Health Guide

Male infertility might not be after all a lifestyle ailment as a number of researches have pointed out. A University of Edinburgh study has suggested that male fertility problems are determined at the foetal stage or in other words, a male child is…

Pressure of a burgeoning human population adversely affecting the biodiversity of our planet and destruction of wildlife and forests is causing the emergence of new viruses that would become potentially fatal for the human population in the near…

The body’s own immune mechanism causes inflammation of the infected body part that consequently triggers the death of cells in which harmful virus or toxins have infiltrated. Researchers led by David W Ehlert and Brad Cookson at the University of…

HPV infection alone is not sufficient to cause cervical cancer! May be it’s right. However, in women with stress, it could prove fatal! It has been confirmed by a new study published in ‘Annals of Behavioral Medicine’. It’s worth mentioning that…

Each new day is likely to enhance the inextricability of flu, as vaccines available to noose the deadly virus are fast loosing their potentials, claims the World Health Organization.

Is it victory of H5N1 virus over medical science or was their lack.

According to a recent report published in the Lancet medical journal, obesity can cause the risk of several cancers like those of the bowel, kidney, and breast to almost double up. Risk of numerous blood cancers such as adult leukemia, multiple…

Viruses are responsible for a large number of diseases many of which are life threatening. In most cases, it is difficult to treat viral infections with common medicines. It is more than often left to the body’s immune system to develop antibodies…

Bats use their ears as radars to receive sonic waves that help them navigate in the dark. The same method of echolocation has been pioneered to help blind children and adults to maneuver their movements. Visually impaired people are believed to be…

Sociologists and Philanthropists need not worry about the population explosion any more; the tobacco epidemic is doing its job. If the governments across the globe do not take appropriate action, over 500 million people could die who have all the…

Technology is making all efforts to ‘create’ healthy babies. From animals to humans, more discoveries are coming out in the open. Even in the formation of a human being, science is intervening to prevent deformities in fetuses. To remedy thousands…