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$There is a \proven\ link between artificial sunlight and human cancer (Photo: AFP)$ Life

French health watchdog wants ban on sunbeds due to risk of skin cancer

Skin specialists, the French academy of medicine, and some politicians have already spoken out in favour of a ban.

10 Oct 2018 9:08 PM IST

It raises their chances of becoming dangerously overweight by 66 per cent (Photo: AFP)

Asthma makes toddlers more likely to be obese by stopping them from...

Steroids meant to prevent asthma attacks by opening airways are also thought to make people overweight by raising...

10 Oct 2018 6:37 PM IST

Energy drinks were worse than chocolates and sweets (Photo: AFP)

Too much sugar along with caffeine in energy drinks makes children...

Scientists found a strong and consistent link between higher consumption of sugar and tendency of children to get into...

10 Oct 2018 3:13 PM IST

Adolescents do not accept that they have internet addiction and require several psycho-educative sessions (Photo: AFP)

Number of people seeking help for internet addiction at AIIMS doubled...

Those suffering from depression may find spending time on internet as an alternate source of engagement.

9 Oct 2018 9:00 PM IST

A significant amount of work needs to be done before prenatal gene editing can be translated to the clinic (Photo: AFP)

Gene editing may provide way to treat lethal diseases before birth

Prenatal treatment could open a door to disease prevention, for HT1 and potentially for other congenital disorders.

9 Oct 2018 8:50 PM IST

His condition can be compared to game addiction which was recently categorised as a disorder (Photo: AFP)

26-year-old man from Bengaluru found to be suffering from Netflix...

Binge watching shows caused disturbance to his sleep patterns along with strain to eyes and fatigue.

9 Oct 2018 7:22 PM IST

Men with fertility issues can benefit from a simple change in their lifestyle (Photo: AFP)

Men who sleep less may have lower testosterone levels affecting sexual...

Sleep was found to be more influential then factors such as age and alcohol when it came to testosterone levels.

9 Oct 2018 3:50 PM IST

Researchers are saying that more men may become infertile (Photo: AFP)

Human race may face extinction as sperm quality continues to fall in...

Changes in testosterone levels as well as rise in testicular cancer are also to be blamed for this development.

8 Oct 2018 7:01 PM IST

In view of the criticism, some doctors have started giving computerised prescriptions to their patients (Photo: AFP)

Students at medical college to get handwriting training to avoid...

Patients often face problems in purchasing medicines from pharmacists due to such undecipherable prescriptions.

7 Oct 2018 7:39 PM IST

A higher pressure to look perfect is one more factor which is fuelling anxiety (Photo: AFP)

Here are the reasons causing more people to struggle with anxiety than...

Many people have scared themselves into worrying about having serious conditions based on symptoms that are general and...

7 Oct 2018 6:00 PM IST

Patients with bipolar disorder may benefit from a balanced diet (Photo: AFP)

Weight and diet may impact response to treatment for bipolar disorder

Researchers measured BMI and then measured depression and how a person is able to function in their day to day life.

7 Oct 2018 2:13 PM IST

It made much more sense for modern humans to just borrow the already adapted genetic defences from Neanderthals (Photo: AFP)

Neanderthal genes may have helped modern humans develop protection...

Neanderthals had been living outside of Africa for hundreds of thousands of years, giving them time to evolve defences...

7 Oct 2018 1:40 PM IST