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...

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