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Soy-based formula milk may increase risk of menstrual pain

Exposure to oestrogens during infant development may affect reproductive health in adulthood.

9 Nov 2018 7:59 AM GMT

The start-up based in Mumbai has just launched with two product categories - Indian sweets and fast acting glucose gels to put an end to dessert deprivation for people with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how you eat smart this festive season

To avoid any digestive discomfort, it is better to eat safe and go for healthy choices.

9 Nov 2018 7:05 AM GMT

As per WHO statistics, glaucoma is the second largest cause of blindness in the world and fourth largest in India.

Small-particle air pollution may raise risk of glaucoma in some people

Long-term exposure to black carbon, and other products of combustion, was associated with higher pressures in eye.

9 Nov 2018 4:46 AM GMT

$Blood pressure is often known as the \silent killer\ because it is hard to detect. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

High blood pressure before age 40 tied to earlier strokes, heart...

Elevated blood pressure in early adulthood can result in heart attacks by several mechanisms.

9 Nov 2018 4:22 AM GMT

The set of 170 chemical compounds was then tested across 100 lung cancer lines. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tumour immune cells can aid cancer therapies, says study

Approach could help doctors choose treatments for individual patients and predict which tumours are likely to respond to...

9 Nov 2018 4:05 AM GMT

The study also suggested that women who face complications during childbirth are three times more likely to suffer (Photo: AFP)

Women are twice as likely to suffer from postnatal depression if they...

Postnatal depression affects almost one in every 10 women triggering feelings of sadness and tiredness.

8 Nov 2018 1:11 PM GMT

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Impressive, unlikely and downright weird: new Guinness World Records

World Records Day people who have done highly improbable things better than anyone else are honoured.

8 Nov 2018 9:26 AM GMT

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Muscle building may lead to binge drinking, depression

New study shows that 10 per cent of men have what is thought of as the more common type of body image disorder.

8 Nov 2018 9:13 AM GMT

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Tumour immune cells can aid cancer therapies: Study

It could help identify which tumours are likely to respond to a particular therapy.

8 Nov 2018 8:50 AM GMT

Hayley decided to go for chiropractic care and exercises to strengthen muscles supporting her spine (Photo: AFP)

Instagram star refuses surgery to correct curved spine while doctors...

While the condition doesn't affect her day-to-day activities, Hayley does feel concerned about her appearance.

8 Nov 2018 6:54 AM GMT

An estimated 2.3 million children younger than 5 were treated for sofa and bed related injuries in 2007-2016. (Photo: Pixabay)

Falls from soft furniture leading cause of toddler injuries, survey...

Just as healthcare providers discuss special car seats for safety, they should remind families of the hazards of...

8 Nov 2018 4:44 AM GMT

Data collected from the MRI scans suggest that improved communications skills in children who underwent the music intervention could be a result of increased connectivity between auditory and motor regions of the brain.

Music may improve social communication in autistic children

Link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and music dates back to the first description of autism, more than 70 years...

8 Nov 2018 4:03 AM GMT