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Nobody came to his aid and shifted him to the nearby hospital while the rescue team also arrived late after a delay of half an hour (Photo: AFP)

Slap fight game kills class 6 student in Pakistan

The event took an ugly turn, when Bilal unable to bear Aamir's slaps lost his conscious and fell on the ground.

16 April 2018 12:33 PM IST

Death rattle is not painful but is simply a part of dying, says expert. (Photo: Pixabay)

Death rattle: Hearing this means you have just 23 hours left to live,...

As part of dying process, people lose ability to swallow or cough, which stops them from clearing secretions in...

14 April 2018 8:35 PM IST

Alcohol use disorders are associated with a three-fold higher risk of all types of dementia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds regular alcohol consumption could take years off your life

According to the research, drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart...

14 April 2018 1:20 PM IST

If youre really concerned about your longevity, dont have more than a drink a day. (Photo: Pixabay)

When to say when: Study says limit alcohol to 1 drink a day

Women are hit by the effects of alcohol at lower amounts than men.

13 April 2018 4:17 PM IST

While some of these behaviours make the patient feel supported, their partner may be experiencing more anxiety (Photo: AFP)

Going broke midlife tied to increased risk of premature death

Compared with those who maintained level of wealth, participants who experienced negative wealth shock were 50 per cent...

4 April 2018 11:03 AM IST

Doctors assumed that what killed Natalie was an E-coli infection caused by the chicken (Photo: Pixabay)

Food poisoning caused by uncooked chicken kills woman in just 36 hours

When she cut it, the meat oozed red blood causing her to replace it with another piece of which she had a few mouthfuls.

30 July 2018 4:17 PM IST

The blood test measures a specific peptide to inform if a patient has the very earliest stages of Alzheimers. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Invisible' stool blood tied to increased risk of premature death'

Having blood in stool may be an early warning for a number of diseases, and could indicate the need for lifestyle...

21 July 2018 3:15 PM IST

Inflammation has long been recognised as playing a key role in the development of heart disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Deaths due to cardiovascular disease on rise in India

Rates of dying from ischaemic heart disease in populations aged 30 to 69 increased in rural areas.

16 July 2018 8:35 AM IST

The development of chronic diseases all had one thing in common - sitting for long periods of time. (Photo: Pixabay)

14 ways sitting for 6 hours or more a day can kill you

Sitting for more than six hours a day increases your risk of early death by 19 per cent, the study found.

5 July 2018 3:40 PM IST

In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the US against gun violence Saturday, vowing to transform fear and grief into a vote-them-out movement. (Photo: AP)

Gun injuries twice as common for city kids

Assaults may be more common gun injuries in urban areas because those areas tend to suffer disproportionately from...

4 July 2018 2:06 PM IST

An excess intake of salt may result in hypertension, but conversely, if you can control the blood pressure, you can definitely cut down the chance of renal failure (Photo: AFP)

High sodium diet may increase mortality risk: Study

Sodium is notoriously hard to measure.

2 July 2018 5:45 PM IST

As long as the upper torso of a human body is visible, the cameras can pick up the tiny movements in the chest cavity that indicate a heartbeat and breathing rate.

New technique in drone camera helps separate living from the dead

Autonomous drone cameras have been trialed for several years to detect signs of life in disaster zones.

27 Oct 2019 8:31 AM IST