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An infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), Tuberculosis (TB) generally affects the lungs. If left untreated, TB can be fatal.

New tuberculosis drug cures 8 in 10 patients

The World Health Organization says currently only 55 per cent of people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are...

24 Oct 2018 10:21 AM IST

Improving nutrition only during the pregnancy period is not sufficient. (Representational Images)

Week 34 of pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk, says study

Previous research highlighted how women under age of 30 can reduce their risk of contracting breast cancer later in life...

24 Oct 2018 9:48 AM IST

She voted with the liberal-leaning justices to defend the right to have an abortion. (Photo: AP)

US first female SC justice O'Connor has dementia, here's information...

Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated to the court by Republican President Ronald Reagan and she took her seat in September...

24 Oct 2018 8:51 AM IST

In India, the biggest problem is that we find people openly sneezing in offices or on the street and not covering their mouths. They spit in the open allowing for the virus to spread.

Fighting the flu

Know the causes, complications and early care advice for the seemingly innocuous fever'.

24 Oct 2018 12:14 AM IST

Prot©g© of Gordon Ramsay claims food helped him beat brain cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Prot©g© of Gordon Ramsay claims food helped him beat brain cancer

Find out what diet he followed.

23 Oct 2018 8:22 PM IST

Global plastic production has grown rapidly, and is currently more than 400 million tonnes per year (Photo: AFP)

Study reveals presence of plastics in human food chain

Microplastics have been found in tap water, bottled water, fish and mussel tissue, and even in beer.

23 Oct 2018 7:23 PM IST

The grandfather now faces surgery on the collarbone to replace eroded bones (Photo: Pixabay)

Sepsis developed from biting nails leaves elderly man fighting for his...

Sepsis develops when an infection triggers a violent immune response that makes the body attack its own organs.

23 Oct 2018 5:21 PM IST

Liver transplant survival rate sees improvement among older adults. (Photo: Pixabay)

Liver transplant survival rate sees improvement among older adults

23 Oct 2018 3:59 PM IST

Organic foods could help prevent cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Organic foods could help prevent cancer, claims new study

Organic foods are grown without pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals.

23 Oct 2018 3:29 PM IST

Researchers explain why you really can die of a broken heart. (Photo: Pixabay)

Researchers explain why you really can die of a broken heart

New study examined the impact grief has on human health

23 Oct 2018 2:36 PM IST

Refined fibre in processed food could be bad for you health.(Photo: Pixabay)

Refined fibre in processed food could be bad for you health

It may result in serious, life-threatening liver cancer in some cases.

23 Oct 2018 2:09 PM IST

The researchers modified an ordinary laboratory strain of the ubiquitous human gut microbe Escherichia coli. (Photo: Pixabay)

Black Death could return: Global warming releases lethal microbes from...

Peter Frankopan said melting of ice due to higher global temperatures could unleash biological agents trapped for...

23 Oct 2018 1:50 PM IST