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International Nurses Day 2017: Theme, quotes, messages, wishes, greetings to be shared

International nurses day is celebrated on May 12 every year.

May 12, 2017

Double cancer survivor Greig Trout talks about the struggles of PTSD and how he beat it

Greig Trout is the founder of 101 Things to do When you Survive, an anti-bucket list list that saw him travel the world. Trout isnt someone you would meet now and realise that he has once suffered severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Trout is a double cancer survivor, first diagnosed at just aged seven with a stage 4 Wilms tumour, and again at aged 30 but this time with stage 2 bowel cancer. Although he fully recovered from both cancers the psychological effects and fear of the cancer returning were what really took their toll. He spoke to IBTimes UK on Mental Health Awarness Week about his experience.

May 9, 2017

The amazing qualities of banana peel will make you go bananas!

You will not throw its peel after you read about its incredible benefits.

May 5, 2017

HIV can be eliminated using CRISPR, a unique gene editing tool

The tool acts like microscopic scissors and aids in removing unwanted DNA parts which are then substituted using a new part.

May 5, 2017

Eman Ahmed's obesity treatment to continue in Abu Dhabi

The 36-year-old shed 250 kg over a span of two months after her surgery in the Mumbai hospital.

May 4, 2017

Pancreatitis treatment: Indian scientists discover a new way to cure the condition!

In chronic pancreatitis, as the pancreatic tissue is damaged, digestive juices reduce and the undigested fat piles up, things start spiralling south for microbes.

May 4, 2017

New brain scan can reveal when babies are in pain

Researchers have developed a non-invasive means to measure whether infants are in pain, which could prevent babies from undergoing excessive discomfort during medical treatments.

May 3, 2017

Stealthing: Beware of this latest trend of sexual assault!

The act of stealthing points towards a form of male dominance, which can also result in making female partners pregnant and also make both male and female partners prone to STDs.

May 3, 2017

Guilty of posting images of each meal on Instagram? It may in fact help you eat healthy

A study by researchers at the University of Washington has found out that posting images of what your meal includes on Instagram motivates you to eat healthy and maintain weight goals.

May 3, 2017

Beer may be a better painkiller than Paracetamol. Wait, what!?

Can beer relieve pain better than painkillers? Well, researchers from the University of Greenwich, London, UK seem to believe that. Read on to find out how and why?

May 2, 2017

This doctor-cum-stand-up comedian invented low-cost medical devices for aiding people in rural India

Apart from being a doctor and inventor of numerous medical devices, Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi has many other feathers in his cap. He is a stand-up comedian as well as an author.

Apr 29, 2017

Italian coffee aids in lowering prostate cancer risk

Researchers have found that the production of cancer cells was depleted by extracts of caffeinated Italian coffee.

Apr 29, 2017

India gets first free condom store, courtesy global NGO to reduce HIV and other infections

India has the third-largest HIV epidemic in the world, with the UNAIDS Gap Report of 2016 saying 21 lakh — or 2.1 million — people live with the infection in the country.

Apr 27, 2017

Marijuana, chili peppers likely to treat Type-1 diabetes and gut inflammation

The study revealed that the gut, brain and immune system are linked to each other.

Apr 27, 2017

Human brain circuits grown in a dish for the first time

Scientists have for the first time created neural networks of the developing brain in a dish. This may shed a light on how a number of neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism, arise. This is a 3D reconstruction (by iDISCO) of assembled forebrain spheroids derived from human stem cells.

Apr 27, 2017