Mozambique has been certified free of polio, the health ministry said on Monday, comparing the achievement to the country’s elimination of leprosy in 2008. The announcement, made on the state news agency, follows a meeting of the Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication, the body that advises the WorldRead More

London, Immunotherapy has the potential to reduce the risk of heart disease in patients suffering with rheumatoid arthritis, finds a study. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFI) and interfero-gamma (IFN), which normally protect the body, attack healthy cells The findings showedRead More

Boston: People who often eat food prepared at home are less likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes than those who consume such meals less frequently, new research has claimed. There is an increasing tendency for people to eat out, and this could involve consumption of fast food, for example,Read More

Bengaluru: Over 300 delegates including leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in public health will be in the Bengaluru to attend the 3rd national conference on bringing Evidence into Public Health Policy (EPHP). The theme for the conference that will be held from July 7-9 at the Hotel Chancery Pavilion (ResidencyRead More

New York, Selfie addicts, beware! Constantly takings too many pictures of yourself may cause you to develop a “selfie elbow”, doctors have warned. Like tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow, a dedication to selfie-taking is landing people in the doctor’s office. According to Jordan Metzl, a sports medicine physician at HospitalRead More

New York, July 4 Selfie addicts, beware! Constantly takings too many pictures of yourself may cause you to develop a “selfie elbow”, doctors have warned. Like tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow, a dedication to selfie-taking is landing people in the doctor’s office. According to Jordan Metzl, a sports medicine physicianRead More

A medical journal has reported that two women have experienced “transient smartphone blindness” after checking their phones in the dark. For several months, the women reportedly experienced vision loss for up to 15 minutes at a time, and a group of London eye specialists have attributed it to their habitRead More

New Delhi: Sudden appearance of dark black or brown spots on the body can be scary. Sometimes this happens just due to hyperpigmentation or random concentration of melanin deposits at one point, which is not that harmful. Normally, hyperpigmentation patches are symmetrical in shape and size. But if you spotRead More

Johannesburg Longer durations of exclusive breastfeeding can lead to fewer behavioural disorders in children at the primary school age, finds a new study that focused on how the experiences of a child in his or her first years of life influences later behaviour and abilities. Conduct or behavioural disorders thatRead More

London: Moms-to-be, take note! Smoking cannabis during pregnancy may cause abnormal brain structure in babies, affecting regions linked to complex cognition, decision-making and working memory, a new study has warned. An estimated 2-13 per cent of women worldwide use cannabis during pregnancy, researchers said. Previous studies have identified short andRead More