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'fetus in fetu' condition wherein babies are born pregnant

Baby Girl Born in Hong Kong 'Pregnant' with Twins

A baby girl born to Chinese parents had a pair of "twins" growing inside her.

Feb 10, 2015

International Space Station Gets its First Coffee Machine (Representational Image) [sh0dan/Flickr]

Coffee Keeps Endometrial Cancer at Bay

Just three cups of coffee involved 19 percent reduced risk of endometrial cancer than having less than one cup, a study reveals

Feb 10, 2015

Love Your Chili Peppers to Prevent Weight Gain

Scientists in US have identified a chemical compound in chili peppers which can neutralize the negative impact of a high-fat diet and prevent weight gain without restricting food intake.

Feb 10, 2015

Conjoined Twins Veena and Vani to Undergo Separation Surgery in UK

Doctors have found more than 80% chances of being successfully separating the sisters who have been joined at the head for the past 11 years.

Feb 10, 2015

UP: 'Genetically Male' Woman Having Non-Functional Ovaries Gives Birth to Healthy Babies

The treatment that helped her reproduce and become mother took three years

Feb 9, 2015

Swine Flu Kills 9 in Karnataka; 50 New Cases Reported in Bengaluru

The state is currently attending to 156 swine flu cases, including 50 fresh cases reported from Bengaluru alone.

Feb 9, 2015

Red Wine, peanuts may help prevent age related memory loss

New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): A new study has recently revealed that compound found in grapes, red wine and peanuts may help prevent age-related memory loss. Researchers has been studying the potential benefit of resveratrol, an antioxidant that is found in the skin of red grapes, as well as in red wine, peanuts and some berries. Resveratrol has been widely touted for its potential to prevent heart disease, but researchers believe it also has positive effects on the hippocampus, an area of the brain that was critical to functions such as memory, learning and mood. Resveratrol might even be able to help people afflicted with severe neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

Feb 6, 2015

Red Grape Compound Fights off Memory Loss

Scientists discovered that resveratrol, a compound found in these food items prevented memory loss associated with ageing.

Feb 6, 2015

Light, Slow Jogging can Help Live Longer; too much Running gives Opposite Results

Strenuous joggers in the study died at the same period as sedentary non-joggers.

Feb 6, 2015

Post-Ebola Syndrome: Survivors Report Memory Loss, Chest Pain, Mental Illness, Eye Problems

Symptoms of the so-called "post-Ebola Syndrome" or PES include body aches- joint, chest or muscle pain, memory and hair loss, headaches, anxiety attacks, extreme fatigue and vision problems.

Feb 5, 2015

'Superfruit' Pomegranate has more 'health benefits' than any other fruit

New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): A new research has proved that pomegranates are super healthy as they have more health benefits than any other fruit. An analysis of the glut of global interest in the "superfruit" found it fights Type 2 diabetes, bowel and prostate cancers and improves athletic performance, a daily reported. Researchers added that the study has evidence that fruit juices and extracts have an impact on wellbeing. They further added that the accepted wisdom is that a superfruit is not a cure-all, but fruits can have beneficial health effects and pomegranates are an ancient fruit and have been thought to have health-giving properties for millennia.

Feb 5, 2015

Ebola Kills Nearly 9,000; WHO Observes Uptick in New Cases

From 25 January to 1 February, a total of 124 cases were reported from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia; compared to 99 cases reported between 18 and 25 January.

Feb 5, 2015

Beer Compound Staves Off Brain Diseases; 8 other Health Benefits

Researchers identified that hops, one of the four main ingredients used to make beer, worked as an anti-dementia agent and protected brain cells against oxidative stress.

Feb 5, 2015

Light Jogging Help Accelerates Longevity

New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that light jogging is very effective for longevity. The research explained that jogging from 1 to 2.4 hours per week was associated with the lowest mortality and the optimal frequency of jogging was no more than three times per week. Researchers said that the pace of the slow joggers corresponds to vigorous exercise and strenuous jogging corresponds to very vigorous exercise, so when it's performed for decades, this activity level could pose health risks, especially to the cardiovascular system. If anyone wants to decrease the risk of death and improve life expectancy, than jogging a few times a week at a moderate pace would be a good strategy, as doing it more might be harmful to the health.

Feb 4, 2015

12 minutes Squat workout

Its 12 minutes Squat workout, it splits into 3 parts 4 minutes each. First 4 minutes hold the light weight and every minute do 5 squat. 4 minutes to 8 minutes hold the moderate weight and every minute do 3 squat. 8 minutes to 12 minutes hold the heavy weight and do 1 squat for a 30 seconds.

Feb 4, 2015