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The year 2015 saw an estimated 760,000 deaths due to HIV/AIDS, which has dropped from a million in 2010. (Photo: AP)

Rate of HIV in rise among elderly in Europe, says study

Study by researchers find steady growth over past 12 years in rates of new HIV cases in older people in region.

27 Sept 2017 3:47 AM

Researchers show that the odds of stroke are especially high in people age 40 or younger, whose risk are 3.74 times that of peers without a history of shingles (Photo: Pixabay)

Clot extraction after 16 hours can still save brain cells of stroke...

New findings expected to change Heart Association's guidelines, which recommend treatment be given within six hours of...

25 Jan 2018 2:49 AM

Heather bought the watch hoping to track her health (Photo: AFP)

Woman's Apple Watch saves her life by detecting thyroid condition...

As the beeping continued for 24 hours, she visited the hospital only to find she had hyperthyroidism driving her towards...

13 April 2018 11:07 AM

Dr Arun Pillai

A din to detox

Detox or detoxification is a phenomenon that is considered as the need of the hour for 21st century.

25 Feb 2019 9:08 PM

The amount of a persons exposure to early life stress plays an important role in the development of unhealthy patterns of cortisol release. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD: Study

More than 70 per cent of adults worldwide experience a traumatic event at some point in their lives.

23 April 2019 6:26 AM

A defective gene typically affects the function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. (Photo: Pixabay)

This test could detect signs of pancreatic cancer

To screen for pancreatic cancer in the blood, researchers are developing new methods.

18 May 2018 7:57 AM

Cancer patients dont want researchers to be focused on things that slow down the cancer or may have relatively minor effects. (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctor's own diagnosis drives quest for a cancer cure

Colleagues describe the dpoctor as blunt, honest and direct, traits that may have been sharpened by his cancer ordeal.

25 March 2018 7:07 AM

Goal of study was to see how many women are not disclosing postpartum problems (Photo: Pixabay)

New mums with postpartum disorder stay quiet about it, says study

Study finds women who would benefit from treatment are not receiving it, because they don't tell anyone.

25 Aug 2017 5:13 AM

The study reinforces the importance of bringing up fertility to all patients of reproductive age regardless of prognosis (Photo: Pixabay)

Most cancer patients do not have adequate access to fertility support,...

Half of cancer patients of reproductive age do not receive adequate information about impact of treatment on their...

30 Aug 2017 4:20 AM

The rate of heart attacks or stroke is highest in patients with lung cancer (Photo: Pixabay)

Cancer patients have more risk of heart attacks post diagnosis

Study shows diagnosis of cancer is associated with more than doubling risk of stroke as it increases risk of blood...

16 Aug 2017 11:02 AM

Research is on to find new methods of screening for breast cancer.

Cancer: A case of over-diagnosis

Doubts are being raised about the need for mammography as a routine.

16 Jun 2017 8:15 PM