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Inflammatory bowel disease is an idiopathic disease caused by a dysregulated immune response to host intestinal microflora.

Pay attention to your gut

IBD symptoms vary, depending on the severity of inflammation and where it occurs.

5 Feb 2018 7:11 AM IST

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All you need to know about malaria

Also find out about the symptoms.

25 April 2018 3:27 PM IST

Radiation segmentectomy (RS) is a minimally invasive option that uses the radioisotope yttrium-90 (Y90) to destroy tumours. (Photo: Pixabay)

New radiotherapy may help treat liver cancer: study

Radiation segmentectomy (RS) is a minimally invasive option that uses the radioisotope yttrium-90 (Y90) to destroy...

24 April 2018 6:48 PM IST

The latest WHO figures show that malaria infected about 216 million people in 2016. (Photo: Pixabay)

New weapon in malaria fight - a better bed net

The vast majority of deaths were in children under the age of five in the poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

15 April 2018 3:07 PM IST

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pollution may be putting at Alzheimer's, suicide risk

Study says Alzheimer's disease hallmarks start in childhood in polluted areas, and one must implement effective...

14 April 2018 10:32 AM IST

Cooking meat at high temperatures for longer periods of time until its well done was also associated with a higher risk of liver disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Well done' red meat linked to liver disease, diabetes risk factor

People who ate more processed and red meat were 47 per cent more likely to have liver disease.

13 April 2018 8:41 AM IST

The research paves the way for drugs that may successfully treat Alzheimers disease in humans. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds anxiety may be an early sign of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease is neurodegenerative condition causes decline of cognitive function and inability to carry out daily...

4 April 2018 8:18 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

The two were taken to the district hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead, police said. (photo: Representational)

45 Japanese Encephalitis deaths reported in Assam

Most of upper Assam districts, including Jorhat, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, and lower Assam district have been affected by...

4 July 2019 6:56 PM IST

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (Photo: ANI)

Union Health Minister reviews preparedness against waterborne diseases...

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan along with the officials from the Delhi government will embark on three-day visit to...

4 July 2019 6:47 PM IST

Irrfan Khan won best actor awards for Hindi Medium at various shows.

Irrfan Khan diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor: Everything on...

Revelation comes after a few weeks, when he had said that he has a rare disease and will open up about it soon.

16 March 2018 5:35 PM IST

The Nonhuman Rights Project announced Monday it has filed a lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court on behalf of elephants named Beulah, Karen and Minnie. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes that make elephants resistant to cancer also found in humans

The study says that since all vertebrates evolved from a common ancestor, humans also have these anti-cancer genes.

10 March 2018 12:51 PM IST