Immunotherapy a new weapon against advanced cancer
London, June 2 (IANS) In what could completely alter the course of cancer treatment globally, a combination of immunotherapy -- helping the body's own...
Breasts meant for feeding young ones
New York, June 1 (IANS) A young mother, shocked to find her picture of publicly breastfeeding her son on Facebook, has shot a furious...
Hitting roadblocks to tobacco endgame
With one person dying every six seconds from a tobacco-related disease -- almost 5.4 million deaths per year of which more than 600,000 are...
Will countries ‘walk the talk’ to end the tobacco epidemic?
Despite unprecedented pressure from tobacco industry to delay, dilute or thwart progress on a range of tobacco control measures globally, considerable achievements have been...
Sleep can fix deeply rooted attitudes in people
New York, May 29 (IANS) What if race and gender biases and prejudices can be fixed during sleep? According to researchers from the University...
How to look good without eye makeup
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Eyes are said to be the windows to your soul, so enhance and accentuate them without using makeup.
Makeup artist...
Typhoid control key to prevent gallbladder cancer in India, Pakistan
London, May 29 (IANS) Controlling bacterial infections responsible for typhoid fever could reduce the risk of gallbladder cancer in India and Pakistan, a team...
Impulsive individuals at increased binge eating risk
New York, May 29 (IANS) If a little stress makes you a lot impulsive, you may be at an increased risk of binge eating...
US to produce natural cancer drug
Washington, May 28 (IANS) Scientists, including an Indian-American, are a step closer to producing a natural cancer drug by extracting ET-743, a compound found...
Tattoos come with long-term medical risks
New York, May 28 (IANS) If you are considering getting yourself inked, just a word of caution. It may leave you prone to some...
