Obese people more likely to smoke, says new gene research: WHO
United Nation May 17 (TNS): New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk of taking up...
How melatonin helps you get some sleep
Washington, May 16 (TNS): Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered how melatonin suppresses neurons in the brain that keeps...
WHO aims to save millions of lives by ‘elimination’ of trans-fatty acids from global...
United Nation May 15 (TNS): Industrially-produced trans-fats may give food a longer shelf life, but each year they also lead to the death of...
Antibiotics can enhance risk of Kidney Stones
Washington, May 14 (TNS): Recent studies have revealed that antibiotics can increase the risk of kidney stones, as a side effect to the human...
Want weight loss? have your breakfast on time
New Delhi, May 11 (TNS): Missing out on your breakfast is not good for the system and can actually lead to weight gain, studies have shown.
By...
UNICEF urges wealthy countries to encourage breastfeeding
United Nations May 11 (TNS): Babies in wealthy countries are five times more likely to miss out on breastfeeding than those in the under-developed,...
Mass vaccination may not prevent Ebola outbreaks
London, May 10 (TNS): Mass vaccination programmes will not help prevent new Ebola virus outbreaks, a study has found.
Researchers from the University of Kent...
HPV vaccines could prevent cervical cancer
Washington, May 9 (TNS): The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines protect against cervical cancer in young women, finds a study.
A team of Cochrane researchers has...
Low body pH can cause cancer
Islamabad, May 9 (TNS): Many causes of cancer have been suggested over the years. Some are more common than others, such as the nicotine...
Men can’t be trusted to take ‘male pill’
Islamabad, May 8 (TNS): Would you trust men to take a 'male pill'? That's the question posed to 380 people in North East England...
