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Experts say that cleaning your refrigerators regularly may help prevent food-poisoning. Pathogens in refrigerators at home may partly be responsible for food-related sicknesses, they suggest

This proposition came from experts who met to ...  Read more

An Indian woman has become the world's oldest mother after giving birth to twins - at the age of 70.

Omkari Panwar and her 77-year-old husband, Charan Singh, already had two grown-up daughters, and five grandchildren, but were desperate ...  Read more

A Qatar airways flight from Singapore to Doha via Bangkok had to be diverted, and made a priority landing at Kolkata airport after a Saudi Arabian passenger took ill mid air. ...  Read more

A new research has found that a community's religious environment - i.e. the type of religious congregations within a locale - affects mortality rates, often in a positive manner. ...  Read more

There is no reprieve yet, for the parents of the ‘stillborn’ baby boy who was found to be alive few hours after birth. The baby boy was shifted from Belle vue clinic to The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), in a serious condition. The ...  Read more

As gas prices skyrocketed to a new high this week, a 50 year old Kentucky resident actually paid for sex with a 100 dollar card good for gas at Speedway gas station. ...  Read more

Self-injecting devices are becoming more popular in India. When therapies require dosage based on the body weight of where dose titration is required, these devices become useful. ...  Read more

A motion calling for laws on assisted suicide to be tightened was passed by the German upper house following outrage caused by a former politician helping an elderly woman to die. ...  Read more

A simple blood test that would help in monitoring lung cancer progression by detecting tumour cells circulating in the bloodstream is being developed by researchers from...  Read more

A new research has found that mushrooms may just be able to keep cancer at bay. Mushrooms are rich in antioxidants, nutrients, and vitamins that may help fight cancer and develop immunity, say researchers.

While addressing the health ...  Read more

An Italian police investigation reported by the newspaper La Repubblica has revealed that eleven thousand tonnes of rotting or out-of-date cheese from European dairies were mixed with fresh products and resold in the market.

Instead of ...  Read more

A recent research now throws light on the the damages caused by human disturbance in animals' natural habitat.

A new study by zoologists at the University of Florida suggests that toads in suburban areas are less likely to suffer from ...  Read more

Antibodies play a role in enhancing body’s immune response too, say University of Otago researchers in New Zealand.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology senior lecturer Dr Alexander McLellan says the improved understanding of the immune ...  Read more

It's not only women, who face sexual harassment at work places, men also have to go through the unwanted office vixenry.

A new survey from Australia has revealed that many men are sexually harassed by women at work but are afraid to ...  Read more

New research says that seeing with the mind's eye or imagining things may influence our outlook of the world.

The latest study from Vanderbilt University was published online June 26 by the journal Current Biology in a paper titled, "The ...  Read more

Random brain activity often considered to be 'noise', is actually indicative of a healthy brain Canadian researchers have said, although this activity is not important to mental function. ...  Read more

Several molecules that could be targeted in tuberculosis have been uncovered by scientists who feel they may be targets for future drugs.

The researchers say that their findings may finally resolve a long-running debate about how the ...  Read more

Improved treatments for diabetes, obesity and cancer may be on the anvil after scientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA claimed to have solved the structure of a...  Read more

Medical Education & Research Minister of Punjab, Tikshan Sud, has come down heavily on private Medical, Ayurvedic, Homeopathic, Nursing and Para-Medical colleges, warning them of strict action, even de recognition, if they are operating on ...  Read more

The Union Health & Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has said that North Eastern States are a priority area for revamping of health infrastructure. Keeping in mind the special needs of the region, the Central Government is actively ...  Read more

Turkish women have protested a court ruling that found a woman guilty of exhibitionism as she had  fished in “improper clothing.”

About 70 Turkish women marched across the iconic Galata Bridge in Istanbul chanting slogans. It's not ...  Read more

More and more Australian teenagers are adopting American accents as a prestige model, says a linguistic expert.

Roly Sussex, linguistics expert from University of Queensland said that teenagers are very susceptible to imitating what they ...  Read more

Cocaine as high energy drink? No, it is only in name, manufacturers claim. But anti-drug campaigners in UK are not amused. They have slammed the marketing gimmick as irresponsible. ...  Read more

The enterprising Aussies have now found a reason for failure in love life! According to them, bad oral hygiene could be the culprit, for bad breath may be what's keeping the love of your life at bay.

That's the conclusion of a new Oz ...  Read more

Canadian researchers are reporting that women who have low vitamin D levels during pregnancy may have babies who are more prone to tooth decay.

Researchers from the University of Manitoba analyzed tooth enamel in 135 babies ...  Read more