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Cut salt to prevent heart disease

Cut salt to prevent heart disease

A new research has shown that heart disease could be cut by almost a fifth if food companies were banned from adding too much salt to their products.A...


Laptops hurt male fertility

Laptops hurt male fertility

Using a laptop computer as the name suggests may not be good for male reproductive health, according to a study.And there is little that can be done a...


Sitting too long at work can be dangerous

Sitting too long at work can be dangerous

Sitting too long at work can be dangerous for your health, suggest experts.Those who stand at work say that it helps them stay focused, avoid feeling ...


Nearly 100 dengue cases in a day in Delhi

Nearly 100 dengue cases in a day in Delhi

The national capital remained in the grip of dengue fever with a whopping 97 fresh cases being reported today, taking the total number of patients suf...


Malaysia's dengue death rate spirals 53%

Malaysia's dengue death rate spirals 53%

Malaysia said Monday its dengue fever death rate spiralled 53 percent this year, but backed away from a controversial trial of releasing genetically m...


Tomatoes 'can ward off prostate cancer'

Tomatoes 'can ward off prostate cancer'

Tomatoes could protect men against prostate cancer, says a new research.Scientists at the University of Naples suggest that a daily serving of tomatoe...


89 swine flu deaths in India this week

89 swine flu deaths in India this week

Swine flu continued its grip on India with 89 deaths reported from across the country in the week ending August 29.Maharashtra reported the maximum nu...


Swine flu kills 84 in past week

Swine flu kills 84 in past week

With the monsoon at its peak, there has been a surge in the spread of A (H1N1) influenza cases across the country with 84 deaths and 1,155 confirmed c...


Eight more dengue cases in Delhi

Eight more dengue cases in Delhi

Dengue cases continued to rise in the city with eight more people testing positive for the disease today, even as authorities intensified fogging to c...


Two suspected swine flu patients die

Two suspected swine flu patients die

Two persons suspected to have been suffering from swine flu died today and the swab sample tests of a woman who passed away recently were found positi...