LIFESTYLE NEWS - Page 2694

Here’s how women could spice up their sex lives

May 13, 2009 15:22 IST

A recent study revealed that women with high emotional intelligence have better sex lives.

Fluorescent light to help people with dementia,other diseases: Study

May 13, 2009 15:18 IST

Periods of blue-light,like daylight,produced from the blue-white lamp prototypes developed by GE scientists,could help people suffering from dementia and other health problems.

Re-emerging poor a target for some retailers

May 13, 2009 15:15 IST

As recession squeezes the fledgling middle classes of emerging economies,special shops for the poor are seizing the opportunities.

Swine flu has full pandemic potential: Research

May 12, 2009 16:43 IST

Swine flu that has triggered global health scare has 'full pandemic potential' and is fatal in around 4 in 1,000 cases,research has revealed.

What’s in a cough? 20,000 viruses

May 12, 2009 16:39 IST

As many as 20,000 viruses are expelled in an average cough,which may be sufficient to infect many people,particularly those who are not vaccinated.

WHO confirms 4,694 cases of swine flu around the world

May 12, 2009 16:04 IST

The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of the swine flu or A(H1N1) virus has increased to 4,694 - double from the last Friday's figure.

Now a ‘Trilogy system’ to treat cancer

May 11, 2009 12:52 IST

A new Image Guided radiotherapy system,which would reduce treatment time of cancer and spare healthy tissue,has been introduced for the first time in India.

Swine flu spreads to China,kills 3rd man in US

May 11, 2009 12:33 IST

The new flu strain spread to mainland China,and killed a third person in the United States,as the number of cases of H1N1 influenza worldwide jumped to more than 4,300.

Non-smokers live longer,healthy life: Study

May 8, 2009 14:13 IST

The result of a three-decade-long study of 54 thousand participants revealed that non-smokers have longer life with lesser chances of getting heart disease compared to smokers.

Artificial ovary ‘matures human eggs’

May 8, 2009 14:06 IST

Scientists have grown a human ovary in the laboratory from slivers of ovarian tissue,which has been able to turn an immature human egg into a mature one.

Free will ‘found in brain’

May 8, 2009 13:59 IST

Researchers have carried out the study and found that free will resides in the parietal cortex of the human brain,according to a report.

A third of world population could get swine flu: WHO

May 8, 2009 10:42 IST

The WHO said that in a pandemic situation it was 'reasonable' to estimate that a third of the world's population would catch the swine flu virus.

Coming soon: A drug to treat Alzheimer’s?

May 7, 2009 12:53 IST

An international team has discovered drugs to target and boost the function of a newly pinpointed gene involved in the brain's memory formation,thereby helping to restore long-term memory.

Kidney disease ‘raises cancer risk’ in men

May 7, 2009 11:23 IST

A study found that people with end-stage renal disease and kidney transplant recipients are at an increased risk of developing cancers.

Swine flu more dangerous for youth with good immunity

May 6, 2009 14:26 IST

Swine flue likely kills its victims by inducing a 'cytokine storm' in which a patients hyper-activated immune system causes potentially fatal damage to the lungs.

Soon,self-monitoring device for HIV patients

May 6, 2009 14:12 IST

Just like diabetics,HIV patients may soon be able to monitor their own condition at home using a hand-held device.

Women more affected by price of wine than men

May 5, 2009 16:03 IST

Researchers found that disclosing the expensive price of a wine before people tasted it produced considerably higher ratings,although only from women.

Scientists inch closer to ‘male pill’

May 5, 2009 15:04 IST

Chinese researchers are on track to create an effective male contraceptive jab with none of the usual side effects,a development that would revolutionize family planning.

Results of Swine Flu tests negative

May 5, 2009 14:12 IST

All the diagnoses done on samples of the passengers suspected of carrying H1N1 influenza from abroad have come negative here.

Gates pours millions into unorthodox health research

May 5, 2009 12:58 IST

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has poured millions of dollars into unorthodox and largely unproven health research that would normally struggle to find funding.