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Drinking tea cuts mortality risk by 30%

New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): Scientists suggest that drinking a regular cup of tea or coffee can help you live longer. Researchers have found that a diet packed with polyphenols - potent antioxidant compounds contained in the drinks - can lower the "risk of several chronic diseases and overall mortality.” Experts from Barcelona University studied 807 men and women aged 65 or over from central Italy for 12 years. The researchers recorded a 30 percent reduction in mortality among a group of participants who had a high intake of polyphenols. The compounds occur naturally in fruits, vegetables, nuts and cereals as well as tea and coffee. More than 8,000 different types have been identified in plants. They have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects.

Oct 16, 2013

Processed Meat Damages Male Fertility, White Fish Improves Sperm Quality

Eating processed meat regularly can affect a man's fertility, researchers reveal.

Oct 15, 2013

New Drug Cures Difficult-to-Treat Breast Cancer Cases

Researchers have developed a new drug to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer. Professor Robert Baxter and his team from the Kolling Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, announced that a combination of two drugs can help treat triple-negative breast cancer, better.

Oct 15, 2013

3 Scientists Share 2013 Nobel Prize for Medicine [VIDEO]

Three scientists, two of American origin and one German, have won this year's Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology for discovering how cells organise their transport system.

Oct 7, 2013

Healthy Breakfast Helps Infertile Women Get Pregnant

A healthy breakfast can help women overcome fertility problems caused by a common hormonal disorder and become pregnant, a new study says.

Oct 3, 2013

Eating healthy breakfast helps increase fertility in women

New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): Eating more calories in the morning breakfast can have a positive impact on women with problems of infertility, a new study has revealed. Research, conducted by Prof. Oren Froy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Prof. Daniela Jocabovitz and Dr. Julio Weinstein from Tel Aviv University and Wolfson Medical Center, showed that a big breakfast increases fertility among woman who suffer from menstrual irregularities. The study examined whether meal times have an impact on the health of woman with menstrual irregularities due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). The experiment was carried out at Wolfson Medical Center on 60 women over a 12-week period. The study is published in journal Clinical Science.

Oct 2, 2013

Early Motherhood Increases Risk of Child Dying Before Age 9

Planning to have a child at a young age? Chances are that you may be endangering your baby's life.

Sep 30, 2013

China: Surgeons Grow Nose on Man's Forehead [PHOTOS]

A 22-year-old Chinese man has become the first person in the world to grow a nose on his forehead.

Sep 26, 2013

What your taste in coffee reveals about your personality

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that coffee can reveal certain aspects of your personality. Clinical psychologist Dr Ramani Durvasula analysed 1,000 coffee lovers and found that people having a penchant for black coffee are likely to purist, no-nonsense individuals, having a tendency to prefer the simple life, although they could also be abrupt, impatient and even averse to change. The study also revealed that latte drinkers tend to be intent on pleasing others, but can also show slightly more neurotic attributes.

Sep 21, 2013

World Alzheimer's Day: 6 Anti- Alzhemier's Foods, 6 Apps for Alzheimer's Patients

It's 21 September and World Alzheimer's Day. Learn more about the disease, its symptoms, risk factors and some foods, apps and products that help people affected with it.

Sep 21, 2013

Drinking coffee may cut womb cancer risk

New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the risk of developing womb cancer can be reduced by drinking coffee. According to the World Cancer Research Fund report, coffee contains antioxidants which may boost health. However, experts said that there is not yet enough evidence to recommend drinking coffee to protect against the disease. Researchers at Imperial College, London also said that women can reduce their risk of developing the disease with at least 38 minutes of daily exercise and keeping a healthy weight.

Sep 15, 2013

Conjoined Nigerian Twins Celebrate First Birthday as Separate Individuals; Similar Births Around the World [PHOTOS]

A team of specialists at a Delhi hospital have successfully separated a pair of Nigerian twins, who were born joined at the buttocks, last month.

Sep 6, 2013

Mystery Baby: 3-Month-Old Boy Catches Fire; What is Spontaneous Human Combustion?

The mystery surrounding a two-and-half-month-old boy, who caught fire as many as four times since he was born, is expected to be unraveled when the test results are out on Monday.

Aug 12, 2013

Indian Leaders Insensitive Towards Poverty? ₹1 Per Meal Considered Absurd

In a shocking revelation of Indian leaders' apathy towards the gruesome problem faced by a big chunk of the country's population, politicians are making claims that meals cost from ₹1 to ₹12 in India, forgetting the fact that 42 percent of children in the country are malnourished.

Jul 26, 2013

Indonesian Police Accuse Malaysian Firm for Deadly Haze, Firm Denies Wrongdoing

Indonesian police authorities has blamed one of Malaysia's biggest palm-oil planters PT Adei Plantations, a unit of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) of illegal fire which caused hazardous haze and engulfed parts of Southeast Asia in smog last month.

Jul 13, 2013