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Egg freezing: What you need to know

Egg freezing: What you need to know

Women who freeze their eggs need to be aware of the “relatively low success rates” of becoming pregnant, a leading gynaecologist has said. ...
Obesity may linked to Diabetes; 3 Drinks that could help you lose weight

Obesity may linked to Diabetes; 3 Drinks that could help you lose weight

According to a study published in the journal Diabetes, being obese increases your risk of various weight-related diseases, including type-2...
Measles case reported in Minnesota

Measles case reported in Minnesota

A 2017 measles outbreak in Minnesota infected 75 children and adults, the largest such outbreak in the state in about three decades. Most of...
Regular exercise can help improve mental health

Regular exercise can help improve mental health

Regular physical activity lasting 45 minutes three to five times a week can reduce poor mental health – but doing more than that is not alwa...
Good hygiene habits help protect your child from HFMD

Good hygiene habits help protect your child from HFMD

Good hygiene habits can help to protect your child from hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a highly infectious viral disease that is commo...
Exercise can help beat cocaine addiction

Exercise can help beat cocaine addiction

Exercise can help prevent relapses into cocaine addiction, according to new research led by the University at Buffalo’s Panayotis (Peter) Th...
Medical Devices: Material innovations enable medical device breakthroughs

Medical Devices: Material innovations enable medical device breakthroughs

Also, download this story from the electronic issue  here Rubber materials like silicones are aiding in the improvement of medical devices ...
Vaccine to prevent obesity; Scientists link virus to weight gain

Vaccine to prevent obesity; Scientists link virus to weight gain

It sounds almost too good to be true for those struggling to keep their weight down — a simple jab to prevent unwanted kilos piling up. But...
Female heart attack patients better with women doctors

Female heart attack patients better with women doctors

Women who have a heart attack are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor in hospital, a major US study suggests. An ...
Almond milk recall after contamination with real dairy milk

Almond milk recall after contamination with real dairy milk

HP Hood, the company that produces the Vanilla Almond Breeze that is definitely not milk, has issued a recall of some half-gallon cartons as...
Ebola outbreak in Congo, 33 reported killed

Ebola outbreak in Congo, 33 reported killed

One of the world’s most feared diseases, Ebola is a virus-caused haemorrhagic fever that in extreme cases causes fatal bleeding from interna...
Obesity in young women may set the stage for heart issues in pregnancy

Obesity in young women may set the stage for heart issues in pregnancy

Young pregnant women who are obese may face a higher risk of changes in heart structure and function, a small new study suggests. The chang...
World Breastfeeding Week 2018: 10 benefit of breastfeeding

World Breastfeeding Week 2018: 10 benefit of breastfeeding

August 1 to 7 marks World Breastfeeding Week 2018, celebrated every year to encourage and support breastfeeding in an effort to improve the ...
Calcium supplements increase risk of heart attack

Calcium supplements increase risk of heart attack

Study:  They raise blood calcium  level and leads to plaque in blood vessels Calcium supplements, which many people consume hoping to ward ...
Breastfeeding delay after birth puts babies at risk

Breastfeeding delay after birth puts babies at risk

Almost 60 per cent of babies around the world are not breastfed within the first hour after their birth, putting them at risk of sickness an...
6 tips to stay healthy in an office environment

6 tips to stay healthy in an office environment

The office is not always the healthiest of environments in which you can work, especially if your work requires you to be at your desk all d...
Durex condoms urgently recalled over fears they could split

Durex condoms urgently recalled over fears they could split

Condom maker Durex has recalled some of its products sold in the UK and Ireland over fears they could split. Ten batches of its non-latex R...
LGBQ youth more prone to obesity

LGBQ youth more prone to obesity

“Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth may not only be at risk for worse mental health, but also worse physical health outcomes compa...
World Hepatitis Day 2018: Things you should know about hepatitis

World Hepatitis Day 2018: Things you should know about hepatitis

Saturday, July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day 2018, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness of the disease and foc...