Love to drink your tea piping hot? Beware, it could raise the risk of esophageal cancer, finds a study.


Piping hot tea raises esophageal cancer risk: Study


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Ranked as the fourth most common cause of human illness, skin diseases increasing with age are more frequent in elderly men than in women, say researchers.


Skin diseases more common in elderly men: Study


While statins prevent risk of death due to heart disease, a new study finds only about six per cent patients adhere to the medication, which may increase their risk of major cardiovascular event.


Low adherence to statin raises heart disease risks


In a bizarre case, a woman in China nearly killed herself after self-injecting liquidised fruit -- a concoction of 20 fruits -- in her effort to stay healthy, the media reported.


Chinese woman nearly dies after injecting juice


Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong are most expensive cities in the world while Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru are among the cheapest places to live, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2019 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.


Paris among most expensive cities, Chennai among cheapest


Scientists have found that they can reverse the urge to drink alcohol, finds a study, which may open the door to developing drug or gene therapies to control alcohol addiction.


A brain circuit can help reverse craving for liquor


Besides genes and an unhealthy diet, your friends can also play a role in making you overweight, says a study, which found that obesity can spread through communities like a 'social contagion'.


Your friends may influence you to become obese


Women who drink sugar sweetened beverages are at an increased risk of death from cardiovascular diseases, researchers have warned.


Sugary drinks may increase risk of early death


Factors such as gender, sexual orientation and the desire to form lasting romantic relationships appear to influence sexual risk-taking among young adults, a new study suggests.


Decoded: Why some young adults engage in unsafe sex


Poignant letters sent home by Indian soldiers during World War I and folk songs sung by families pained by war and separation have inspired artist Angeli Sowani's exhibited paintings that give voice and image to the forgotten soldiers.


Indian WWI soldiers' letters, songs inspire artwork


Affluent Indians' spending on high-end fashion and electronics has grown, and even surpassed jewellery spends, finds a report.


High-end fashion trumps jewellery spending in 2018


Besides being the perfect morning drink, coffee may also play a role in delaying prostate cancer, finds a study, which may pave the way for treating drug-resistant cancer.


Coffee compounds may reduce prostate cancer risk


Taking paracetamol or other painkillers during pregnancy is not responsible for increase in the risk of asthma in children, finds a study of nearly 500,000 women.


Painkillers in pregnancy won't cause asthma in kids


In a bid to curb fake news during the general elections, WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation on Monday came together to impart digital literacy training.


WhatsApp, NASSCOM to impart digital literacy


An international research team has for the first time identified nine genes responsible for eyebrow colours.


Researchers identify 9 genes behind eyebrow colours


Researchers have developed a novel electrocardiogram (ECG) method that uses signals from the ear to check heart rhythm, making it easy for drivers, athletes and persons in the military to scan their own heart beat.


Ears can be used for ECG to predict heart rhythm


A drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain could be associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest, according to a study.


Common heart drug may up sudden cardiac arrest risk


Actress Diane Kruger has showcased her abs, four months after giving birth to a child.


Kruger flaunts abs 4 months after delivering child


Besides being beneficial for heart, strength training can also reduce accumulation of fat in liver and improve blood glucose regulation, says a study on mice.


Strength training may reduce fatty liver disease


Popular designers such as Rimzim Dadu, Rohit Bal and Wendell Rodricks celebrated the multiplicity of sari on the runway of the Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week (LMIFW) grand finale on Saturday here.


LMIFW celebrates sari's multiplicity at finale


Actress Swara Bhasker, who is set to try her hand at producing films, says she does not want to direct movies as she does not have the skill or vision of a director.

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