DO YOU KISS YOUR DOG?
FIND OUT HOW GROSS YOUR QUESTIONABLE HABITS REALLY ARE, ACCORDING TO HEALTH EXPERTS. Because our gross human habits fall somewhere along the... Read More
WHY OLDER INDIANS ARE MORE PRONE TO DANGEROUS FALLS
DOCTORS SAY MOST TUMBLES HAPPEN AT HOME BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO PREVENT THEM OR, AT LEAST, MINIMIZE INJURY. For older folks,... Read More
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS AT RISK? LET’S FIND OUT.
The functioning of vital organs depends on what you eat and drink. Include these power-packed superfoods into your daily diet to shield... Read More
A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW.
Too may older adults are taking medications where the likely harms outweigh the potential benefits. Is it time to start ‘deprescribing’? Delon... Read More
JUST A SNORE, OR SOMETHING MORE?
SLEEP APONEA IS ON THE RISE, AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. HOW TO TELL IF YOU OR YOUR PARTNER HAS IT. Lots... Read More
HIGH COST AND HARSH SIDE EFFECTS: WHY WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS ARE LOSING FAVOR.
DISILLUSIONED BY ‘MIRACLE PILL’, MANY SUPER-OBESE PATIENTS ARE TURNING TO BARIATRIC SURGERY Walk into a party and see someone with a dramatic... Read More
LIFELINE IN THE WOMB: HOW SURGEONS ARE SAVING BABIES EVEN BEFORE THEY ARE BORN.
FROM TWINS WHO SHARE A PLACENTA TO GENETIC AND HEART DISORDERS, FETAL SURGERY SEEDS DRAMATIC ADVANCES. The joy of expecting twins turned... Read More
ADDRESS THE FAULT IN OUR GENES.
LET’S UNDERSTAND THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF PRENATAL COUNSELLING AND GENE THERAPY IN COMBATING SOME RARE GENETIC DISORDERS. From sickle disease and cystic... Read More
THE TRUTH ABOUT AT-HOME CANCER TESTS.
INDIANS CAN DO DIY TESTS TO IDENTIFY GENE MUTATIONS FOR SOME CANCERS, BUT ONCOLOGISTS SAY THERE ARE PROS AND CONS. You wake... Read More