In a treat to coffee lovers, researchers have found that drinking coffee may help in reducing the risk of developing gallstones. "We have tested the hypothesis that high coffee intake causally protects against symptomatic gallstone disease," said researchers from the University of...
A Zika diagnostic test developed by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis was newly granted market authoriSation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to a press release posted on the website of the university on ...
Greater consumption of sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened soft drinks is linked to a higher incidence of all-cause mortality, researchers have warned. "We found that higher soft drink intake was associated with a greater risk of death from any cause regardless of whether sugar-sweetened or artificially-...
In another case of medical negligence, doctors at a government-run hospital in Bihar wrongly operated upon the leg of a patient, who was there for a treatment of hydrocele -- a build-up of fluid inside the scrotum. Rambhajan Yadav, who is in his early 50s, was admitted at Gaya's Anugrah ...
Researchers have found that viewing wealth and material possessions as a sign of success yields significantly better results to life satisfaction than viewing wealth and possessions as a sign of happiness. "People simply say 'money can't buy you happiness' and just assume that ...
Although women develop coronary artery disease (CAD) almost 10 years later than men as scientists have attributed this decade-long delay to the protective effects of sex hormones, the heart disease finally catches up with women owing to the presence of "fat-absorbing" XX hormones....
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed a legislation to address the issue of violence against healthcare professionals and damage to property of clinical establishments across the country. The move comes after doctors on several occasions went on an indefinite strike...
Malaria infection is linked to 30 per cent higher risk of heart failure, a new research has warned. The mosquito-borne infection affects more than 219 million people worldwide each year, according to the 2018 statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
Researchers have found that alternate-day fasting (ADF) can be a safe option for calorie restriction. The study published in the journal Cell Metabolism looked at the effects of strict alternate-day fasting on healthy people and found several health benefits....
Teenage girls who used oral contraceptives during adolescence are three times more likely to be clinically depressed in later life, a new study warns. According to the findings published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, researchers found teenage birth control pill users were 1.7 times ...
