HEALTH

Tiny worms can smell lung cancer cells and detect tumours early on new research shows

Dogs are known to be great at sniffing out cancer, but new research shows tiny worms do very well too - and they’re easier to handle in a lab.

Alcohol-related deaths in the US spiked more than 25% in the first year of the pandemic study shows

The number of deaths in the US involving alcohol jumped 25.5% between 2019 and 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research published…

Study raises questions about risks of using medical marijuana for mood and anxiety disorders

Some people with pain, anxiety or depression who obtain medical marijuana cards may overuse marijuana within a short time frame, leading to cannabis…

Know someone with an eating disorder. Here are 6 key ways you can help

If you think or know a loved one has an eating disorder, supporting that person can be game-changing for them.

Eating disorders affect at…

Reassuring data suggests Johnson & Johnson vaccine may still have a role to play against Covid-19

The US public and even some health experts may have underestimated the Covid-19 vaccine made by Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson, new data…

Most people donot know these possible signs of early Alzheimers

If you're not familiar with the term "mild cognitive impairment," you're not the only one. More than 80% of Americans aren't familiar with this condition…

Health Ministry to begin covid vaccine for children aged 12-14 years from today All you need to know

Indian health ministry has announced Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 12-14 years, which is all set to start from March 16, 2022. In…

China COVID cases more than double in growing outbreak

China has reported more than 5,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, more than double the number reported on Monday and the highest daily count since…