Two dead, four injured in shooting at University of North Carolina
Local media reported that a suspect believed to be a student at the school was taken into custody.
May 01, 2019, 05:49 AM IST
Suffering from type-II diabetes? Self-monitoring may not help your diagnosis!
The results of a randomised trial suggested that self-monitoring should not be a routine in these patients. Many patients with type 2 diabetes not treated with insulin regularly perform self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), although the value of that practice has been debated.
Jun 13, 2017, 12:51 PM IST
Medication treatment offers hope for pregnant women with opioid use disorder
Medication for addiction treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine or methadone is an appropriate and accepted treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a new research.
Apr 15, 2017, 17:40 PM IST
Air pollution on equator affects ozone more
Increase in air pollution in the regions near the equator has led to the formation of more total ozone worldwide, compared to the amount of pollution being emitted, researchers have found.
Nov 08, 2016, 21:13 PM IST
Binge eating raises the risk bar; can cause numerous health problems
According to the study, individuals with BED could be at an increased risk of 2.5-times of having an endocrine disorder and at 1.9-times of having a circulatory system disorder.
Sep 21, 2016, 14:43 PM IST
Does yoga really help depressed people?
The study also suggested that clinicians and service providers consider recommending yoga as an intervention in addition to other "evidence-based and well-established treatments," including psychotherapy and medication.
Mar 10, 2016, 10:17 AM IST
Implantable device could help shrink pancreatic tumours
Pancreatic cancer, which has a 75 percent mortality rate within a year of diagnosis - a statistic that has not changed in more than 40 years, the study said.
Feb 09, 2016, 15:19 PM IST
Most parents form vaccination preferences before conception
Researchers at the North Carolina Children's Hospital surveyed 170 mothers and fathers in the postpartum ward who had given birth between February and April 2015.
Oct 24, 2015, 18:37 PM IST
Vaginal bacteria that can protect women from HIV
The researchers observed two distinct types of mucus samples: one that was very good at trapping HIV and one that did not.
Oct 09, 2015, 12:55 PM IST
