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People with obesity are almost just as likely to develop atrial fibrillation as people with hypertension or diabetes (Photo: AFP)

Obesity alone does not increase early death risk: Study

Individuals with metabolically healthy obesity are actually not at an elevated mortality rate.

15 July 2018 7:10 PM IST

Pregnancy amplifies the pressures people face in modern life (Photo: AFP)

Millennial women are more likely to face depression during pregnancy

The reason for this is a fast paced lifestyle along with added pressure from social media.

15 July 2018 6:40 PM IST

He was later taken to a hospital where he became the first person to be diagnosed with the condition at the facility (Photo: Pixabay)

Teenager weeding garden left with severe burns after touching toxic...

He initially thought it was sunburn, but his skin started peeling off when he got in the shower.

15 July 2018 5:02 PM IST

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Testosterone therapy can prevent drastic weight loss in cancer...

A new study's findings may help cancer patients increase quality of life.

15 July 2018 1:30 PM IST

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Omega 3 fatty acids hold the key stop cancer

It could prevent cancer from spreading.

15 July 2018 11:35 AM IST

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Deaths due to cardiovascular disease on rise in India

Most deaths were among people with a previously known cardiac disease.

15 July 2018 11:03 AM IST

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Certain types of tomatoes and strawberries can cause allergy

Here is what a new study has found.

15 July 2018 10:06 AM IST

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Being positive helps fight cancer

Previous research has focused on how negative emotions impact cancer.

15 July 2018 9:57 AM IST

The blood test measures a specific peptide to inform if a patient has the very earliest stages of Alzheimers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists reveal the way blood clots reduce the chance of infection

Clotting is a vital process to prevent life-threatening blood loss following an injury.

14 July 2018 4:45 PM IST

Commercialisation of this technology offers the potential for producing low-dose X-ray detectors that can scan the whole body at once. (Representative Image)

World's first ever colour X-ray performed on a human

The new device incorporates particle-tracking technology developed for CERN's Large Hadron Collider, which discovered...

14 July 2018 4:31 PM IST

Soccer players must have good balance to play the game well (Photo: AFP)

Soccer headers may lead to balance problems: Study

Soccer headers are repetitive subconcussive head impacts that may be associated with problems with thinking and memory...

14 July 2018 2:04 PM IST

Safety concerns may lead to poor adherence and discontinuation of asthma medications during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

More women may be experiencing depression during pregnancy

Another factor is that people don't live as close to family as they once did.

14 July 2018 1:37 PM IST