Health & Medicine
Respiratory diseases rise as heat wave adds to pollution
12 Jun 2014
With a heat wave raging across India, ozone levels are peaking to dangerous levels, a study shows
Cystic fibrosis and diabetes link explained
12 Jun 2014
1 in 5 cancer patients delay seeing their doctor
12 Jun 2014
Scientists wipe out malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the lab with genetic method that creates male-only offspring
11 Jun 2014
Scientists have modified mosquitoes to produce sperm that will only create males, pioneering a fresh approach to eradicating malaria
Eating breakfast regularly or skipping it has no effect on weight loss: Study
10 Jun 2014
A new study examined the impact of a recommendation to eat or skip breakfast, as also the impact of switching breakfast eating habits, on weight loss
New study links heart diseases directly with air pollution
06 Jun 2014
A new epidemiologic study published in the medical journal *Heart* shows a new link between particulate matter in the atmosphere and heart diseases, like irregular heartbeat and lung blood clots.
Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth
04 Jun 2014
The research lays the foundation for regenerative medicine such as wound healing, bone regeneration
Smoking on the rise among Indian women, but declining among men
31 May 2014
While smoking rates have fallen among Indian men, they have risen among women, reveals the Global Adult Tobacco Survey
Smokers, passive smokers more likely to suffer hearing loss, study shows
30 May 2014
Giving up or reducing smoking and avoiding passive exposure to tobacco smoke may reduce your risk of hearing loss, new research shows
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