Being a mother of a teen who is always short on time to cope with the pressures of being in higher standard, I feel scared that she shouldn’t fall a prey to blood...

US chemists have identified the odour that emanates from skin cancer, a development that researchers hope will advance diagnosis and treatment of the deadly disease,...

Two vaccines against cervical cancer are being widely used without sufficient evidence about whether they are worth their high cost or even whether they will...

This story is as intimate as I will get with you. In it, I unzip my genes and give you a sneak peek at my biological destiny. I took three DNA tests from three...

We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s serious as cancer.” The expression is used in many ways. It’s become cliché. But there’s a reason...

A scene in the TV ad, a mobile ringtone buzzes with a loud refrain “condom! condom!” during a wedding. Though the man holding the mobile feels it...

To encourage men to use condoms for ‘safe’ sex and to avoid HIV infection, BBC World Service Trust (WST) has launched the third round of Anti-AIDS campaign. The...

Bandhu Das, a 100-year-old man, has refused to take old pension from the governement. Though according to the official records Das is 100-year-old, he claims he is...

I get so angry these days that I continue shouting and howling until my two year old daughter gets really scared of me and my husband bangs his office phone down. An...

Want to gauge a man’s aggression levels? Simply look at the proportions of his face - the rounder it is, the more aggressive he is, a new study claims.

Scientists have successfully utilised a virus to creat a tiny battery that can power miniature electronic devices used for controlled drug delivery, and tiny...

Conventional neuroscience has it that the auditory system’s function is to record sound, while the visual system focuses, on the visuals, and never does the twain...

If you go by the popular notion that bedroom is the ‘hot point’ for many a domestic disagreement, think again, for a new study has revealed that marital discord...

A recently discovered group of air pollutants could explain why non-smokers suffer similar health problems to smokers

We’ve all found ourselves chatting with someone whose breath could easily wilt a flower. With more than 90 million people suffering from chronic bad breath (also...

Often, a visit to the doctor’s office starts with a weigh-in. But is a person’s weight really a reliable indicator of overall health?

Ellensburg, Wash., is home to a truly unique young man: 12-year-old Brenden Adams, who is more than seven feet tall and, incredibly, still growing.

Nearly a quarter of Aussie men aged 16-24 regularly drink more than 20 standard alcoholic drinks in a session, a new study has shown.The research has revealed that...

In two years, cervical cancer has gone from obscure killer confined mostly to poor nations to the West’s disease of the moment.Tens of millions of girls and young...

These men never show up at gay bars, afraid to be found out. Many are married with children but still occasionally sleep with other men. They refuse to be labeled...