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A visit to the Lapland home of Santa Claus in Finland

Singing carols can make you happy, boost mental health

Love to be part of the choir singing Christmas carols? Singing in groups could not only make you happier, but also help improve mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, according to new research.

Dec 23, 2017

By IANS

Eating apples, tomatoes may heal lungs of ex-smokers

Feeling worried over the lung damage caused by smoking? Take heart, eating more than two tomatoes or more than three portions of fresh fruits, especially apples, daily may help restore the damage.

Dec 23, 2017

By IANS

Doppelganger of David Beckham? When a dream becomes nightmare? [PHOTOS]

Like UK resident, there are some individuals, who turned from ordinary to extraordinary after plastic surgery.

Dec 22, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fresh tomatoes, apples can cure declining lung function in old age

Tomato and fresh fruits like apple in diet could reduce the risks of declining lung function in old age, says a recent research

Dec 22, 2017

By Rahul K R

Eating salads daily may keep your brain 11 years younger

Eating one to two servings of salad with spinach, lettuce and kale daily may keep your brain 11 years younger as well as prevent dementia, according to a study.

Dec 22, 2017

By IANS

Conjoined girl twins in India hospital die

Ganga and Jamuna, conjoined girl twins of Odisha's Nayagarh district who shared a single heart and liver, died at Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack situated in the eastern part of India.

Dec 22, 2017

By IANS

What are antibiotic resistant bacteria?

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are "sleeper cells" which can survive doses of antibiotics and lie resting in a dormant state, but have the ability to "wake up" and re-infect, research has found.

Dec 22, 2017

By IANS

Artificial womb to gene therapy, top advances made in health sector in 2017

Advancement in technologies including gene therapy, gene editing technology, development of artificial wombs and digital pills in 2017 are capable of making significant changes in the health sector.

Dec 21, 2017

By IANS

Tobacco product retailers seek roll back of 85% pictorial warnings

Over 1,000 retailers of tobacco products on Thursday protested outside the Union Health Ministry office here, demanding reduction in the size of the graphical health warnings on cigarette packets.

Dec 21, 2017

By IANS

Diabetes Resource Centre opens in Nee Soon to raise awareness among residents

Social isolation might lead to diabetes: Study

Men and women who are not active socially and remain isolated can be affected by diabetes than individuals with larger social networks, a study has found.

Dec 20, 2017

By IANS

Diabetes

14 patients infected with HIV, hepatitis B in China hospital due to negligence, authorities punish hospital staff

Gold nanoparticles could help combat all deadly viruses

Researchers have developed gold nanoparticles that can potentially "trick" viruses into thinking they are invading a human cell and then destroy them.

Dec 20, 2017

By IANS

First gene therapy for rare blindness gets US FDA nod

In a first, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a novel gene therapy to treat children and adult patients with an inherited form of vision loss that may result in blindness.

Dec 20, 2017

By IANS