Anti-depressants raise hip fracture risk in elderly: Study
SYDNEY: Elderly people who take anti-depressants or opioids are more than twice as likely to suffer a fractured hip after a fall, a new...
Even 25 cups of coffee a day not bad for heart: Study
LONDON: There is good news for those who like their cup of coffee every morning. Drinking coffee, even up to 25 cups a day,...
HIV patients more likely to develop heart diseases
NEW YORK: HIV patients are at a significantly higher risk of suffering from heart and blood vessel diseases as compared to those without the...
More than 2 eggs a day deadly for your heart
NEW YORK: Egg lovers please take note. Researchers have warned that eating more than two eggs daily can increase the risk of death and...
Poultry as bad as red meats for cholesterol: Study
NEW YORK: Turning a conventional wisdom on its head, researchers have found that consuming red meat and white meat, like poultry, have equal effects...
Smartphone app helps reduce opiate use post-surgery
LONDON: A smartphone app called "PainCoach" helps improve pain control and reduce opiate pain-killer use in patients who have undergone total knee replacement surgeries,...
Unsalted tomato juice cuts heart disease risk
TOKYO: Researchers have found that drinking unsalted tomato juice can lower blood pressure and cholesterol level in adults who are at risk of cardiovascular...
Cyclone Vayu to hit Gujarat Thursday afternoon; three lakh people evacuated
AHMEDABAD: As Cyclone Vayu advances towards the Gujarat coast and is expected to make landfall Thursday afternoon, the state government has shifted around three...
Five-year-old boy dies from Ebola in Uganda: health official
KAMPALA: A five-year-old boy who tested positive for Ebola in Uganda has died, a health ministry official told AFP Wednesday, in the first spread...
Nipah scare: Goa minister allays fears over travel to Kerala
PANAJI: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday allayed people's fears about travelling to Kerala in the wake of Nipah virus scare there, saying...