Health News

Poor countries have little access to drugs for heart disease: Study

India an exception with the drugs available in 89% urban and 81% rural communities.

Nov 14, 2015

Scientists trying to get the body to make medicinal drugs

German and U.S. firms are leading the way in synthetic messenger RNA, or mRNA technology.

Nov 13, 2015

New membranous material designed to make seawater drinkable

It is a nanometer-thick sheet of molybdenum disulfide riddled with nanopores.

Nov 12, 2015

Delhi's toxic air at Diwali increases risks of heart attack for citizens

Poor air quality days can lead to heart attack for patients with heart diseases.

Nov 11, 2015

Want to enhance your happiness quotient? Get off Facebook!

Researchers associated anxiety with Facebook use to envy at other people's lives.

Nov 11, 2015

Drought, spike in food prices to hurt India's rural population next year

Poor transport infrastructure stops falling global prices from reaching rural areas.

Nov 10, 2015

'Designer' immune cells eradicate baby's incurable leukemia

The technique is still in the very early stages of development.

Nov 6, 2015

Air pollution: North India under a haze as Punjab farmers burn crop residues

The Punjab government has warned farmers, threatened them with prosecution and even offered rewards.

Nov 5, 2015

Standing for six hours a day can reduce obesity by at least 30%: Study

Standing reduced obesity risk factors by 32% and 35% in men and women, respectively.

Nov 5, 2015

France to do away with ban on gay blood donors after 32 years

Men who hadn't had sex or had some with only one man in the past 4 months can donate blood.

Nov 5, 2015

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

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Health News

Poor countries have little access to drugs for heart disease: Study

Scientists trying to get the body to make medicinal drugs

New membranous material designed to make seawater drinkable

Delhi's toxic air at Diwali increases risks of heart attack for citizens

Want to enhance your happiness quotient? Get off Facebook!

Drought, spike in food prices to hurt India's rural population next year

'Designer' immune cells eradicate baby's incurable leukemia

Air pollution: North India under a haze as Punjab farmers burn crop residues

Standing for six hours a day can reduce obesity by at least 30%: Study

France to do away with ban on gay blood donors after 32 years

Some drugs may encourage lazy people to exercise, says expert

Sierra Leone to be declared ebola-free

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

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

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

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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