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Drinking a pint of beer may trigger productivity and help you think out of the box for your artistic tasks (Photo: Pixabay)

Drinking too much beer may give you man boobs

High levels of oestrogen in men can lead to a reduced sex drive and impotence.

27 Oct 2017 5:23 AM GMT

To assess 20-year risks, the study had women who received their breast cancer diagnosis many years ago. (Photo: Pixabay)

Risk of breast cancer's return looms for 20 years: Study

To assess 20-year risks, the study had women who received their breast cancer diagnosis many years ago.

9 Nov 2017 8:35 AM GMT

The band uses an algorithm which learns the users personal characteristics and detects pregnancy. (Photo: Facebook/Ava)

New smart bracelet can tell when you get pregnant

The team behind the Ava bracelet plan to begin real-world tests of the system before the end of the year.

2 Nov 2017 8:45 AM GMT

Findings point out the importance of screening for and treating depression even years after someone is diagnosed with heart disease (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaginal oestrogen not linked to cancer or heart disease risks

The results of the study suggest that the use of vaginal oestrogen may not actually carry the same health risks as use...

6 Sep 2017 2:51 AM GMT

In India, male infertility is an ignored phenomenon and women are subjected to social stigma for being unable to bear children. (Photo: Pixabay)

Infertility not just a 'woman's problem'

The basic test to determine male infertility is semen analysis.

18 Jan 2018 2:26 PM GMT

As progesterone and estrogen levels drop at the beginning of the period, this causes you to become hungrier. (Photo: Pixabay)

Craving chocolates during periods? Here's why

The researchers believed that the people now generally let their cravings run amok based on the cues predominantly set...

17 Jan 2018 2:50 PM GMT

Exposure to chemical compounds called xenoestrogens may significantly reduce the effectiveness of anti-oestrogen treatments for cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chemical in bread, soybean may reverse breast cancer therapy

Under the influence of either xenoestrogen, the breast cancer cells also resumed proliferating at a rate seen in absence...

15 Jan 2018 10:09 AM GMT

From sex causing heart attacks to headache being a reason to avoid sex, here are myths that need to be busted (Photo: AFP)

Women, find out what happens if you stop having sex

According to Dr Mansberg, when women stop having sex it is possible for their vagina to shrink and it can get worse at...

7 April 2018 7:43 AM GMT

Sleep apnea is a serious condition in which a persons breathing starts and stops repeatedly while they are asleep. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are reasons you may be sleeping more than others

Chances are regularly snoozing for ten hours or more could be a sign of something more serious than just a busy week.

2 April 2018 8:02 AM GMT

A healthcare worker attends to a patient at the Portimao Arena sports pavilion converted in a field hospital for Covid-19 patients at Portimao, in the Algarve region. (Photo: AFP)

Oestrogen levels linked to COVID-19 death risk in older women,...

Women seemed to have a lower risk of severe COVID-19 infection than men, even after accounting for potentially...

15 Feb 2022 8:57 AM GMT

Oestrogen is also known to cause migraines in women (Photo: AFP)

Men suffering from migraines have higher chances of facing issues in...

The severe headaches with vomiting and sensitivity to sound and light affect a fifth of all women but only one in 15...

28 Jun 2018 9:06 AM GMT

The set of 170 chemical compounds was then tested across 100 lung cancer lines. (Photo: Pixabay)

7 signs you could be suffering womb cancer

Womb cancer is more common in women who have more tummy fat and women who have been through the menopause.

25 Sep 2018 7:10 AM GMT