Tobacco display bans effective in reducing smoking in children
London : Removing displays of tobacco products from shops may have reduced the proportion of children buying cigarettes by 17...
Health
First human oesophagus created in lab using stem cells
New York : In a first, US scientists have used stem cells to grow human oesophagus -- known as the...
Centre to conduct population-based screening for diabetes, cancer
New Delhi : The government will be conducting population-based screenings for diabetes, hypertension and three types of common cancers under...
Decoded: Why some people are at risk of gout
Wellington : Researchers have decoded a genetic variant that enables new understanding of why some people are at risk of...
Kidney stones partially dissolve naturally: Study
New York : Scientists have found that kidney stones partially dissolve and regrow again as they form, challenging previously held...
More than 300,000 people suffer from kidney ailments: Expert
Dharamsala : More than 300,000 people are suffering from end-stage kidney ailments and despite that only 10,000 transplantations are taking...
High BMI in early life linked to asthma risk later: Study
London : The growth of children in the first three years of their life affects the development of their lungs...
Less than 6 hours of sleep linked to hardened arteries
Munich : Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased...
Air pollution can damage your kidneys: Study
New York : Polluted air increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which occurs when a person's kidneys are...
There is no safe level of drinking alcohol: Lancet
London : Contrary to claims that one or two glasses of wine a day keep you healthy, a study published...
