Science & Health

Home care, hydration and hydrotherapy key to fight chikungunya, says AIIMS director MC Misra

Misra talks about chikungunya and tries to dispel wrong notions about the disease.

Sep 19, 2016

Top 6 benefits of consuming cranberries

Here's why cranberries are considered as one of the healthiest foods in the world.

Sep 19, 2016

Copenhagen: Baby giraffe born in zoo that previously killed other giraffe

Copenhagen Zoo has released a video showing the birth of a baby giraffe. In 2014 the zoo was criticized for euthanizing a healthy giraffe. Marius, the giraffe, was killed and fed to the lions to prevent inbreeding.

Sep 17, 2016

Chikungunya in Delhi: Death toll rises to 14

The Narendra Modi government has sought a detailed report from the Delhi government.

Sep 17, 2016

Vidya Balan gets dengue, neighbour Shahid Kapoor fined for stagnant pool

Shahid and another neighbour were fined Rs 10,000 each by the Bombay Municipal Corporation.

Sep 17, 2016

Top 5 tips to fight fever

Here's all you need to do during fever and help yourself heal better and faster.

Sep 17, 2016

West Bengal records highest dengue deaths, positive cases in India in 2016

Dengue has caused 60 deaths so far in the state, and as many as 56 people have tested positive in Darjeeling district alone.

Sep 16, 2016

What is your personality: pessimistic, optimistic, envious or confident?

A study on human behavior recently published in the journal Science Advances by researchers at the Carlos III University of Madrid with colleagues from the Universities of Barcelona, ​​Rovira i Virgili and Zaragoza reveals that 90% of the population can be classified into four basic personality types: optimistic, pessimistic, confident and envious. However, the latter pattern, envious, is the largest, with 30% compared to 20% of each of the remaining groups.

Sep 16, 2016

Over 1 hour of napping symptomises higher chances of type-2 diabetes

A study by Japanese researchers found that sleeping for more than an hour can make one 45 percent more prone to type-2 diabetes.

Sep 16, 2016

New species known as 'Ghost snake' discovered

Researchers confirm discovering the new species of serpents in northern Madagascar.

Sep 16, 2016

NASA spacecraft to assess likelyhood of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth

The OSIRIS-REx aircraft successfully located the asteroid, which has a possibility of 1 in 2,500 of crashing with Earth.

Sep 15, 2016

Donald Trump shows medical report on TV, reveals he is borderline obese, has high testosterone levels

The Republican presidential nominee revealed the result of his physical examination to television chat show host, Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Sep 15, 2016

India declares itself free from bird flu

However, the government stressed the need for continued surveillance on the matter.

Sep 14, 2016

Iraq: Expired drugs sold by Isis kill 5, including 4 children

The militant group also held three nurses for spreading awareness among people about these lethal date expired medicines.

Sep 14, 2016

This is how you can get rid of bad breath

The embarrassing problem of bad breath can be cured through some simple means.

Sep 14, 2016