HEALTH
Diabetes Shortens Human Lifespan By Nine Years
In China, diabetics will die an average of nine years before their healthy peers, study estimates.
Vaccination: A Cost-Effective Way To Prevent Rabies Deaths In India
A new study shows that over the course of five years, vaccinating 200,000 stray dogs a year would reduce rabies incidence in humans by 90 percent.
Cesarean Rate In China Not As High As Previously Thought
Research shows that cesarian delivery rate in China is lower than the World Health Organization's estimate.
Lack Of Sleep Linked To Gestational Diabetes
Pregnant mums, try to make sure you get enough sleep. Less than six hours a day has been linked to an increased risk of developing diabetes.
Feeling Inferior Makes People Eat More
Feeling socially inferior made people prefer unhealthy food and eat 65 percent more, study says.
Vitamin B3 Could Help Prevent Deadly Preeclampsia
A study in mice suggests that vitamin B3 could help treat preeclampsia, a deadly condition which currently has no other treatment option than delivering the baby.
New Moms Moving Towards The Bottle
Instead of directly breastfeeding babies, new moms are increasingly using expressed breast milk.
China’s Bad Air Estimated To Have Caused 1.37 Million Premature Deaths
84 percent of China's population lives in areas with unacceptably high air pollution, study reports.
Attention, Men: Your Sleep Habits Could Increase Your Cancer Risk
Men who sleep for more than ten hours per night have an increased risk of cancer, but so do men who have worked night shifts for over 20 years.
