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Substituting methadone for opioids could save billions

23 Nov 2017 8:28 PM IST

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Hand, wrist injuries in high school sports often severe

Here is what a new study has found.

23 Nov 2017 7:48 PM IST

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Finland baker launches bread made from crushed crickets

Demand to find more food sources have raised interest in using insects as a protein source in several Western countries.

23 Nov 2017 7:37 PM IST

Usually in burn cases, the skin of a deceased donor is used, and the donor skin is typically rejected within weeks (Photo: AFP)

Doctors save man with burns on 95 percent of his body with skin...

Receiving a transplant from an identical twin eliminates risk of the recipient's body rejecting "foreign" material from...

23 Nov 2017 7:29 PM IST

Some individuals develop brain networks that favor intelligent behaviors or more challenging cognitive tasks (Photo: AFP)

Study reveals how connections in brain are linked to intelligence

It also identified brain regions that are more strongly de-coupled from the rest of the network in more intelligent...

23 Nov 2017 7:16 PM IST

High-intensity exercises include: lunges, side lunges, butt kicks, high knees (Photo: AFP)

Exercising for 20 minutes everyday can boost memory

At the other end of our lifespan, as we reach our senior years, we might expect to see even greater benefits in...

23 Nov 2017 6:22 PM IST

The bone narrowly missed an arterie (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman moved to hospital after pain caused by 3-cm-long fish bone...

Doctors had to perform an exploratory surgery to remove the bone following which the symptoms went away.

23 Nov 2017 4:31 PM IST

DCosta elaborates that a few of the things to look out for this year would include more stages, music, great food and a much larger Biker Gear shopping area. (Photo: (c) India Bike Week)

For love of outdoors: Riders celebrate motorcycles at India Bike Week

Martin DCosta, Festival Director, talks about how festival started, highlights this year and how biking scenario has...

23 Nov 2017 4:31 PM IST

According to PETA, the demand for ejiao, which can also be found in certain candies, snacks, and beauty products, has risen in such rapid rates in recent years that donkeys are being imported into China for slaughter. (Photo: PETA Asia)

Video: Donkeys killed in shocking manner to make Chinese medicine

Footage from PETA expose shows how animals are bludgeoned to the head and their throats slit for their skin.

23 Nov 2017 3:47 PM IST

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Here's why you need to protect your ears when using public transport

Canadian researchers explain the surprising impact it has on our health

23 Nov 2017 3:38 PM IST

Swilling with anti-bacterial fluid could be killing helpful microbes which live in the mouth and protect against obesity and diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mouthwash use may raise diabetes risk: study

Helpful bacteria in the mouth can protect against diabetes and obesity.

23 Nov 2017 3:36 PM IST

As teenagers are mobile and encounter more types of bacteria they are more at risk, making meningitis a major worry for parents. (Photo: Pixabay)

CDC discovers new meningitis vaccine manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline...

This life-threatening illness can infect the bloodstream and the lining that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.

23 Nov 2017 3:31 PM IST