The human brain is better than previously thought at discovering early-stage disease in others, thereby helping us avoid sick people, says a new study. Our sense of vision and smell alone are enough to make us aware that someone has a disease even before it breaks out, said the study published in the journal Proceedings…
Frequent recreational weed puts your mouth at risk
Frequent recreational use of cannabis, including marijuana, hashish, and hash oil, ups the risk of gum disease, a recent study has found. Periodontal (gum) disease is an inflammatory reaction to a bacterial infection below the gum line. Left untreated, gum disease can lead to receding gums and tooth loss. Longstanding periodontal disease has also been…
Women more prone to Osteoarthritis than men, says AFI study
Osteoarthritis, a disease of joints, is reported more among women than men, says a study conducted by the Arthritis Foundation of India (AFI). The study suggested that the severity of arthritis is also much higher in females as compared to males. It found an alarmingly high incidence of arthritis; 26.5 per cent among younger people…
Curbing vector-borne diseases: Delhi HC raps civic bodies, asks DGHS for plan
Irked by steps taken by the civic bodies and the Centre to counter vector-borne diseases in the capital, the Delhi High Court Thursday impleaded the Directorate General of Health Services through P K Sen, Director, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, in the case. The bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C…
Republican accused of ‘bodyslam’ wins Montana special election
Missoula, May 26 A US Republican candidate accused of assaulting a reporter was declared the projected winner of Thursday’s Montana special congressional election, which had been considered a bellwether in the opening months of Donald Trump’s crisis-ridden presidency. Greg Gianforte – a wealthy businessman who had been expected to comfortably win the contest until recent…
US appeals court refuses to reinstate travel ban
Washington, May 26 In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, a US appeals court refused on Thursday to reinstate his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority nations, calling it discriminatory and setting the stage for a showdown in the Supreme Court. The decision, written by Chief Judge Roger Gregory, described Trump’s executive order…
Trump scolds fellow NATO leaders: Spend more for military
Brussels, May 26 Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow NATO members on Thursday for failing to meet the military alliance’s financial benchmarks, asserting that leaves it weaker and shortchanges “the people and taxpayers of the United States.” Trump, who has often complained back home about other nations’ NATO support, lectured the other…
Election campaign resumes after Manchester attack
Manchester, May 26 Britain’s politicians resume campaigning in earnest on Friday with national security thrust into the spotlight as police scramble to bust a Libya-linked jihadist network thought to be behind the Manchester terror attack. Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had suspended campaigning after Monday’s suicide bombing at a Manchester pop…
