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Swaziland study shows death rate has doubled in African kingdom with world’s highest HIV rate

Study shows mounting AIDS toll in Swaziland

UN report finds global drug use shifting away from opium, cocaine; stimulant use up

UN: Global drug use shifting to synthetic drugs

Doctor: Polish man who had both hands transplanted simultaneously is doing fine

Polish man with both hands transplanted doing fine

Study links Preschoolers’ cavities and overweight

WASHINGTON - Preschool children with tooth decay are more likely to be overweight and consume excess of calories than the general population, says a study.

Mizoram adopts strategy to become smoke-free

AIZAWL - The Mizoram government Wednesday adopted a four-pronged strategy to make the mountainous state smoke-free, officials said here Wednesday.

Taking folic acid, vitamin B12 won’t counter heart risks: Study

Oz men shoot each other with air rifles to see if it hurts!

MELBOURNE - Two Victorian men had to undergo surgery for removing slug pellets from their backsides after they jokingly shot each other with an air rifle to see whether it hurt.

Online comic strips ‘can help girls make better food choices’

Washington, June 23 (ANI): In a new study, researchers created online comic strips geared towards helping Internet-savvy African American girls make better food choices and improve their physical fitness.

Lifestyle intervention helps preschoolers reduce body fat, improve fitness

No link between child cancers and mobile phone towers

LONDON - There is no link between risk of early childhood cancers and a mother’s exposure to mobile phone towers during pregnancy, concludes a study.

Possible link between preschoolers’ cavities and excess body fat

Washington, June 23 (ANI): A new study has indicated that there may be a possible link between dental problems and increasing obesity amongst children.

Outlawed insecticide linked to prostate cancer

Washington, June 23 (ANI): Researchers have found that exposure to chlordecone (also named Kepone), an organochlorine chemical, can increase the risk of prostate cancer.

Cartoon characters on snack packages influence kids’ food choices

WASHINGTON - A study has found that cartoon characters that appear on snack packaging can actually influence a child’s taste buds.

Anti cholesterol drug causes depression: Indian scientists

HYDERABAD - Indian scientists have for the first time obtained evidence for the link between cholesterol-lowering drugs and depression in people taking these drugs to prevent heart attack. The have found that cholesterol-lowering drug may affect the activity of a brain chemical that controls mood and behavior and thereby trigger anxiety and depression.

Epilepsy Medicine By Sun Pharmaceutical

Drinking coffee offers protection against head and neck cancers

Washington, June 23 (ANI): A new study has revealed that drinking coffee offers protection against head and neck cancers.

Cell phone masts ‘do not increase risk of childhood cancer’

London, June 23 (ANI): A new study has found no association between a mother living near to a mobile phone base station during her pregnancy and the risk of that child developing cancer before reaching the age of five.

Your brain structure determines personality

WASHINGTON - Your personality is related to the size of different parts of brains, says a study.

Abused children prone to headaches as adults

WASHINGTON - Kids who experience emotional, physical and sexual abuse are more likely to experience frequent headaches, including chronic migraine, as adults, says a study.

Epilepsy Treatment Gets A Boost

Nano robots may treat patients in future: Kalam

PUNE - Convergence of bio-nano-info technologies may lead to the development of nano robots that can help in treating patients, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said.