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The grandfather now faces surgery on the collarbone to replace eroded bones (Photo: Pixabay)

Man forced to fight for his life against sepsis caused by biting his...

He was initially given antibiotics to clear the infection but he was rushed to the hospital when it spread to his arms...

23 Oct 2018 11:50 AM GMT

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Liver transplant survival rate improving among older adults, finds...

Here is what a new study has found.

23 Oct 2018 10:30 AM GMT

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Organic food-based diet could prevent cancer

Eating more organically grown foods is linked to a 34 per cent reduced risk of postmenopausal breast cancer.

23 Oct 2018 10:00 AM GMT

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Grief can lead to death, reveals study

The findings could help researchers design interventions to treat those most at risk through behavioural or...

23 Oct 2018 9:07 AM GMT

Adding refined fibre to processed food could have negative health...

New research highlights that fortifying processed foods with fibre may not be safe for some.

23 Oct 2018 8:40 AM GMT

The researchers modified an ordinary laboratory strain of the ubiquitous human gut microbe Escherichia coli. (Photo: Pixabay)

Black Death could return: Global warming releases lethal microbes from...

Peter Frankopan said melting of ice due to higher global temperatures could unleash biological agents trapped for...

23 Oct 2018 8:21 AM GMT

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Eating leafy greens could prevent vision loss

This is the first time the effects of dietary nitrates on macular degeneration risk have been measured.

23 Oct 2018 8:06 AM GMT

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Poor oral health linked to high blood pressure: Study

Patients with high blood pressure should be aware that good oral health could be just as important in controlling the...

23 Oct 2018 7:46 AM GMT

The surface of these nanocarriers or drug capsules is specially coated to enable them to dock on to tissue interspersed with tumour cells (Photo: Pixabay)

Blasting prostate tumours with radiotherapy can increase chances of...

Patients whose prostate cancer has spread are typically given hormone therapy to reduce or stop the production of...

23 Oct 2018 5:40 AM GMT

Marijuana is already easily available and hence many are getting easily hooked on to it.

Smoking cannabis may boost risk of stroke by cutting off blood supply...

According to scientists, compounds known as cannabinoids in marijuana may cause blood vessels in the brain to narrow,...

23 Oct 2018 4:18 AM GMT

Weather patterns, geographic factors and environmental conditions were also analyzed to create a map of yarchagumba production in the region. (Photo: Pixabay)

Himalayan Viagra under threat from climate change, say researchers

People who boil yarchagumba in water to make tea or add it to soups and stews believe it cures everything from impotence...

23 Oct 2018 3:50 AM GMT

Using a mouse model for lung fibrosis elicited by the anti-cancer drug bleomycin, the research team found metformin treatment (Photo: AFP)

150-yr-old muscle relaxant drug enhances radiotherapy effects in...

Papaverine - used to treat spasms involving the intestines, heart or brain - inhibits a key element of cell DNA within...

23 Oct 2018 3:07 AM GMT