Restaurants can push healthy eating among kids
New York, May 5 (IANS) Contrary to popular belief, more healthy meals for kids were ordered after a regional restaurant chain added more healthy...
Customised diabetes care effective for women, not men
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Personally tailored diabetes care reduces mortality - both all-cause and diabetes-related - in women but not men, a study has...
New test spots drug use from single fingerprint
London, (IANS) Scientists have developed a new, non-invasive test that can detect cocaine use through a simple fingerprint.
The new fingerprint method can determine whether...
Half of pregnant women in India anaemic: Study
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Half of the pregnant women and 74 percent of children under five in India are anaemic, a malnutrition mapping project...
Activating ‘good’ fat can curb obesity
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) The body's ability to harness heat production by converting white fat cells which store calories into beige (good) fat...
Anxiety can aggravate asthma
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) If you are asthmatic, reducing anxiety can help you better manage the respiratory condition, new research has found.
The findings...
Nicotine changes marijuana’s effect on brain
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Although individuals who use marijuana plus tobacco have smaller a hippocampus, their memory function is greater, reveals a new...
Don’t get jealous with Facebook friends to avoid depression
New York, April 7 (IANS) Are you feeling depressed lately after spending most of your time on Facebook? Stop comparing yourself with successful peers...
Dental care cuts prostate symptoms
New York, May 6 (IANS) Treating gum disease can offer relief to men suffering from a prostate condition that makes urination difficult, new research...
Smokers with pneumonia at higher risk of lung cancer
New York, Jan 8 (IANS) Smokers hospitalised for pneumonia are at higher risk of getting diagnosed with lung cancer within one year, says a...
