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Fish therapy has found its way to the Gaza Strip with Fouad Yahya, who learnt about it on the internet, becoming one of the first patients to be treated for his skin disease by a fish. ...

A recent and highly sensitive blood test is capable of spotting even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body. In two studies led by researchers in the UK and Switzerland, the new LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) ...

In a promising development that could help improve the accuracy of pancreatic cancer diagnosis, researchers at Mayo Clinic have come up with a new method that can help distinguish the disease from chronic pancreatitis, a different disorder that ...

A 24 karat gold afternoon tea, which includes edible gold has been introduced by 51 Buckingham Gate, part of The Taj Group of Hotels, and Luxor Champagne. ...

A new study has said that consuming white vegetables provides as much nutrition as consuming the colorful ones, so one must not forgo eating them. Not many may know that the humble looking potato is an important source of many vitamin and ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that the bone underneath the joints cartilage plays an important role in osteoarthritis and found that blocking a critical bone regulation protein can help stop the progression of the disease. The ...

A new study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology reveals that researchers at Columbia University and Stanford University have developed a new computational method that can help scientists to visualize and interpret ‘high dimensional’ data ...

New ways through which one can manage digestive health through diet and lifestyle were revealed at the Digestive Disease Week in Florida. Individuals suffering from...

Purified components of ginger may help asthma patients breathe more easily, says study. ...

Markers associated with Alzheimer's disease were found to increase linearly with severity of sleep-disordered breathing, say scientists. ...

India needs cautious administration of the polio vaccine to keep the virus in check, say experts. ...

Scientists have discovered asthma as the potential new risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea. ...

A new report reveals that more than 6.4 million people in India are suffering from cancer and bronchial diseases despite the government’s claims to provide better healthcare. ...

Many elderly people in Japan still act like they are in the prime of their youth. When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a Paris audience in an all-Japanese production this month she will forget about being 87 years ...

A six-cord Beatles electric guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison was sold for $408,000 at a Julien's Auctions on Sunday. The customized VOX guitar was the centerpiece of the annual Music Icons auction held Saturday at the New ...

Millions of Americans are dreaming of winning the biggest prize money with the Powerball lottery jackpot swelling to more than $600 million. It is expected to grow further if no...

Spending half of your eight-hour working shift standing can require up to 13 percent more energy compared to working while being seated all the time. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor David Dunstan led the study, measuring ...

Scientists have developed a cocktail-making robot which can be controlled by smartphones. Party attendees at the Google I/O Conference were invited to send a drink recipe via a smartphone app to a three-armed robot Makr Shakr. ...

Pet lovers take to social media networking to find solutions to some of their concerns regarding pets. "The vet told me my dog needed surgery, and I thought, 'You know, there's got to be something else'," said Carol Bryant, who writes a ...

Hundreds of people took part in a marathon in New Delhi in order to raise awareness about the safety of women in the capital city. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit along with the sports entrepreneur-politician, Naveen Jindal and others ...

A new study conducted by University of Illinois anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy suggests that fertility in women could be linked with their immunity as a body’s first priority is maintenance, which includes immune function. Any ...

A recent insight by an expert on animals has pointed out that nearly 12 per cent of dogs more than the age of 10 go on to develop a type of dementia which is very close to the type that affects human beings. Apparently, dog dementia is very ...

A new study has found that cancer survivors undergo many difficult set of impairments which adversely impacts every organ system. Current data shows more than four in...

Mild brain stimulation can help boost proficiency in maths, according to a recent study. Researchers from University of Oxford have discovered a harmless form of brain stimulation that can be applied to an area known to be important for ...

Pope Francis has joined hands with the US Pontifical Mission Societies to release a new smartphone app, called Missio, which will feature latest news and videos released by the Catholic Church. Marking a unique connection between the ...

A new study presented at the Digestive Disease Week in Florida suggests that using a smartphone application can significantly improve patients’ preparation for a colonoscopy. ...

Researchers reveal that a new measure of the variety of genetic mutations of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer. In the May 20 issue of the journal ...

Researchers have found that some of the common foot disorders, such as bunions (hallux valgus) and lesser toe deformities like hammer or claw toe, among white men and women of...

A new report from the RAND Corporation says that emergency physicians are key decision makers for nearly half of all hospital admissions and can thus play a critical role in reducing health care costs. Hospital admissions from the ER ...

A new Kaiser Permanente study has found that whole-cell pertussis vaccines were more effective at protecting against pertussis than acellular pertussis vaccines during a large recent outbreak. The study is published in Pediatrics. ...

Bilingual citizens of Canada who suffer from Alzheimer’s are struggling to cope with the disease as it often makes them forget their second language, leaving them feeling like...