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Probiotic use during pregnancy and lactation was associated with a 22 percent lower risk of young children developing eczema. (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman's baby bump turns out to be 25 kg stone cyst

Keely needed a five-hour long operation to remove the growth, and shed a third of her body weight in the process.

29 Nov 2018 8:48 PM IST

The study has been published in the journal BMC Medicine. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sauna may lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease

Study finds regular sauna use is associated with a lower risk of death from CVD in middle-aged to elderly women as well...

29 Nov 2018 7:54 PM IST

UNICEF says just over half of children up to age 14 with HIV are now receiving treatment (Photo: AFP)

UN says number of children dying from AIDS-related causes may drop by...

The report says 270,000 people up to age 19, the bulk of them in Africa, could be infected in 2030 alone.

29 Nov 2018 4:54 PM IST

This process is aimed at eventually killing off the population of mosquitoes (Photo: AFP)

Google's plan to end mosquito nuisance by releasing infected males...

With 15 million mosquitoes released and the female population cut by two thirds in six months, the project seems to be a...

29 Nov 2018 4:44 PM IST

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Can sauna lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease

There are several possible reasons why sauna use may decrease the risk of death due to CVD.

29 Nov 2018 2:55 PM IST

The perimenopause stage is characterised by a sharp decline in oestrogen levels.

Going through menopause? Take care of your heart health

Research notes only 1.7 per cent of study population adhered to three components of "Healthy Lifestyle Score" throughout...

29 Nov 2018 1:48 PM IST

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Lack of sleep can make you angrier

Here is what a new study has found.

29 Nov 2018 12:41 PM IST

When teens sleep less, they spend more time awake, and we knew that something had to occupy that extra time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's why too much screen time disrupts sleep

When certain cells are exposed to artificial light late at night, internal clocks can get confused, resulting in a host...

28 Nov 2018 6:04 PM IST

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This weight loss procedure may shrink fat, muscle

Here is what a new study has found.

28 Nov 2018 5:25 PM IST

Telomerase activity was increased two- to three-fold and telomere length was increased significantly in the endurance and high intensity training groups (Photo: AFP)

Endurance training is better than resistance training for anti-ageing

As we grow older, the telomeres shorten and this is an important molecular mechanism for cell ageing, which eventually...

28 Nov 2018 4:58 PM IST

While Bliss wanted a baby that was biologically her, she didnt want to get pregnant (Photo: AFP)

Mum dies from rare dementia years after catching it from own baby...

Doctors believe son inherited mutated gene responsible for disease from father, before passing it back to his mother...

28 Nov 2018 4:49 PM IST

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Here's why you shouldn't force your child to apologise

Here's what experts have to say

28 Nov 2018 2:18 PM IST