Healthy lifestyle lowers risk of Alzheimer’s
byWashington, May 31 (IANS) Scientists have shown that healthy lifestyle choices like not smoking, exercising and healthy eating could lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease…
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80,000 Chinese orphans get free health insurance
byBeijing, May 31 (IANS) About 80,000 orphans were given free insurance contracts Friday to cover the costs of treating 12 critical illnesses, an official…
Daddy Yankee, Victor Manuelle to join cancer walkathon
bySan Juan, May 31 (IANS/EFE) Prominent Puerto Rican entertainers such as Daddy Yankee, Victor Manuelle and Tito Nieves will take part in this year’s…
Ban tobacco advertising to reduce consumption: WHO
byNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce tobacco consumption, according to the…
Two more children die of encephalitis
byPatna, May 30 (IANS) Encephalitis has claimed the lives of eight children in Bihar in the last one month, with two of them succumbing…
Could eating yoghurt help treat depression?
byLos Angeles, May 30 (IANS) A new research reveals that probiotics found in natural yogurt could help boost a person’s mood because they affect…
Anti-smoking clinics fail to help China kick the habit
byBeijing, May 30 (IANS) In a country of 300 million smokers and where two trillion cigarettes are produced every year, “smoking cessation clinics” seemed…
First puff of smoke: Age of onset falling (May 31 is World No Tobacco Day)
byNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Vulnerable and curious youngsters make for a “soft target” for tobacco companies who glamourise their product, said experts as…
Tobacco epidemic: 2500 die in India daily (May 31 is World No Tobacco Day)
byNew Delhi: The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. Mass media campaigns, graphic warnings and…
Chinese baby found in sewer pipe leaves hospital
byBeijing, May 30 (IANS) A baby boy who was trapped in a sewer pipe after his mother gave birth while sitting on a toilet…