
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Cold weather is associated with increased risk of ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition characterised by...
Poverty hampers children’s brain development
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Growing in severe poverty can adversely affect children's brain development, thereby putting them at a disadvantage for academic achievement, new...
New insight into how brain processes visual cues
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Neuroscientists know that some connections in the brain for processing visuals are pruned through neural development. This knowledge may, however,...
Empower community to end TB: In them lies the solution!
Recently a TB partners and civil society organizations (CSOs) consultation meet was held in Delhi for ‘Spearheading Civil Society Action Towards a TB Free...
