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Contraceptive that women used had potent levels of synthetic hormones that mimic the effects of the natural hormone progesterone

Couples have more sex after hormonal contraception

Women in long-term relationships and use hormonal contraception, are more committed to their relationships and have more...

8 Dec 2016 7:33 PM IST

The gesture is receiving a lot of praise (Photo: Twitter)

Free meals on Christmas by UK Muslim restaurant

The restaurant in London is offering free meals so that people don't have to eat alone on Christmas.

8 Dec 2016 4:36 PM IST

Its standalone chicken shop in will be serving seitan in sandwiches, tubs, and mac n cheese burgers.. (Photo: Instagram/ @templeofseitan)

London to get its first vegan fried chicken' shop

It offers seitan which is a meat substitute that is made from wheat gluten.

8 Dec 2016 4:13 PM IST

The current health guidelines recommend a magnesium intake of around 300mg per day (Photo: AFP)

Magnesium rich vegetables reduce heart disease risk

An extra 100mg per day of dietary magnesium could also reduce risk of stroke by seven percent and type-2 diabetes by 19...

8 Dec 2016 2:44 PM IST

The UK will also introduce a levy on sugary soft drinks (Photo: AFP)

Ads for junk food banned on British kid's channels

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) said that ads promoting such products can not appear in children's media.

8 Dec 2016 2:24 PM IST

If skin biopsy results were abnormal, about 69 percent would prefer to find out about it by telephone. (Photo: Pixabay)

People prefer to learn about biopsy results online

About 55 percent said they'd want to access their skin biopsy result through an online portal if it was benign.

8 Dec 2016 11:45 AM IST

Its possible that the increased brain activity seen when people walked and talked at the same time in the study might reflect underlying early brain disease or dysfunction. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain activity may help predict fall risk in older adults

Falls are a leading cause of death and disability among adults 65 and up.

8 Dec 2016 11:21 AM IST

Women who had skin-to-skin contact with their naked babies right after delivery were more likely to breastfeed longer. (Representational Image)

Skin-to-skin contact good for mom and newborn

Infants who received skin-to-skin care were 32 percent more likely to successfully breastfeed on their first try.

8 Dec 2016 10:08 AM IST

FSSAI prohibits implied claims like that a product will cure a certain disease, or claims of drug-like efficacy like prevents bone fragility in post-menopausal women .

Eating food wrapped in newspapers can invite cancer, says FSSAI

There is an urgent need to discourage the use of newspaper as food packaging material by creating awareness, says...

8 Dec 2016 7:00 AM IST

The Delhi International Arts Festival has become increasingly global in its scale

Delhi International Arts Festival enters 10th year

The programmes covered a wide gamut of performances ranging from classical music, world music, band music and Sufi music...

8 Dec 2016 3:02 AM IST

Artist seeks to highlight the colour that is running in his blood

Irrespective of caste, skin colour, religion and language, red is the colour that runs under our skin.

8 Dec 2016 3:01 AM IST

This year is a landmark year. We are celebrating Dr Ambedkars 60th death anniversary as well as his 125th birth anniversary.

Ambedkar, bridging New York and Mumbai

The incredible work that Babasaheb put into laying the foundation for an equal and fair country.

8 Dec 2016 12:14 AM IST