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Cat bites can be damaging through infections and may lead to permanent disabilities (Photo: AFP)

Find out pros and cons of having pets in nursing homes

While visiting pets can relieve stress and anxiety, one has to understand the health risks that also come with animals.

13 April 2018 8:28 AM IST

The gallbladder itself is a small organ in the abdominal region of a human beings body, where the digestive fluid, bile, is stored.

Study finds inactivity tied to bladder problems in middle-aged men

Compared to inactive men, participants who got even a little exercise were 6 per cent less likely to develop urinary...

13 April 2018 8:17 AM IST

Most people infected with Zika dont get sick, while some suffer a mild illness with fever, rash and joint pain (Photo: AFP)

Risk of getting infected with Zika through sex may not last longer...

The virus is mainly spread by tropical mosquitoes. But during the epidemic, scientists discovered some infections were...

12 April 2018 8:36 PM IST

Jaco, a psychiatrist who specialises in treating patients with dementia, was at work when he developed flu-like symptoms. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dog scratch triggered infection makes man lose nose, lips and legs

Jaco Nel, 50, fell ill with sepsis two weeks after his Cocker Spaniel Harvey was playing a bit rough.

12 April 2018 5:22 PM IST

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Certain iron supplements linked to colon cancer

Most of the iron that the body needs is obtained through food such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits and whole grains.

12 April 2018 4:39 PM IST

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Viagra, a new weapon against cancers?

Drugs currently prescribed to treat male erectile dysfunction can be included in the new trials for anti-cancer drugs.

12 April 2018 3:21 PM IST

Study revealed that Sperm counts in men from America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand have dropped by more than 50 percent in less than 40 years (Photo: Pixabay)

NASA sends human sperm to space to see if astronauts can conceive in...

Carried on Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, sperm will be used for experiments to see how space, low gravity affect...

12 April 2018 1:58 PM IST

Early menopause increased even further for women whose periods started early if they had no children. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds women who enter menopause late in life less likely to get...

Study found that those who entered menopause naturally, but later than average, fared better in 'verbal memory' tests.

12 April 2018 11:40 AM IST

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New blood test can tell if you are at TB risk

Preventative treatment is several weeks long and has potential side effect.

12 April 2018 9:28 AM IST

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Now window for anticancer therapies can be determined

Here is what a new study has found.

12 April 2018 9:14 AM IST

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Here's why resistance training is important

It forces your skeletal muscles to contract and enhances the recycling capacity in muscles.

12 April 2018 8:57 AM IST

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Parkinson's disease: Challenge for aging population

12 April 2018 8:47 AM IST