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Contant weight gain during pregnancy and higher BMI inreases the chances of obesity in mothers later. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Mothers should wait at least a year between pregnancies

Conceiving again too soon increases the risk of premature labour, stillbirth and even maternal death, scientists...

30 Oct 2018 2:04 PM GMT

A woman can cut her chance of cancer by good nutrition and weight management.Life
Here are foods you can have for breast cancer prevention

One can lower their risk for breast cancer by having the right foods.

30 Oct 2018 1:05 PM GMT

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Bigger brains increase cancer risk: Study

Find out why.

30 Oct 2018 12:52 PM GMT

Once permission as given Ayala cuddled the baby and started to breastfeed him, after which he stopped crying immediately. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)Life
Gay couple make history: Carry same baby inside their bodies in new...

The treatment saw eggs being taken from Bliss, 36, and fertilised with donor sperm in the lab.

30 Oct 2018 10:27 AM GMT

Experts warn 9/11 firefighters have much higher risk of cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Here's how cancer spreads so easily through body

Study finds tumours push through blood vessels 200 times the force of ordinary cells.

30 Oct 2018 9:06 AM GMT

Sex steroids in men suppress the brains reward system by increasing risk-taking behaviour (Photo: AFP)Life
Sex hormone oestrogen makes women more likely to become addicted to...

Even as men are more likely to try it and take heavy doses due to testosterone; cannabis may quickly become a habit in...

30 Oct 2018 7:43 AM GMT

This combination of pictures created on October 21, 2018 shows (L to R top) Jessica Esquivias, Ingrid Lopez Garcia, Jossy Javier and (L to R bottom) Gabriela Sanchez, Donovan Sanchez and Arlette Ortiz posing for a photograph disguised as \Catrina\ (Mexican representation of death) before the March of Catrinas organized by Body Paint group in Mexico City on October 21, 2018. (Photo: AFP)Life
In Mexico, skull faces to scare away US-style Halloween

Photos show parade-goers wearing wild, colourful costumes and had their faces turned into that of death itself by expert...

30 Oct 2018 7:29 AM GMT

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Better schools may reduce teens' risk of marijuana abuse

New study suggests that we really need to invest in creating healthy school environments especially for the most...

30 Oct 2018 5:51 AM GMT

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Baby 'sleep sacks' might be safer than blankets

Factors like using soft bedding, have been found to increase the risk of SIDS.

30 Oct 2018 5:41 AM GMT

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Tooth loss linked to malnutrition

The functional ability of an individual to consume an adequate diet may be adversely impacted.

30 Oct 2018 5:27 AM GMT

The findings, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, suggests car emissions and other types of pollution may be a significant source (Photo: AFP)Life
Air pollution can be blamed for millions of asthma attacks across the...

About half of the asthma emergency room visits attributed to dirty air were estimated to occur in South and East Asian...

29 Oct 2018 2:55 PM GMT

While Bliss wanted a baby that was biologically her, she didnt want to get pregnant (Photo: AFP)Life
Same-sex couple carry the same child thanks to reciprocal IVF

The couple who got married in 2015 had met six years back and both of them wanted to have children.

29 Oct 2018 1:37 PM GMT

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