Redesigning Birth Control in the Developing World

How single-use injectable contraceptives could change family planning in Africa. Access to birth control just got significantly easier in four African countries. Sayana Pre...

Habits of Highly Humanistic Doctors

Even in these times of highly commercialized health care you might still come across doctors and physicians who are humanistic.

How are they different?

I re...

ATM paper-slip receipt can cause cancer, contains harmful chemicals

The paper-slip receipt rolled out by the automatic teller machine (ATM) can be harmful for your health. It has been proved in a research conducted by the Chemical departmen...

Comedy Of Oddballs

June-July are traditionally a time to bring in new shows and start new seasons on Indian television; e.g. Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 7 and Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Kare...

The Destructive Influence of Imaginary Peers

We humans irrationally think we’re rational. We think that we decide how to behave by weighing the pros and cons. In reality, the strongest influence on our decisions...

Gauging the Real Effects of Media

What if we knew that the fictional rapes in HBO’s mega-hit “Game of Thrones” caused real rapes in the real world? What if we knew that the portrayals of g...

Community-based HIV prevention can boost testing, help reduce new infections

Communities in Africa and Thailand that worked together on HIV-prevention efforts saw not only a rise in HIV screening but a drop in new infections, according to a new stud...

Active mothers have active children, says study

A British study of 500 women and their four-year-olds has found that physically agility in children is related to how active their mothers are.

Parents are strong i...