HIV spread peaks before violent conflict breaks out
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) The rate of new HIV infections rises significantly in the five years leading up to violent conflict in a...
Exercise may become anti-cancer therapy
Exercise may become anti-cancer therapy in future
Toronto, May 24 (IANS) A first-ever international clinical trial evaluating the effect of intense physical exercise to improve...
Heart-health behaviour helps reduce diabetes risk
Heart-health behaviour helps reduce diabetes risk
New York: If you are suffering from diabetes, then following some lifestyle and health factors may prove to be...
Socialise while using toilet
New York, Aug 22 (IANS) How do you kill time while using the toilet? Now you can socialise while answering the nature's call, thanks...
Belief in God increases by imagining ‘what might have been’
New York, March 20 (IANS) A person's faith in God increases when he or she thinks of "what might have been" if an important...
Governments’ accountability for responding to COVID-19, NCDs and tobacco epidemics
Governments' accountability for responding to COVID-19, NCDs and tobacco epidemics
Politics, in many ways, is the ultimate determinant of health, had said Dr Richard Horton,...
Study finds first gene for greying hair
London, March 2 (IANS) In a first, an international team of researchers has identified a gene for greying hair, confirming greying has a genetic...
Life expectancy up by five years since 2000: WHO
Geneva, May 19 (IANS) Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according...
Australian state Victoria bans smoking in prisons
Melbourne, June 30 (IANS) Smoking will be banned in Australian state Victoria's prisons from Wednesday, in a push to make prison life healthier for...
Aggressive driving a reflection of surrounding culture
New York, April 27 (IANS) Aggressive driving behaviour is a reflection of a person's surrounding culture, both on the road and on a broader...
