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Taking herbal remedies with prescription drugs may be harmful

Taking herbal remedies with prescription drugs may be harmful

Here is what a new study has found.

5 Feb 2018 12:24 PM IST

Anti-bottled water campaigns have trouble competing with corporate bottled water messaging. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fear of death drives up bottled-water sales: study

The study used social psychology's Terror Management Theory (TMT) as its framework.

5 Feb 2018 12:09 PM IST

Classified under the family of berries, grapes come in different varieties as well as colours.

Grape-derived compounds may help treat depression, says study

According to experts, grape-derived compounds might be developed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of depression.

5 Feb 2018 8:38 AM IST

Inflammatory bowel disease is an idiopathic disease caused by a dysregulated immune response to host intestinal microflora.

Pay attention to your gut

IBD symptoms vary, depending on the severity of inflammation and where it occurs.

5 Feb 2018 7:11 AM IST

Now Callie is actively campaigning for legalisation of cannabis to be used as a medicine (Photo: AFP)

Woman shares how giving her dying son cannabis miraculously saved his...

The boy's immune system recovered and now four years later he is a healthy 18-year-old training to be a chef.

4 Feb 2018 4:34 PM IST

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High levels of cellphone radiation linked to tumours in male rats

The concern with this type of radiation is that it produces energy in the form of heat.

4 Feb 2018 4:33 PM IST

He says the drinks are bad as drugs and should not be sold as they nearly killed him (Photo: AFP)

Drinking 25 cans of energy drinks in 6 hours almost kills 51-year-old

A single can contains around 160 mg caffeine which is more than a double espresso and 14 teaspoons of sugar.

4 Feb 2018 4:15 PM IST

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This popular med may prevent severe disease's relapse

The study stated that Cetirizine is safe, well-tolerated, and may help prevent relapses in NMO.

4 Feb 2018 4:09 PM IST

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Here's how you can cut side effect risk of a hard med

Taking the medication longer than two years may increase risk PML.

4 Feb 2018 3:44 PM IST

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Tumours grow where these gut bacteria thrive

Here is what a new study found.

4 Feb 2018 2:47 PM IST

They undertook more than 100 visits to four residential care settings in England over seven months. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Social media can make life better for young people in care'

Placement instability often leads to young people feeling abandoned and isolated.

4 Feb 2018 1:07 PM IST

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Fertility preservation techniques offer ray of hope to young cancer...

Cancer treatment can affect fertility in both men and women.

4 Feb 2018 12:17 PM IST