Life, Health, 28th Nov 2016, News & Stories from India

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Life Health 28 Nov 2016

Life, Health, 28 Nov 2016

The elderly are at a risk of falls even when on medication. (Photo: Pixabay)

Certain medicines could lead to falls in elderly: study

62 percent of falls occurred in patients in whom high risk medications had been administered within the 24 hours.

28 Nov 2016 9:38 PM

If you put men and women in a professional situation with the same training and ask them to produce similar results, their work will be indistinguishable. (Photo: Pixabay)

Men, women don't communicate differently in writing: study

Men and women were found to conform to a professional genre when they wrote for an audience with specific expectations.

28 Nov 2016 8:35 PM

"Consumer benefits could appear in health applications, such as mobile phones that are able to check whether moles are malignant or food is edible. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soon smartphones may monitor health, food quality

Hyperspectral cameras, which are traditionally expensive, have been used for demanding medical and and environmental sensing.

28 Nov 2016 6:13 PM

Experts have warned that the growing culture of eating in the office could lead to weight gain. (Photo: Flickr)

Eating food at desk hampers worker's productivity

Food with pungent smell like oily fish, cheese and egg sandwiches are having an adverse effect on working conditions and office culture.

28 Nov 2016 2:20 PM

Sugar substitutes like aspartame are designed to promote weight loss and decrease the incidence of metabolic syndrome. (Photo: Pixabay)

Low calorie drinks actually boost weight: study

There has been some evidence that they actually can make you hungrier and may be associated with increased calorie consumption.

28 Nov 2016 1:55 PM

Prague in the 14th century was a centre of European learning, and the royal court of Bohemia would have employed the leading doctors of the time, researchers said. (Photo: Pixabay)

First C-section may have taken place in 1337 in Prague: researchers

Beatrice of Bourbon, the second wife and second cousin of John the Blind, King of Bohemia could have been the first to receive a C-section.

28 Nov 2016 12:34 PM

It's creative activity on the previous day that predicts wellbeing the next (Photo: AFP)

Creativity drives emotional well-being: study

Flourishing is a psychological concept that can be described as increasing positive growth in oneself.

28 Nov 2016 9:35 AM

Younger participants have only a few large synchronous groups (Photo: AFP)

Ageing causes brain activity to lose cohesion

Whether a person uses memory or rests, the number of synchronous groups of connections within one brain is consistent for that person.

28 Nov 2016 9:08 AM

"Recent studies have shown that more than 80 percent of the population in the United States adopt a lifestyle that leads to chronic disruption (Photo: AFP)

Liver cancer risk increases due to jet lag

When we are exposed to light, our bodies' central circadian clock in the brain resets.

28 Nov 2016 8:46 AM

Pushing past the mental block

The idea is to begin a dialogue about mental health but not to make it preachy, because no one wants to listen to a lecture.

28 Nov 2016 12:10 AM

Forty per cent of pregnant women in urban India and eighty per cent in rural India are found to suffer from the problem.

On a low note

Most pregnant women suffer from anemia. The deficiency needs proper diagnosis and treatment.

28 Nov 2016 12:09 AM

Ones with multiple ingredients or combination medicines can have adverse reactions.

Care for two

Here are a few tips that can get you going if you are on the family way.

28 Nov 2016 12:09 AM

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