Vaccination key to combat cervicalcancer
New York – Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and is responsible for nearly 10 percent of cancer deaths in women – particularly in developing countries. In India, it kills over 74,000 women every year. Now, researchers have completed a systematic and comprehensive... read more »
New gene a risk factor for type 2 diabetes
New York – First the facts. The number of diabetes patients in India is expected to reach 100 million by 2030, according to the latest Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study. And the number of type 2 diabetics is rapidly increasing in our country. To add to their woes, researchers in... read more »
Why people in pain get relief in foetal position
Melbourne – Ever wondered why crawling into the foetal position helps alleviate the pain of a bad news or stressful situation or even physical pain? There is a mental and a physiological explanation to the relief brought by this position, which has been described as a “natural defensive... read more »
Female drinkers at higher risk of developing liver disease than men
Washington – A new study has revealed that women drinkers are more susceptible to the damaging effects of alcohol than men because they are generally smaller in stature and have less body water when compared to men. “As a result, women who are already predisposed by genetics to have liver... read more »
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