Smoking to be banned in prisons: British Government
London, Sep 30 (IANS) Smoking is to be banned in prisons in England and Wales, Britain's Prisons Minister Andrew Selous has announced.
Smoking is currently...
Frailty increases delirium post-surgery among older adults
Frailty increases delirium post-surgery among older adults
Toronto, Jan 28 (IANS) Older adults, who are frail are twice more likely to experience delirium following a...
Singapore experts training Bengal doctors in critical care
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IANS) At least 120 healthcare professionals from West Bengal are being trained by experts from Singapore to strengthen the critical care...
Girls may inherit ovarian cancer gene from fathers
Girls may inherit ovarian cancer gene from fathers
New York, Feb 17 (IANS) Scientists have found a gene responsible for ovarian cancer that can be...
How new mothers tend to be more depressed
How new mothers tend to be more depressed
New York, March 2 (IANS) Mothers who were still co-sleeping -- sharing either a room or bed...
New diabetes drug may help obese to reduce weight
New diabetes drug may help obese to reduce weight
New York, March 19 (IANS) Suffering from obesity? A diabetes drug may help you cut down...
New Zealand obesity campaigner quits over zero progress
Wellington, Nov 27 (IANS) A leading diabetes expert has wound up her national campaign to tackle New Zealand’s obesity epidemic saying she had achieved...
How marijuana use leads to severe mental disorder
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) Cannabis or marijuana use increases neural noise in the brain, leading to a severe mental disorder in which thought...
When India meets Asia in Myanmarese cuisine
When India meets Asia in Myanmarese cuisine
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Myanmar boasts of an interesting melange of great traditional cuisines -- ranging from...
Suicide gene therapy kills prostate cancer cells
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) Combining radiation treatment with 'suicide gene therapy' - a technique in which prostate cancer cells are genetically modified so...
