Continuous use of pills may lead to birth defects
study : Continuous use of nonsurgical contraceptives for about 30 months can lead to impaired hormonal secretion in women. This gives rise to congenital defects in babies such as epilepsy,
study : Continuous use of nonsurgical contraceptives for about 30 months can lead to impaired hormonal secretion in women. This gives rise to congenital defects in babies such as epilepsy,
Tattooing on forearms may lead to leprosy as happened with 28 women in Chhattisgarh region of Madhya Pradesh , a study showed.
Workers in the wooden furniture industry are vulnerable to genetic damage that can lead to cancer according to a new study by a team of geneticists, biotechnologists and medical researchers at
Even as the All India Ophthamological Society sought to allay fears on Lasik surgery, a leading eye care company has decided to educate both doctors and consumers so as to minimise associated risks.
The FAO and the Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) have released a brief that describes the role of forests and forestry in the prevention and rehabilitation of landslides in Asia, noting that landslides
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among U.S. children with few known risk factors. There is increasing interest in the role of air pollutants, including benzene and 1,3-butadiene, in the etiology of childhood cancers.
residing in an area with heavy traffic may not only affect health but also social behaviour. According to a new study, Traffic's Human Toll, heavy traffic on streets in the vicinity severely
Cadmium affects the genome
Studies in Kathmandu reveal that infants and children are much more vulnerable to vehicular exhaust. Lead in the auto emission can cause severe behavioural changes, affect the child's capacity of
Studies conducted in USA have revealed that particulate pollution has a serious effect on the life expectancy of people. Let us assume that a serious episode of particulate pollution leads to heart
A unique map of India is in the process of being put together
Two genes induce the intrinsically female embryo to change into a male
Scientists in the UK have uncovered new evidence that mad cow disease has effects in the bloodstream, a finding that could lead to new ways of diagnosing the brain-destroying condition in livestock.
Scientists in the UK have uncovered new evidence that mad cow disease has effects in the bloodstream, a finding that could lead to new ways of diagnosing the brain-destroying condition in livestock.
A traditional remedy used for 2,500 years in Indian ayurvedic medicine works to lower cholesterol, and in a new way that might lead to the development of improved drugs, researchers in US said. The
Heart diseases are on the rise in India and within the next five years, half the deaths in the country would be due to them, a leading cardiologists has said. To find out ways to manage the disease
A team of South Korean scientists today claimed a breakthrough in developing DNA vaccines to protect human beings against the virus that leads to AIDS. A spokesman of the team said that Jean marie
Deciphering the genes of dogs and horses is reducing their suffering and could improve human health. The Animal Health Trust, the UK veterinary research charity, has taken a lead in investigating
A plant extract, traditionally used by the inhabitants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to control diarrhoea, has given impotant leads for the development of the first herbal based anti-diabetic drug
The country's leading molecular biologist is well on his way to making the much-reviled kesari dal, which makes news only when it leads to limb deformities and death among its users, into a protein