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New study sheds light on how children inherit anxiety from parents
If you wonder that whether your anxious behaviour will affect your child or not then the answer is probably yes, as a new study has claimed that anxious parents are more likely to have anxious offspring. University of Wisconsin research […]
HLL Life Care Ltd. Will Soon Launch Three New Male Contraceptives
HLL Life Care Ltd., a major condom maker in India, is working on three new male contraceptives and is being supported by the Gates Foundation, revealed HLL chairman and managing director M. Ayyappan. Ayyappan said, “There are certain contractual obligations […]
Cardiovascular Risk Factors on the Rise in Asia: Study
TOKYO: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes appear to be on the rise in Asia, particularly Japan, new research has warned. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors have been decreasing in the US […]
Bhutan introduces injectable inactivated polio vaccine
Bhutan introduced the injectable inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) in addition to the existing oral polio vaccine (OPV) into routine immunisation across the country on July 4. A dose of IPV has been introduced into routine immunisation programme at 14 weeks […]
Blue-Eyed People Likelier to be Alcoholic: University of Vermont Researchers
Clear blue eyes are not always the epitome of beauty. A new study has suggested that blue-eyed people are usually addicted to drinking alcohol. Blue-Eyed People Likelier to be Alcoholic: University of Vermont Researchers Researchers at University of Vermont analyzed […]
Screening teens for obesity may not help them lose weight
Weight screenings in high school were not enough to get overweight and obese kids on track toward a healthier weight, a recent U.S. study found. With obesity rates soaring among Arkansas teenagers, the state implemented a screening program in schools […]
Weight-loss surgery edges out lifestyle changes for type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes who have weight loss surgery are more likely to have significant improvements in their diabetes three years compared to diabetics who try lifestyle changes, a small new study suggests. “One of the most important things […]
Liberia: 200 Reportedly Had Contact With Ebola Victim
The World Health Organization reported Friday that nearly 200 people had been in contact with a 17-year-old in Liberia who was confirmed to have died of Ebola on June 28, the country’s first Ebola case since May 9, when it […]
Colorado’s Effort Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success
WALSENBURG, Colo. — Over the past six years, Colorado has conducted one of the largest ever real-life experiments with long-acting birth control. If teenagers and poor women were offered free intrauterine devices and implants that prevent pregnancy for years, state […]
Foodies could be the healthiest among us: Study
We think of those who love fine food and trying new dishes as being indulgent and even gluttonous, yet a new study suggests the opposite: Foodies weigh less and could be in better health than the less adventurous among us. […]
