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Late-life immunisation

In most developing countries including India, the word immunisation is most identified with children.

8 Feb 2016 10:33 PM IST

Whiff of love

Romance blossoms in a good environment. So as it’s Valentine’s Day, begin by setting the mood with aromatic...

8 Feb 2016 10:03 PM IST

Buying products that remind you of your failure can make you feel even more depressed than before. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shopping may help lift your mood after a setback

However, buying something that reminds you of your setback can make you feel worse.

8 Feb 2016 5:16 PM IST

This technology basically is not bridging the gap between the poor and the rich.

What's new in Indian hospitals: A hi-tech ICU and how it's saving

India has seven doctors for every 10,000 people, half the global average, according to the World Health Organization.

8 Feb 2016 3:09 PM IST

Online therapy for BDD resulted in significant improvements in symptom severity, depression, and quality of life(Photo: Pixabay)

Online therapy may help people with mental disorders

Internet based cognitive behavioural therapy was found to be useful in treating body dysmorphic disorder.

8 Feb 2016 3:07 PM IST

Now, a simple blood test can spot 5 types of cancers

A simple blood test may be used to diagnose five types of cancers - colon, lung, breast, stomach and womb — at...

8 Feb 2016 2:05 AM IST

Psychiatric disorders may be genetically linked to diabetes

Researchers showed that a gene called ‘DISC1’, which is believed to play a role in these mental health...

8 Feb 2016 1:57 AM IST

A graveyard in Peru is fumigated in an effort to prevent the spread of the Zika virus. (Photo: AFP)

The mosquito from Hell

Infernal heat fills the waiting room of the paediatric neurology department, a heat against which the few fans buzzing...

8 Feb 2016 1:51 AM IST

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The price of technology

With technology becoming a major part of our everyday lives, constant texting, checking e-mails and also sitting in...

7 Feb 2016 9:43 PM IST

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Life saving drugs to get dearer as government withdraws duty exemption

An increase has also been made in the customs duty rates of certain life-saving drugs.

7 Feb 2016 4:46 PM IST

Possibility of Zika being sexually transmitted adds a new dimension to the threat the disease poses. (Photo: AFP)

Condom makers step up to help with Zika effort

WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl stressed that 'almost a 100 percent of the cases' are transmitted by the bite of a mosquito.

7 Feb 2016 10:38 AM IST

Neera shows some compound workout steps

Mass attack

Compound workouts use multiple joints and work more than one muscle group or several muscles at a time. People often...

6 Feb 2016 10:05 PM IST