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How Binge Drinking Harms the Liver

An epigenetic protein changes caused by binge drinking, a discovery that could lead to treatment for alcohol-related liver diseases.

Oct 9, 2014

Lab-grown penises will help men who have congenital abnormalities

Lab-Grown Penises Ready for Testing on Men

Engineered penises will help people who have lost theirs to congenital abnormalities, cancer or injury

Oct 7, 2014

World Heart Day 2014: 15 Amazing Facts About the Organ You Never Knew

World Heart Day 2014: Here are 15 most interesting facts about the human heart that we probably never knew.

Sep 29, 2014

Equation to Predict Happiness and 5 Scientifically Approved Ways to Feel Happier Right Now

UCL developed a formula that successfully detected the happiness of 18,000 people. Check here to know scientifically approved ways to feel happier.

Sep 26, 2014

Mother and Daughter Burns 100 Yard Penis onto a Football Field

Mother and Daughter Burn Huge Penis Shape on School Football Field

A mother and a daughter used weed killer to make a 100 yard giant male genitalia on the football field of Monroe County's High School.

Sep 22, 2014

Chokeberry with Chemotherapy Drug can Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells: Study

A study found out that an extract of chokeberry, when used along with gemcitabine was highly effective in killing pancreatic cancer cells.

Sep 18, 2014

Man dies of heart attack while mastrubating at a sperm bank in China

Trainee Doctor Dies of 'Too Much Masturbation' at China Sperm Bank

Marathon masturbator Zheng Gang dies of heart attack while masturbating at sperm bank in China

Sep 15, 2014

Are Wood-Burning Stoves Safe? Household Air Pollution Increases Risk of Early Death

A study, reported in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, found that too much exposure to high levels of household air pollution posed serious risks to global health.

Sep 3, 2014

Harsh Vardhan to Abolish Special Quotas in Organ Donations

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that he would try to ensure complete transparency, in the case of organ donations after the National Organ & Tissue Transplantation Organization (NOTTO) starts its operations.

Sep 2, 2014

Traditional Wood-Burning Stoves Bad for Health - Study

A new study from Canada found that regular exposure to the black carbon pollutants in wood smoke can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases in women.

Aug 26, 2014

'Kaaviya Thalaivan' Songs Review Round up: AR Rahman Creates Magic Again [AUDIO]

The songs of "Kaaviya Thalaivan" composed by maestro A. R. Rahman are reviewed as his best.

Aug 18, 2014

'Just Go With It', 'Pearl Harbor' and Others: Hollywood remakes of Bollywood Films

It is surprising to know that there are a few English films that are the remake of Hindi movies.

Aug 9, 2014

Walkathon encourages people to donate organs in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, Aug 06 (ANI): In a bid to encourage organ donation, authorities of health department organized a walkathon in Visakhapatnam city in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. The awareness walk also saw participation of local hospitals, doctors, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and paramedical workers, who walked seven kilometres to mark World Organ Donation Day. Activists marched on roads and held posters bearing encouraging messages to donate organs. The Andhra Pradesh government has cleared a new comprehensive scheme, Jeevandan (donating life) to give a fillip to organ transplantation.

Aug 6, 2014

Liver Takes only 3 Weeks to Grow After Transplant, say Mumbai Doctors

A team of doctors from Mumbai have discovered that the human liver takes only three weeks to grow back to normal size, rather than three months.

Jul 28, 2014

10 Weird Messages Bollywood Films have Conveyed

While Bollywood has a high dose of drama and entertainment, it also gives out humorous and sometimes very bizarre messages.