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Using hormonal contraceptives could reduce ovarian cancer risk
Here is what a new study has found.
27 Sep 2018 11:17 AM
What causes traveller’s diarrhoea
A major cause of this is a bacteria called Enterotoxigenic E. coli, or ETEC.
27 Sep 2018 10:49 AM
Mental health may be affected negatively by higher BMI
The effect is present from age 40 through to age 70, and in both men and women.
26 Sep 2018 8:51 PM
Tiny remote controlled robot caterpillar can deliver drugs inside the body
The robot can adapt to different environments and move easily on various surfaces within the body lined with fluids.
26 Sep 2018 8:15 PM
How exercise could help people with rare Alzheimer's disease
Here is what a new study has found.
26 Sep 2018 1:29 PM
Early diagnosis key to treat cancer in children
Advances in survival of children with cancer over the past 30 years have been remarkable.
26 Sep 2018 12:08 PM
Common painkiller may not help in chronic pain after nerve injury
There is no diagnostic method that allows doctors to identify the patients whose pain will respond to a particular type of pain treatment
26 Sep 2018 11:04 AM
Breastfeeding not solely responsible for infant's health
Breastfeeding is not always practical and may not produce the health benefits mothers hope for, researchers say.
26 Sep 2018 10:02 AM
Antibiotics do more harm than good: Study
Researchers made the discovery while studying what happens when you don't have bacteria to fight a fungal infection.
26 Sep 2018 9:18 AM
Research reveals single fracture can damage bone density throughout the body
Researchers hope to further characterise the post-fracture inflammatory factors that may contribute to bone loss following fracture.
25 Sep 2018 9:04 PM
Researchers discover link between height and varicose veins
Here is what a new study has found.
25 Sep 2018 4:20 PM
Many people missing out on the health benefits of golf
Golf provides moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity.
25 Sep 2018 10:32 AM
Man miraculously survives after being stabbed in the face during a drunken fight
The man first said that he only had a headache and found it hard to move his left eye.
24 Sep 2018 8:59 PM
Obesity may become leading cause of cancer among women by 2043
The development will be driven by a combination of rising obesity rates and a reduction in smoking rates.
24 Sep 2018 6:43 PM
A new procedure involving stitches in the stomach can help people lose weight
But people are also warned that overindulging can cause the delicate stitches to break.
24 Sep 2018 3:32 PM
Breast milk helps brain development in premature babies
Premature birth has been linked problems with learning and thinking skills in later life.
24 Sep 2018 10:37 AM
Injecting insulin can help treat chronic colitis
The insulin works because it activates a gene inside the bowel cells has an antioxidant effect.
24 Sep 2018 10:19 AM
An insight into autism and other brain disorders
The cerebellum as a potentially fruitful research subject for understanding these conditions.
24 Sep 2018 10:01 AM
Teenager is allergic to her tears due to disorder causing hives when she touches water
Apart from rain even hot weather is a problem as sweating causes intense rashes.
23 Sep 2018 5:50 PM
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