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Shorter hospital stay with new hysterectomy procedureSubscriber Only

February 6, 2009 10:42 IST

Women suffering from menstrual complexities due to problems in the uterus and wanting to avoid surgery may get some relief with a new technology.

Higher education no guarantee against Alzheimer’s: StudySubscriber Only

February 5, 2009 11:15 IST

Higher education is not a security blanket against Alzheimer's disease,according to a new study contradicting previous research.

Indian scientist’s discovery may lead to TB drug breakthroughSubscriber Only

February 5, 2009 11:07 IST

An Indian scientist has discovered a molecule which he claims can be a harbinger for a single drug therapy to treat tuberculosis.

Revealed: How flu virus hijacks human cellsSubscriber Only

February 4, 2009 15:44 IST

Scientists claim to have uncovered how the influenza virus is able to take over human cells and use them as machinery to replicate itself.

Divorce,anti-depressants ‘can add years to life’Subscriber Only

February 4, 2009 15:39 IST

Divorce,anti-depressants etc won't make you live longer but will make you certainly look older with all those worry lines,says a study on identical twins.

Nightmares raise suicide attempt riskSubscriber Only

February 4, 2009 14:10 IST

Patients who complained of nightmares during the week following the suicide attempt were three times more likely to attempt to take their own life again

Smoking in pregnancy cuts blood flow to foetusSubscriber Only

February 4, 2009 12:27 IST

Smoking during pregnancy reduces blood flow to the developing foetus and,in turn,retards growth,new research suggests.

Women’s heart rate helps detect health risksSubscriber Only

February 4, 2009 12:04 IST

Measuring a woman's heart rate at rest can help predict her risk of heart attack or dying from heart disease,researchers have said.

India to study neurological impairment of HIV infectedSubscriber Only

February 4, 2009 10:08 IST

Experts at Pune's National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) have planned a study to find the prevalence of neurocognitive impairment in HIV infected individuals.

Vanaspati,cooking oil in market unfit for consumption: CSESubscriber Only

February 3, 2009 16:54 IST

A study by CSE revealed that most oil brands and almost all vanaspati brands are unfit for consumption owing to high trans fatty acid contents.

Scientists discover new way ‘to starve out malaria’Subscriber Only

February 3, 2009 15:59 IST

Researchers have developed a way to starve out malaria parasites by targeting a digestive enzyme that the disease needs to feed on blood cells.

Doctors surgically remove kidney through donor’s vaginaSubscriber Only

February 3, 2009 15:37 IST

Doctors in US have removed a healthy kidney through a small incision at the back of the donor's vagina 'to reduce the patient's pain'.

Too much TV time increases depression risk among teensSubscriber Only

February 3, 2009 12:20 IST

Too much exposure to television and other electronic media during adolescence might lead to depression in young adulthood,especially among men.

Teens who hang out with pals a lot likelier to use marijuanaSubscriber Only

February 3, 2009 12:07 IST

Long-term cannabis use can have detrimental effects like poor academic performance and failure to complete schooling.

Mental illness alone not a trigger for violenceSubscriber Only

February 3, 2009 11:35 IST

Severe mental illness and major depression do not make a person more violent than others but adding substance abuse does,researchers said.

Hormone may predict postpartum depression: StudySubscriber Only

February 3, 2009 11:18 IST

Spiking and sinking levels of a hormone that prepares a pregnant woman for childbirth may hold the key to why some women suffer postpartum depression.

New AIDS approach disrupts patient’s DNASubscriber Only

February 3, 2009 11:02 IST

The approach is based on research that has long shown that people with a certain mutation in a gene resist infection with AIDS virus.

Heavy earrings ‘can damage ears’Subscriber Only

February 2, 2009 17:16 IST

The long-swinging massive hoops and chandelier earrings may well make the fashion victims out of ears,doctors have warned.

People are what their parents ate: StudySubscriber Only

February 2, 2009 17:06 IST

Researchers have found that human cells have the ability to 'remember' and could replicate effects of a poor diet for weeks,months,and even generations.

Leprosy ratio high in western Maharashtra: SurveySubscriber Only

February 2, 2009 16:58 IST

A recent survey has revealed a prevalence rate three to nine times than the reported figure in certain defined areas of Western Maharashtra.

A breast cancer test ‘to predict recovery chances’Subscriber Only

February 2, 2009 16:41 IST

Scientists have developed what they claim is a pioneering test that can help predict a breast cancer sufferer's chance of recovery with 80 per cent accuracy.