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Cases of gastrointestinal diseases increase with heat and cold

Here is what a new study has found.

29 Oct 2018 9:26 AM GMT

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Certain treatments for diabetes may lead to kidney complications

Researchers say it is vital to protect the heart and kidney health of patients with type 2 diabetes.

29 Oct 2018 8:54 AM GMT

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Not enough fruits, vegetables to feed the planet: Study

Consumers would need to eat less meat, and the agri-food sector would have to produce more plant proteins for things to...

29 Oct 2018 8:01 AM GMT

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Gut microbiota products may favour diabetes: Study

These findings provided answers to questions about the nature of the underlying mechanisms.

29 Oct 2018 7:36 AM GMT

Once permission as given Ayala cuddled the baby and started to breastfeed him, after which he stopped crying immediately. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Baby dies after contracting herpes which ate up her lungs and brain...

The child, Aliza Rose Friend was just eight days old when she passed away after developing neonatal herpes from the...

29 Oct 2018 7:13 AM GMT

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Cigarette pictorial warning effective in helping people stop smoking

Researchers say it all comes down to how we humans act in response to our emotions.

29 Oct 2018 6:52 AM GMT

The incidence of IBD, including paediatric cases, is on the rise in India, as reported in a paper published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Listen to your gut

The timely diagnosis and treatment of that recurrent stomach bug could save a life.

28 Oct 2018 7:19 PM GMT

This also means that other activities like chess, yoga, sports and other video games can be effective as well (Photo: AFP)

Research shows playing Tetris may be helpful for soothing a worried...

While the ratings were only meant to make them uncomfortable, scientists found that the game did actually work for...

28 Oct 2018 3:21 PM GMT

The shop owner lived a recluse life after swallowing his dentures (Photo: AFP)

Kolkata man able to eat three years after damage caused by swallowing...

Medics had to perform reconstructive surgery to close the fistula which was caused by the injury.

28 Oct 2018 11:07 AM GMT

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Mindfulness meditation may reduce anxiety with breast biopsy

A stereotactic breast biopsy is a procedure that has a high frequency and is really stressful.

28 Oct 2018 10:48 AM GMT

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Few smokers know about added sugar in cigarettes

It increases the amount of harmful chemicals in smoke.

28 Oct 2018 10:09 AM GMT

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Tall people at greater risk of cancer: Study

28 Oct 2018 4:39 AM GMT