Diabetes comes from a Greek word “dia” meaning entirely or through and “baino” meaning- to go. It was used to describe the condition of the patient who complained of excessive urination.
Diabetes comes from a Greek word “dia” meaning entirely or through and “baino” meaning- to go. It was used to describe the condition of the patient who complained of excessive urination.
PARIS - New data from Mexico, the epicentre of the swine flu pandemic, has confirmed that young people are most at risk of catching the A(H1N1) virus but elderly patients are most at risk of dying from it.
NEW YORK - Most American teenagers are not as active as they should be but a lack of exercise does not seem to be to blame for the rising rates of teen obesity, according to a US study.
Living with pain is stressful, but a bit of mental training can help you cope. A new study has found that short and simple meditation training can improve pain management.
People with anxious personalities are more likely to have poor oral health, including decayed or missing teeth, says a new study.
Researchers have discovered ways to create tastier and healthier ice-creams.
CHICAGO - Cancer patients who took drugs to cut the risk of anemia were twice as likely to develop blood clots in the lungs or legs as other patients, a decade-long study of more than 55,000 cancer patients has found.
WASHINGTON – Human embryonic stem cells may one day be used to help people recover abilities to learn and remember that are lost after radiation treatment for brain tumors, experiments on rats suggest.
NEW YORK - Extreme temperatures and heavy air pollution boost heart attack risk, according to a major new study.
GENEVA - Despite living six to eight years longer than men, women lack essential health care throughout their lives, particularly as teenagers and elderly people, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.