How to look radiant on your D-day
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) With a wedding date set and trousseau shopping on full swing, you need all the time you can get...
A ‘saathi’ to help beat cancer blues
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) In a bid to connect cancer patients with each other and strengthen their resolve to manage the disease with...
New biomarker for breast and prostate cancers found
New York, Aug 8 (IANS) Researchers have identified a novel genetic biomarker responsible for the progression of many breast and prostate cancers.
The finding could...
Indiscriminate Use of Common Painkillers High among Indians; May Increase Risk of Heart Disease
Dr Upendra Kaul, Executive Director & Dean, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre And Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj.
People living with chronic excruciating pains...
Higher blood mercury level may increase glaucoma risk
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Lower blood manganese level and higher blood mercury level may increase risk of glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible...
Common diabetes drug can lower ‘bad’ cholesterol
London, Aug 7 (IANS) A common diabetes drug Metformin can also help lower “bad” cholesterol that is known for promoting cardiovascular diseases by hardening...
Even online Viagra purchase can make people blush
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) If you are shy about of buying Viagra publicly, making the purchase privately and online can make you equally...
Online hand-washing tool can keep you healthy
London, Aug 7 (IANS) A web-based programme to encourage more frequent hand washing reduces the risk of catching and passing on respiratory tract infections...
Abusive partners put women at greater sexual risk
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Women who have sex with physically or sexually abusive partners are at greater risk of being infected with sexually-transmitted diseases,...
Body-building supplements may trigger eating disorder
Toronto, Aug 7 (IANS) The widespread consumption of over-the-counter body-building supplements is emerging as an eating disorder, a study has warned.
"Body-conscious men who are...
