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The number of plague cases in Madagascar has almost doubled over the last five days and medical experts project the situation will worsen.

UN says plague cases in Madagascar almost doubled in 5 days

Madagascar has about 400 plague cases per year, or more than half the world's total, according to a 2016 World Health...

20 Oct 2017 8:42 AM IST

Air pollution also increases the lifelong risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer (Photo: AFP)

World pollution deadlier than wars, disasters, hunger: study

One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 about 9 million could be attributed to disease from toxic...

20 Oct 2017 8:09 AM IST

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Genetic test could help those at risk of breast cancer

The new test would be able to give women more options in terms of treatment for the disease.

9 Oct 2017 3:35 PM IST

A scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surfaceRepresentational Image. (Photo: AP)

Scientists may have created molecule that could eliminate HIV

Group of scientists have been looking for ways to eliminate 'reservoirs' where virus hides, and researchers may have...

6 Oct 2017 12:20 PM IST

The legs and wings show the highest microbial diversity in the fly body, suggesting that bacteria use the flies as airborne shuttles. (Photo: Pixabay)

Houseflies spread disease in humans: study

Flies can be more than pesky picnic crashers, they carry hundreds of different species of harmful bacteria and may help...

25 Nov 2017 1:05 PM IST

Apples are attacked by all sorts of pests, but apple scab, a fungus, is particularly nasty. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soon, better performing disease-resistant apples

A new wave of scab-resistant apples has been developed and tested as part of a cooperative breeding program.

15 Nov 2017 12:55 PM IST

Bill Gates says the first treatments for the disease might not be feasible for a decade or more and would initially be expensive.

This man gave away $50 million for fight against Alzheimer's

He says men in his family have suffered from Alzheimer's.

14 Nov 2017 9:58 AM IST

The number of cases of rheumatic heart disease in India was 13.17 million followed by China with 7.07 million (Photo: Pixabay)

Expensive healthy foods may ups risk of heart disease in health...

Research says, people with high income have fewer heart risk factors, suggesting it's money, that prevents people from...

25 Sept 2017 8:12 AM IST

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Study finds money reduced brain fog experienced by MS patients

Here's what researchers found.

22 Sept 2017 4:38 PM IST

The number of cats in Japan admitted to shelters has dropped by around 70 percent (Photo: AFP)

Man gets erectile dysfunction after being scratched by cat

Disease is caused by bacteria called Bartonella henselae found in the mouth and claws of cats.

14 Sept 2017 4:16 PM IST

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Study reveals breastfeeding could reduce risk of asthma attack

5 Sept 2017 2:25 PM IST

The couple chose to leave their home in Halyan village early in the morning and relocated to Bhaderwah Valley Public School to plant trees to celebrate their marriage. (Photo: File)

Marriage reduces risk of heart disease, says study

According to research marriage prompts partners to look after each other and prompting one other to maintain a healthy...

1 Sept 2017 4:44 PM IST