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Sale of large cigars would continue at least for the time being because the smoke is not inhaled. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cigars, pipes up risk of cancer like cigarettes, says study

With a daily cigarette, cigar or pipe habit, people have an elevated risk of death from tobacco-related cancers.

22 Feb 2018 8:00 AM IST

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Serious knee injuries increasing in kids and teens

Here is what a new study found.

21 Feb 2018 8:39 PM IST

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Stigma can cause depression in multiple sclerosis patients

People living with MS who reported higher levels of stigma.

21 Feb 2018 7:28 PM IST

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Risk of dementia higher in people with congenital heart disease

CHD is a lifelong condition.

21 Feb 2018 6:58 PM IST

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New trick to reduce hospital readmission rates

Here is what a new study has found.

21 Feb 2018 6:46 PM IST

$Hormone therapy reverses bone loss and helps prevent fractures. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Hormone therapy may reduce stooped posture for women

Beyond its adverse aesthetic effects, hyperkyphosis is associated with the poor physical function.

21 Feb 2018 6:34 PM IST

The conventional wisdom was that our large brains had evolved because of a series of step-like increases. (Photo: Pixabay)

How humans got bigger brains decoded

The conventional wisdom was that our large brains had evolved because of a series of step-like increases.

21 Feb 2018 5:29 PM IST

In any weight loss diets, adherence to the diet and the overall quality of the diet are probably more important than any other factors. (Photo: Pixabay)

Carbs, fat, DNA? Weight loss is finicky, new study shows

Gene analyses identified variations linked with how the body processes fats or carbohydrates.

21 Feb 2018 4:59 PM IST

Pigeons can help fight human diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

How pigeons can help fight human diseases

Here is what researchers suggest.

21 Feb 2018 4:49 PM IST

About 20 percent of kids getting the peanut powder dropped out of the study, 12 percent due to reactions or other problems. (Photo: Pixabay)

Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study

The study involved nearly 500 kids ages 4 to 17 with allergies so severe that they had reactions to as little as a tenth...

21 Feb 2018 3:52 PM IST

Alcohol use disorders are associated with a three-fold higher risk of all types of dementia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dementia clearly linked to chronic boozing: study

Heavy drinking should be recognised as a major risk factor for all types of dementia.

21 Feb 2018 3:21 PM IST

The relationship between the activities of the nerve cells that cause the transfer of information and activities delaying the transmission of information is extremely important. (Representational Image)

Excess calcium in human brain ups risk of Parkinson's, says study

Study finds calcium can mediate the interaction between small membranous structures inside nerve endings important for...

21 Feb 2018 10:15 AM IST