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Life Style / Wellness

Gut bacteria may lower risk of heart disease 03 Jul 2019 - 06:52 pm
This set of works depicts the ecosystem of gut bacteria which help keep us healthy. Nicola Fawcett/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0
This wrist band can help you monitor emotions 01 Jul 2019 - 03:22 pm
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Louisiana reaches 'Netflix-model' deal to tackle hepatitis C 27 Jun 2019 - 10:55 pm
A Pharmacist fills a Suboxone prescription at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program in Boston, Massachusetts, January 14, 2013. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Health panel: Millions of US kids should get hepatitis shot 27 Jun 2019 - 10:34 pm
A nurse prepares a H1N1 flu vaccine shot at a hospital in Budapest, Hungary, November 20, 2009. Reuters/Karoly Arvai
Nursing Informatics: A growing speciality across HMC 26 Jun 2019 - 01:37 pm
A nurse helping a patient (picture for representation purpose only)
People who spend more time outdoors lead more fulfilling lives, new research shows 25 Jun 2019 - 03:09 pm
File picture of children enjoying their weekend riding 4 wheels bicycles (Quadricycle) at Al Bidda park in Qatar. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula
Poor sleep linked to reduced memory in older adults 25 Jun 2019 - 02:55 pm
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Drink coffee to tackle obesity, suggests study 25 Jun 2019 - 11:32 am
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French right-to-die case lands in top appeals court 24 Jun 2019 - 06:35 pm
Francois Lambert, the nephew of Vincent Lambert, a quadriplegic man who has been in a vegetative state for the last decade, waits for the start of an appeal hearing at the Court of Cassation in Paris, on June 24, 2019.  AFP / Dominique Faget
Midwifery students use augmented technology to improve clinical skills 24 Jun 2019 - 06:35 pm
Midwifery educator at Middlesex University Sarah Chitongo instructs a trainee midwife wearing an augmented reality (AR) headset in London, Britain June 17, 2019.  Reuters/Stuart McDill
One doctor a day: suicides in physicians highest among professions because they are late to ask for help 23 Jun 2019 - 10:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: Doctors check the x-ray film of newly born conjoined twins at the child intensive care unit of al-Thawra hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, February 6, 2019. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah
Processed food maybe linked to autism: Study 23 Jun 2019 - 07:19 pm
A man holds out a hot dog he bought from a street vendor in Washington October 26, 2015. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Porous border could hinder efforts to stem spread of Ebola 18 Jun 2019 - 11:05 pm
Guests attending a wedding ceremony wash their hands before entering the venue to avoid spreading of ebola virus in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Kasese district, Uganda June 15, 2019. Reuters/James Akena
Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides 18 Jun 2019 - 11:05 pm
Nationwide, jail suicide cases are leading to substantial settlements over faulty policies or neglect.
UN says Ebola outbreak in Congo still not a global emergency 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
Health workers wear protective equipment as they prepare to attend to suspected Ebola patients at Bikoro Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 12, 2018. AFP/UNICEF/Mark Naftalin
Two British patients die from eating hospital food 14 Jun 2019 - 07:08 pm
The patients died of listeriosis, a rare bacterial infection that is especially dangerous for people with weak immune systems or pregnant women. (AFP file Photo/ Jean-Sebastien Evrard)
Junk food can increase risks of allergy in children 11 Jun 2019 - 08:53 am
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Here's how night owls can advance sleep timings by 2 hours 10 Jun 2019 - 01:46 pm
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