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Baby 'sleep sacks' might be safer than blankets

Factors like using soft bedding, have been found to increase the risk of SIDS.

30 Oct 2018 11:11 AM IST

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Tooth loss linked to malnutrition

The functional ability of an individual to consume an adequate diet may be adversely impacted.

30 Oct 2018 10:57 AM IST

The findings, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, suggests car emissions and other types of pollution may be a significant source (Photo: AFP)

Air pollution can be blamed for millions of asthma attacks across the...

About half of the asthma emergency room visits attributed to dirty air were estimated to occur in South and East Asian...

29 Oct 2018 8:25 PM IST

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

Same-sex couple carry the same child thanks to reciprocal IVF

The couple who got married in 2015 had met six years back and both of them wanted to have children.

29 Oct 2018 7:07 PM IST

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Cases of gastrointestinal diseases increase with heat and cold

Here is what a new study has found.

29 Oct 2018 2:56 PM IST

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Certain treatments for diabetes may lead to kidney complications

Researchers say it is vital to protect the heart and kidney health of patients with type 2 diabetes.

29 Oct 2018 2:24 PM IST

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Not enough fruits, vegetables to feed the planet: Study

Consumers would need to eat less meat, and the agri-food sector would have to produce more plant proteins for things to...

29 Oct 2018 1:31 PM IST

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Gut microbiota products may favour diabetes: Study

These findings provided answers to questions about the nature of the underlying mechanisms.

29 Oct 2018 1:06 PM IST

Once permission as given Ayala cuddled the baby and started to breastfeed him, after which he stopped crying immediately. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Baby dies after contracting herpes which ate up her lungs and brain...

The child, Aliza Rose Friend was just eight days old when she passed away after developing neonatal herpes from the...

29 Oct 2018 12:43 PM IST

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Cigarette pictorial warning effective in helping people stop smoking

Researchers say it all comes down to how we humans act in response to our emotions.

29 Oct 2018 12:22 PM IST

The incidence of IBD, including paediatric cases, is on the rise in India, as reported in a paper published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Listen to your gut

The timely diagnosis and treatment of that recurrent stomach bug could save a life.

29 Oct 2018 12:49 AM IST

This also means that other activities like chess, yoga, sports and other video games can be effective as well (Photo: AFP)

Research shows playing Tetris may be helpful for soothing a worried...

While the ratings were only meant to make them uncomfortable, scientists found that the game did actually work for...

28 Oct 2018 8:51 PM IST