Health

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 30 : A team of scientists is taking a new tack that could finally yield promising obesity treatments. Contributing editor Jyoti Madhusoodanan reported that early attempts to therapeutically target leptin and ghrelin, which s…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 30 : Pain of the hospitalized patients can be eased by immersing them in a virtual reality world, according a recent study.In the study, investigators examined 100 hospitalized patients who reported pain scores of greater th…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 30 : A team of researchers has come up with a technique that has made tracing hazardous chemicals from fast-food wrappers in the body possible.The University of Alabama and the University of Notre Dame scientists have develo…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 29 : Expressing her delight over the passing of Mental Healthcare bill in the Lok Sabha, a therapist thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the elected representatives for taking an initiative for people who are struggling wit…

Washington.D.C. [USA], Mar. 29 : A study finds that gastric acid suppression drugs increase the risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection – which causes diarrhea and life-threatening inflammation of the colon.The researchers suggest that suppre…

Ranchi [India], Mar. 28 : Health Minister of Jharkhand, Ramchandra Chandravanshi has recently claimed that the state has come a long way from the day when Jharkhand was on 18th number among states as far as their healthcare services were concerned.It …

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 28 : Exposure to fungal product, called aflatoxin, is believed to cause up to 80 percent of liver cancer cases in many parts of the world.A new study by MIT researchers have developed a way to determine, by sequencing DNA of…

London [UK], Mar. 28 : Does your boss nag and expect a lot from you? Here’s a solution to keep up to their expectations- take a power nap in the afternoon! A new study says that 20 minutes nap in the afternoon can boost employees’ creativity and proble…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 26 : Attention dog lovers! With just six months of training, a German Shepherd can accurately detect breast cancer, a study finds.According to researchers, the technique is simple, non-invasive and cheap and may revolutionis…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 26 : After spending the whole day in school, ask your kids to play for ten minutes daily as it can reduce your child’s risk of having heart disease, stroke and diabetes, in adulthood, reveals a study.According to scientists,…