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A cochlear implant costs about Rs 27 lakh (Photo: Pixabay)

Surgery in UAE enables Indian girl to hear again

Cochlear implants are designed for patients who cannot hear even with a hearing aid.

2 Jan 2017 11:21 AM IST

Desi sweet treats

This winter, indulge your sweet-tooth with a few desi dessert recipes.

2 Jan 2017 12:45 AM IST

Soul-itary Reaper draws kudos

Bengaluru girl Nirupa Rao has been awarded the Young Explorer's Grant to pursue her calling.

2 Jan 2017 12:33 AM IST

Snooze talk for runners

Snooze talk for runners

For runners, sleep is as important as food and exercise. Waking up early and working till late night can be very...

2 Jan 2017 12:19 AM IST

A still from the film Chennai Express, in which Shah Rukh Khans character carries Deepikas character up 300 stairs to the Vattamalai Murugan Temple in Tamil Nadu.

Praying for fitness

Fitness and faith may seem like a strange match, but who knew your devotion could help you burn a few calories and stay...

2 Jan 2017 12:13 AM IST

Concerns about privacy are often the reason doctors and hospitals avoid organising social support. (Photo: Pixabay)

Being more social may improve patient health

Programmes that take advantage of naturally occurring relationships can be very effective.

1 Jan 2017 6:00 PM IST

The National Rural Health Mission in the state created quite a buzz on social media after it used Friends with Benfits stars Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake to promote vasectomy. (Photo: Twitter)

Kerala govt uses film poster to promote vasectomy

Friends with Benefits' is a Hollywood flick that revolves around the lives of a couple in a no-strings attached' sexual...

1 Jan 2017 3:18 PM IST

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Burger King, Tim Hortons to curb antibiotics used in chicken

The overuse of such drugs is contributing to rising numbers of life-threatening human infections from...

1 Jan 2017 12:42 PM IST

Microbiome-based approaches will eventually become the standard method of determining the time since death for bodies that are discovered after some time of decomposition.

Body's 'necrobiome' can tell time of death

Currently, when a deceased human is discovered, the forensic techniques for estimating time elapsed since death is not...

1 Jan 2017 12:00 PM IST

Violent acts tend to cluster through social networks, and they spread like a contagious disease spreads from one person to another.

Violence spreads like infection among friends

t's possible that the cure for violence could be spread through the same networks of friends as the violence itself.

1 Jan 2017 11:42 AM IST

People dont realize that some common and popular foods have a particular choking hazard for small kids. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cutting small fruits for children lowers choking risk

Public awareness is one of the best options to mitigate against pediatric food choking.

1 Jan 2017 11:35 AM IST

360 degree: Check this out

Merkel seeking fourth term, France elections, Aleppo's condition and Sasikala elevation are some of the events to look...

1 Jan 2017 7:31 AM IST