Women with hearing loss more likely to have preemies
A new study says, babies born to women with hearing loss were significantly more likely to be premature and have low birth weight. Understanding and addressing the causes are critical to improving...
Holidays are not just relaxing, can improve health too
According to a new study, holidays aren’t just relaxing but can go a long way in improving your health. It should be prescribed for sick people, it adds. Being in an environment that stimulates...
Depression in pregnancy may affect mental health in kids
Depression during pregnancy may increase the risk of behavioural and emotional problems in children, according to new research in low and middle income countries. Depression in pregnancy is thought...
First Thai babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly
Thai health authorities on Friday said microcephaly in two babies was caused by the Zika virus, in what is believed to be Southeast Asia’s first confirmed case of a link between the sickness...
Here are 7 ways to protect yourself from air pollution
World Health organization (WHO) has rightly named air pollution as world’s largest environmental hazard. While the world is planning measures to bring down or rather eradicate in air pollution, you...
World’s first baby born from 3-parent technique
The world’s first baby has been born thanks to a controversial new technique employed by US scientists to include DNA from three parents in the embryo, said a report Tuesday. The baby boy was...
WHO: Over 90% of world breathing bad air
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said today, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million deaths...
Aviation industry encourages pilots to come forward with mental health problems
Australia’s aviation industry has been trying to change a culture among pilots of under-reporting mental health conditions, particularly since the issue came into the spotlight during the...
