West Nile Virus Detected in South Boston Mosquito Pool
BOSTON —The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today announced that a mosquito pool located in South Boston tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV)....
The link between tobacco and oral health care
BY N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe
New Delhi-- Tobacco use has long been known to have a negative impact on the health of your gums, leaving them...
Genetics may explain why some don’t get sick from Covid
New York-- While even mild Covid leaves people sick, some called super dodgers never have common symptoms like a runny nose or sore throat,...
Love your espresso coffee? It may prevent risk of Alzheimer’s
London-- Your morning shot of espresso coffee might do more than just wake you up. A laboratory study conducted by Italian researchers showed that...
Study finds how diabetes delays healing in the eye
New York-- Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have found mechanisms that delay wound healing in the eye among people with diabetes.
Though much focus...
How your brain makes you avoid foods that cause allergy
New York-- Ever wondered why you feel sick at the smell of a food item and thus avoid it? Research shows our immune system...
Parkinson’s disease can quietly progress undetected for years: Study
Toronto-- Has someone close to you just been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease? Well, chances are the disease has been progressing quietly but insidiously for...
Scent dogs can detect Covid more rapidly, accurately than RT-PCR tests
New York-- Scent dogs may represent a cheaper, faster and more effective way to detect Covid-19, than conventional Covid-19 tests such as RT-PCR.
The review,...
Study finds new genes that may contribute to congenital heart diseases
New York-- Researchers have found new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare, life-threatening heart disease that occurs in infants.
In...
Can STDs play a role in infertility?
By Asha Vijay
New Delhi-- STDs, as the name suggests, are diseases that are transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. They can...
