Visionary Technology: Optical concept offers simple, fast glaucoma screening test
BOSTON-– Innovative technology from product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants could help combat glaucoma – a major global cause of blindness, second only...
From leaf to itch
By Alvin Powell
Harvard Staff Writer
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital are among the first to trace poison ivy’s molecular path, following...
Bullying likely to depress women more than men
New York--Women who were bullied in their childhood are more likely to struggle with emotional damage, greater levels of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress...
Nearly 60 million Indians suffer from mental disorders
By Prachi Salve
At least 60 million Indians -- a number more than the population of South Africa -- suffer from mental disorders, even as...
Withings launches wireless BP monitor in India
New Delhi-- Taking home health monitoring to a whole new level, French consumer electronics company Withings has announced the launch of a wireless blood...
Startup wayForward and Fortis launch mobile platform to combat stress
New Delhi--Fortis Healthcare and US-based emotional wellness startup wayForward have for the first time in India launched an app-based wellness programme to manage stress...
Lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes can also cut cancer risk: Experts
By Gokul Bhagabati
New Delhi-- It may sound exaggerated but the unprecedented growth in Type-2 diabetes over the past 15 years and the deadly rise...
Marijuana: Health effects of recreational and medical use
By Wynne Armand, MD
Contributing Editor, Harvard Health Publications
Marijuana is widely used, especially in adolescents and young adults. In the US, there are about 20...
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Work productivity can predict recovery from depression
New York--How well a depressed patient is responding to treatments and recovering can be gauged by monitoring his or her work productivity, say researchers...