HEALTH & WELLBEING

E-Cigarettes Turning into a Harmful Addiction

e-cigarette
Like every coin has two sides, e-cigarettes, too, have two sides to it, in which one side suggests that it helps smokers quit smoking, and the other suggests that these devices may be seen as a portal for nicotine addiction by teen smokers.

Contraception Mandate by Supreme Court: Obama Calls It 'Jeopardised'

Contraceptive Mandate: Washington shakes it up
The latest verdict by the U.S. Supreme Court over birth control came as a massive blow towards Obama’s health care law. The court ruled that “family-owned businesses do not have to offer their employees contraceptive coverage that conflicts with the owners’ religious beliefs.”
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Rare genetic disorders

Rare diseases Can Be Identified Through Family Photos

Without expensive testing, it is difficult to diagnose genetic diseases but now a new computer program is designed to help diagnose rare genetic diseases by using family photographs.
Maria Sharapova

Nutritionists Criticise 'Sugarpova Candy Lounge'

On Wimbledon High Street, Sharapova opened 'Sugarpova Candy Lounge' to sell treats during the Wimbledon championships on June 16. The world's richest female athlete, Russia's tennis champion, Maria Sharapova opened in 2012 a sweet firm called Sugarpova, a premium candy line.
Doctors react after Pope Francis cancelled his visit at the Gemelli hospital in Rome June 27, 2014. Pope Francis cancelled a visit to a Rome hospital at the last minute on Friday due to what the Vatican called a "sudden indisposition".

Pope Francis Has Cancelled 4 Appointments in Past 7 Months – Report

Relaxed but looking tired, Pope Francis has resumed to his post as spiritual pontiff of the 1.2-billion strong Roman Catholic faith, appearing on Sunday at a two-hour-long Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. Concerns are growing for the pope's medical situation as he has been abruptly cancelling appointments lately, or at least four times in the last seven months.
Surgery

Doctor Suspended for Botched Surgery Appeals

Dr Antonio Vega Vega, a central Queensland urologist who removed the wrong kidney of a patient, will be hearing the result of his appeal on June 27.
Smartphones

Touchscreen phones Provides a Glimpse of Germs in the Body

A new study by the University of Oregon in the U.S. suggests that the smartphone contains thousands of micro-organisms and these can be a mirror to the bacteria, fungi and virus that are present in our body and in the surroundings.
Glow

Fertility One of the Most 'Underserved Areas' in Healthcare: Mike Huang

Glow is an enterprise that has an ability to analyse data and use it to empower women and couples to take charge of their reproductive health. The App has an interesting concept and gets one hooked on to it. It is available for download for Windows, Android and iPhone users. Here is an excerpt from a converstion with the CEO of Glow, Mike Huang.
Sleep

Sleep Deprivation Fries Human Brain

A tired brain can make a pleasant human being get cranky, get annoyed easily, turn daffy and be unable to do the simplest of things.

Medication With 'Docetaxel' Leaves Patients Drunk

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert about three patients who have reported they feel intoxicated after taking in docetaxel, a chemotherapeutic drug.

Smoking Smokeless Tobacco is Not a Safe Alternative

Smoking is one habit whose adverse effects have been documented often. But compare it to the effects of smokeless tobacco? Not many reports have been published. Published in Circulation, a study from Sweden, shows that after a heart attack, quitting smokeless tobacco is as beneficial as quitting smoking.

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