Why are cats picky about eating?
New York, June 3 (IANS) Ever wondered why your kitten is such a picky and fussy eater? This is because cat's taste receptors respond...
This Thing Called Cancer
Cancer. The word has a somewhat mythical element to it, no?
After all, Cancer happens to other people. It happens to persons who exist somewhere...
World No Tobacco Day 2015 -Take a Pledge to Stop Tobacco Abuse
Mangaluru: World Health Organisation (WHO) marks 'World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)' every year on 31st May to highlight health risks associated with tobacco use...
Immunotherapy a new weapon against advanced cancer
London, June 2 (IANS) In what could completely alter the course of cancer treatment globally, a combination of immunotherapy -- helping the body's own...
Breasts meant for feeding young ones
New York, June 1 (IANS) A young mother, shocked to find her picture of publicly breastfeeding her son on Facebook, has shot a furious...
Hitting roadblocks to tobacco endgame
With one person dying every six seconds from a tobacco-related disease -- almost 5.4 million deaths per year of which more than 600,000 are...
Will countries ‘walk the talk’ to end the tobacco epidemic?
Despite unprecedented pressure from tobacco industry to delay, dilute or thwart progress on a range of tobacco control measures globally, considerable achievements have been...
Sleep can fix deeply rooted attitudes in people
New York, May 29 (IANS) What if race and gender biases and prejudices can be fixed during sleep? According to researchers from the University...
How to look good without eye makeup
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Eyes are said to be the windows to your soul, so enhance and accentuate them without using makeup.
Makeup artist...
Typhoid control key to prevent gallbladder cancer in India, Pakistan
London, May 29 (IANS) Controlling bacterial infections responsible for typhoid fever could reduce the risk of gallbladder cancer in India and Pakistan, a team...