Study says fast food is more unhealthy as it now has more calories, more sodium and larger portions
Despite the addition of some healthful menu items, fast food is even more unhealthy for you than it was 30 years ago.
An analysis of...
Working more than 55 hours a week associated with increased risk of depression in women
Working very long hours - more than 55 hours a week - is linked to a heightened risk of depression in women. An observational study...
The semi-identical twins are the first to be identified in the womb
Young Brisbane twins, a boy and a girl, have been identified as only the second set of semi-identical, or sesquizygotic, twins in the world. They are the first...
New analysis of patients requiring dialysis or kidney transplant shows men are far more likely than women to get kidney failure
Our kidneys filter out toxic waste from the blood and regulate the fluid balance in the body as well...
Smoking during pregnancy can increase the baby's chances of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in life
Higher the cotinine levels were in the mother's blood during pregnancy, greater was the child's risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
Treatment of depression in dialysis patients with either the drug sertraline or counselling improves quality of life
Hemodialysis has extended lives of people with chronic kidney disease for the last five decades. But when a patient first learns that their...
Study in The Lancet Oncology says that one in every two childhood cancer cases in the world go undiagnosed and untreated
One in every two childhood cancer cases in the world go undiagnosed and untreated.
A modelling study published in The...
Nadda talks about the commitment of the government of India to ensure healthcare reaches the last man in the line, says that's what led to Ayushman Bharat
Health minister J P Nadda on Monday inaugurated the ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership...
The action plan takes forward the commitment to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030
In line with the Government of India’s deep commitment towards elimination of viral hepatitis, the “National Action Plan – Viral Hepatitis” was launched by Union Minister of...
Study by Indian Council of Medical Research and its partners found that arming frontline health workers with an app helps cut maternal and child deaths
A mobile phone application for community health workers has helped improve their performance in Gujarat....
