Health

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 11 : A study finds that people with uncontrolled epilepsy – neurological disorder – resort to cannabis products when antiepileptic drug side-effects are intolerable.Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurr…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 11 : Help your grandparents sleep better and improve memory, with gentle sound stimulation – such as rush of a waterfall – synchronised to the rhythm of brain waves, as it may significantly deepen sleep and triple memory sco…

New Delhi [India], Mar.10 : White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood India (WRAI) announced the campaign ‘Hamara Swasthya, Hamari Awaz’ under which WRAI plans to reach out to 1 lakh women across the country to understand what they would need for a saf…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 10 : It is known as the silent killer for not having symptoms and now, a new study has linked high blood pressure to early life changes in brain activity and blood flow.In 90-95 percent of people, high blood pressure has no …

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 10 : More than 7,000 different flavours of electronic cigarettes are available in the market, but not much is known about the safety of the e-liquids when they are inhaled.According to the scientists at British American Toba…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 10 : If you need a flu shot, you may want to ask your doctor to make the appointment for you as according to a recent study, asking patients to schedule their own appointments doesn’t work.A Rutgers University study found th…

New Delhi [India], Mar.10 : To mark this month’s celebration of International Women’s Day and the upcoming World TB Day, REACH (Resource Group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health) and the U.S.Agency for International Development (USAID) org…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 10 : People with asthma are likely to have worse symptoms when they get the flu because they have weaker immune systems, a new research has shown.The study, led by Dr Ben Nicholas from University of Southampton, assessed lung sa…

London [UK], Mar. 10 : Wish to remember hundreds of random words, numbers and images? Try to train your brain by picturing familiar places and filling them with imaginary objects, like a cow eating moss to represent the city of Moscow for six weeks.As …

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 10 : Women beware before dying your hair or using hormonal contraceptives, as they may increase your chances of breast cancer.Researcher Sanna Heikkinen from the University of Helsinki in Finland and Finnish Cancer Registry …