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The affects of Alagille Syndrome is that it also causes hearing loss but sensorineural hearing loss resulting from deficits in the sensory cells of the inner ear. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hearing loss common after infant heart surgery, says study

Children who have heart surgery should have hearing evaluated by age 24 to 30 months, to increase chances of timely...

17 Feb 2018 9:01 AM IST

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled during the past generation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how eating slowly can help you lose weight

Study has found changes in eating habits were strongly associated with lower obesity and weight (BMI), and smaller waist...

17 Feb 2018 8:48 AM IST

Women who had the most total fructose during pregnancy were 58 percent more likely to have kids with asthma than women who had no fructose. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how female hormones are linked to asthma

Analysis of studies involving women highlights a link between asthma symptoms and key life changes such as puberty and...

16 Feb 2018 8:25 PM IST

Retina is that part of the eye where the final vision is formed, the way it is created on a film inside a camera. (Photo: Pixabay)

Retinal disease is ups chances of chronic blindness, says study

Of various retinal disorders, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema are two diseases that cause...

16 Feb 2018 8:19 PM IST

The disorder causes difficulty in communication and language, problems with abstract concept and impaired short term memory (Photo: AFP)

Expert suggests fetal alcohol syndrome may have caused Florida...

Cruz was adopted as a child and an expert says that his case is similar to what she has seen in many adopted children.

16 Feb 2018 6:34 PM IST

A Swiss team spokesperson said one of athletes was Fabian Boesch but did not want to name the other as the athletes relatives had not yet been informed. (Photo: AP)

Swiss skiers become first athletes to be hit by norovirus at Winter...

While more than 200 people have been hit by the virus, this is the first time anyone from the athletic delegations has...

16 Feb 2018 6:19 PM IST

According to a study conducted by Indiana University, the average penis size for American men is 5.57 inches, which is about an inch shorter than the standard condom size. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are mistakes men make while using condoms

Many men do not know if they don't follow instructions on the packet their condoms are rendered less effective.

16 Feb 2018 2:52 PM IST

The tapeworm, which can be contracted while eating raw or undercooked park and contact with fecal matter, typically attaches itself to the small intestines and develop into adult tape worms. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man almost blinded after contracting dangerous bacteria from...

Dangerous parasite, Taenia solium, had settled in vitreous chamber of Sam's eye, the space in eyeball between the lens...

16 Feb 2018 11:10 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Limb amputation rates for blocked arteries vary by race and setting

Here is what a new study has found.

16 Feb 2018 11:08 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Give women more time to give birth, make choices: WHO

Women should be allowed to choose their delivery position.

16 Feb 2018 10:52 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

US FDA looks to pave way for earlier-stage Alzheimer's drugs

Medicines tested to treat Alzheimer's have had a dismal track record.

16 Feb 2018 10:28 AM IST

Its true that maybe in 50% of the population, a stroke grows very quickly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Children with shorter stature at higher risk of stroke as adults,...

People with shorter heights should work at changing modifiable risk factors they can control.

16 Feb 2018 10:06 AM IST