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Medicine
Voice-controlled mobile app helps you lose weight
New York : A mobile application developed by US scientists lets you log calorie counts at every meal by verbally describing the contents of a meal, th...
Tetanus shots are must in every 30 years: Study
New York : A team of US researchers has challenged the convention that tetanus and diphtheria vaccine boosters need to be administered every 10 years....
Season you were born in affects allergy risk
Washington D.C : Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall. Which season were you born in? As it turns out, the season in which a child is born can determine wheth...
New ultra-sensitive test for cancer HIV developed
Los Angeles : A new ultra-sensitive test designed to detect diseases including HIV and cancer may prove 10,000 times more effective than current diagn...
Paracetamol ineffective in relieving arthritis pain: Lancet Study
Washington D.C : If you have arthritis, a new study suggests there’s no point in taking paracetamol, the active ingredient in a large number of ...
Novel method to harvest stem cells developed
Sydney : Scientists have developed a new method for harvesting stem cells, which is less invasive and reduces side effects for donors. The new method ...
Disposable biochip for simpler, affordable HIV diagnosis underway
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive disposable bio sensor that can detect sub-populations’ white blood cells that are key to diagnosis...
HIV drug may check skin cancer becoming drug-resistant
London : A drug prescribed for patients affected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is likely to prevent skin cancer developing resista...
HIV infected men risk brittle bones more than women
New York: Men infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at greater risk of suffering from brittle and fragile bones than women, finds new r...