Obese women face increased health risk during pregnancy
London, June 4 (IANS) Women with obesity have a range of increased health risks in pregnancy, both for them and their babies, compared with...
Go easy on junk food for healthy kidneys
London, May 10 (IANS) Try to avoid burgers, pizzas and desserts at times as eating junk and fatty food regularly can cause as much...
Late pregnancies may increase risk of autism in kids
Late pregnancies may increase risk of autism in kids
London, Oct 4 (IANS) Parents who reproduce later in life are more likely to have children...
Dementia risk in US lowest among Asian Americans: Study
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Examining dementia risk in a large population representing the diversity of the US, researchers have found the incidence of...
Gut microbes can reduce severity of malaria
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Micro-organisms in the gut have the potential to reduce the severity of malaria, suggests a new study.
Gut microbes can...
Painkillers during pregnancy linked to early puberty in girls
Painkillers during pregnancy linked to early puberty in girls
London: Women who are in the habit of popping up over-the-counter painkillers during pregnancy could increase...
Half the battle won: Need to accelerate roll-out of child-friendly anti-TB drugs
She is a living example of what it is to be the caregiver for children suffering with TB. The past one year seems to have aged her a lot making her look much older than her 32 years. Her fiance and father of her four children contracted TB
Handheld device may spot tuberculosis in flat 20 minutes
London, April 22 (IANS) A Britain-based technology company has claimed to have developed a smartphone-sized handheld DNA analyser that may diagnose infectious diseases like...
Heart surgery in infants may cause deafness
Heart surgery in infants may cause deafness
New York, Feb 16 (IANS) Children who have undergone heart surgery as infants may risk hearing loss by...
New breath test may detect pneumonia
London, June 26 (IANS) A simple breath test can now detect if a critically ill patient is infected with pneumonia or not.
Chemically analysing breath...
