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Consumer baby monitors may get vital signs wrong

The study shows that these consumer monitors are not ready for prime time.

22 Aug 2018 7:34 PM IST

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Cervical cancer screening without Pap test OK for some women

The new guidelines also recognize that risks and benefits of cervical cancer screening change as women age.

22 Aug 2018 6:52 PM IST

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Small effects from millions of genes may add up to new risk-screening...

Putting them all together into a 'polygenic' risk profile can identify many more people with higher than average odds of...

22 Aug 2018 6:18 PM IST

Consuming coconut oil daily cuts heart disease risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Coconut oil is poison: Harvard professor says health fad is one of...

While cardiologists agree that it may be tasty and sumptuous, the velvety oil is harmful to the arteries.

22 Aug 2018 4:44 PM IST

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Exposure to tobacco smoke can weaken adolescents' health

Parents should be counseled on how to prevent and reduce their adolescent's secondhand smoke exposure.

22 Aug 2018 3:54 PM IST

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Consistent moderate drinking could lower heart disease risk

Here is what a new study has found.

22 Aug 2018 3:40 PM IST

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How dehydration affects your brain

Even without dehydration, exertion and heat put a dent in test subjects' performance, but water loss made the dent about...

22 Aug 2018 2:01 PM IST

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Nerve stimulation could benefit depressed patients

Researchers have found it helps improve alertness and reduces anxiety.

22 Aug 2018 1:36 PM IST

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Here's how smoking harms your unborn baby

Pregnant women should keep the following in mind before lighting a cigarette.

22 Aug 2018 1:20 PM IST

The other countries to mark a significant jump in numbers over 2016 was Iceland and Serbia, which registered a hike of 89.6 per cent and 70.8 per cent respectively. (Photo: AP)

India fastest growing tourism market for London: International...

China ranked 19th with 219,400 visitors coming in 2017 and Japan came in at 23rd with 174,800 tourists last year.

22 Aug 2018 12:24 PM IST

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Major breakthrough: Scientists develop drug that prevents weight

If the pill does become effective, it will help reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and even dementia.

22 Aug 2018 11:33 AM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breakthrough for ovarian cancer patients: Half of women in trial...

Research, lead by team at Institute of Cancer Research in London and Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said the...

22 Aug 2018 10:25 AM IST