Health News

Some drugs may encourage lazy people to exercise, says expert

Marcora said that human beings were born with the tendency to always conserve energy.

Nov 4, 2015

Sierra Leone to be declared ebola-free

The disease has killed 3,589 people in Sierra Leone, 221 of them health workers, including 11 of the country's 120 doctors.

Nov 4, 2015

Restaurants worry as home-dining services take eating out off the table

Chefs cook food for guests and host meals at their own homes.

Nov 3, 2015

Battery-free pacemaker powered by the heart itself in the offing

It will depend upon a piezoelectric system that converts vibrational energy into electricity.

Nov 2, 2015

TV ads with toys as premium entice kids to fast food restaurants, says study

A study found 37% of parents frequently visiting fast food outlets with child-directed TV ads.

Nov 1, 2015

Tuberculosis ranks alongside HIV as leading killer worldwide: WHO report

The report highlighted the need to close detection and treatment gaps, fill funding shortfalls, and develop new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines.

Oct 29, 2015

Afghanistan: Bad weather hinders rescuers from reaching survivors

Survivors are complaining about being forced to sit in the rain.

Oct 28, 2015

New drug-device combo may help treat stroke patients

The combination dissolves model clots similar to those in humans.

Oct 28, 2015

New study points to potential therapy for most destructive form of breast cancer

Of all breast cancers, triple-negative breast cancer caters to the most number of disproportionate deaths.

Oct 28, 2015

12 more swine flu cases reported in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government has launched an awareness campaign on swine flu in a big way.

Oct 28, 2015

This microscope helps capture entire organisms

Each cell appears as a distinct structure under its lens.

Oct 27, 2015

India pressurises pharma firms to fight codeine-based cough syrup abuse

The firms have not fully complied with directives more than a year old.

Oct 27, 2015

New research points to 3D-printed alernatives to heart transplants

The research team 3D printed collagens and fibrins inside a "support bath material".

Oct 27, 2015

Processed meat can lead to bowel cancer, red meat dangerous: WHO

Red meat, under which the IARC includes beef, lamb and pork, was classified as a "probable" carcinogen.

Oct 26, 2015

Dramatic drop in cases gives UNICEF hope of a zero-polio world

Globally, wild polio cases dropped from 242 cases in 2014 to 51 cases in 2015.

Oct 24, 2015