Life, Health, 28th Apr 2018, News & Stories from India

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Life Health 28 Apr 2018

Life, Health, 28 Apr 2018

When teens sleep less, they spend more time awake, and we knew that something had to occupy that ‘extra’ time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teens who get more sleep may curb screen time

It turns out that extra time awake is almost all just sitting around - it has no health benefits.

28 Apr 2018 5:41 PM

In 2010, the US Institute of Medicine called for four in five hospital nurses to have at least a bachelor’s degree by 2020. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fewer dementia patients die after surgery when nurses more educated

Patients and families may want to go to hospitals where more nurses have college degrees.

28 Apr 2018 5:23 PM

Healthy intestines allow some substances to pass through, but generally act as a barrier to keep out harmful bacteria. (Photo: Pixabay)

Drinking kefir may lower blood pressure: study

Kefir is known to help maintain the balance of beneficial bacteria in the digestive system.

28 Apr 2018 5:13 PM

Oldies of a feather stick together

Working out with peers of the same gender doesn't seem to make a difference - it's the age that counts.

28 Apr 2018 3:55 PM

Most effective cancer therapy comes closer to reality

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer.

28 Apr 2018 3:49 PM

The man later revealed that his friend had inserted the chopstick up his penis 'for fun' while they were 'blind drunk' and sought medical attention the very next day. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man gets chopstick removed from his penis

Patient sought medical help in Vietnam’s southern Dong Nai Province after complaining of difficulty urinating and pain in his penis.

28 Apr 2018 3:06 PM

A new weapon against epilepsy

We are what scientists call mosaics - bunches of cells that may have different genotypes buried deep within us.

28 Apr 2018 2:31 PM

The outbreak is the largest in the US since 2006, when spinach tainted with a similar strain of E. coli sickened more than 200 people. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tainted lettuce in US sickens 98

E. Coli symptoms generally include diarrhoea, severe stomach cramps and vomiting.

28 Apr 2018 2:25 PM

Doctors discovered she had an ulcer on her left breast and that her flesh had begun to die. (Photo: Pixabay)

Infected breast cancer rots woman's bosom, almost kills her

The necrotic mass on her boob was also infected with E.coli and required treatment with antibiotics for seven days.

28 Apr 2018 11:10 AM

Most people have a little bit of fat in their liver. Fatty liver disease can occur when more than 5 per cent of the liver by weight is made up of fat.

Study finds eating better tied to lower risk of liver disease, says study

People with above-average increases in adherence to healthy Mediterranean diet are at least 26 per cent less likely to develop fatty liver.

28 Apr 2018 8:25 AM

Major depression affects around 14 per cent of people worldwide and is the biggest contributor to long-term disability in the general population. (Photo: Pixabay)

Global study finds 44 genetic risk factors for major depression

The new findings could help explain why not everyone treated with antidepressants sees their condition improve.

28 Apr 2018 8:13 AM

CBTi is a short-term, goal oriented type of psychotherapy that tries to change destructive thinking and behaviour. (Representational | Photo: AP)

Talk therapy may help soldiers combat insomnia

Studies show that up to 20 per cent of active military personnel have insomnia.

28 Apr 2018 8:05 AM

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