Panacea?

Vitamin E gives protection against heart disease and slows the ageing process, among other benefits

Anticipating strokes

Will you suffer a heart failure or a paralytic stroke? A laboratory test can tell you years before it happens and help you avert it

The clot and the pill

Women using latest versions of birth control pills stand a higher risk of developing blood clots

Matter of choice

The bene-fits of hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women outweigh its side-effects

Spotting the killer

A simple test designed to spot the E coli bacteria may go a long way in Preventiting food poisoning

Temperamental disease

Patients who are hypertensive inside a doctor's clinic are more likely to develop heart diseases

Aye for an eye

Transplanting light-sensitive cells of aborted human foetuses into retinas of blind adults can enable them to see again

A glass a day keeps cancer at bay

Whole milk from cows fed on an enriched diet could save humans from the risk of developing cancer

Light from an area of darkness

Strange but true. Health workers in Africa are successfully using antibiotics to slow down the spread of AIDS

Stairway to health

Want a healthy heart, a thin wasteline and more ? Then ignore elevators and escalators, and use stairs instead

Aids against AIDS

In a monumental decision, the American government approves the world's first large-scale testing of an AIDS vaccine

A pinch of salt, anyone?

If you are health-conscious, you will politely decline the offer. But what do the experts have to say?

Family bonds

"Troubled children don't need counselling. They need parental love and support." A myth? Not at all, say behavioural scientists

No pain

... is a big gain when it comes to medicine. Here, doctors would give anything for an effective, new painkiller

Will plague return?

A plague bacterium that has developed resistance to several antibiotics may pose a serious threat to human health

Extreme stress and amnesia

The link has been established: the hormone cortisol plays an active role in memory loss due to stress

Genome sequencing data to help in predictive and preventive medicine

Minister Harsh Vardhan claims project will help in cost-effective, precision medicine

Memory loss by inches

Dieting anxiety could reduce memory instead of calories

Combating cancer

Two new ways for speedy and painless cancer treatment

Gelling in a cure

No more ugly patches or scars from injuries, promises a newly developed gel

Significant selenium

Ulcerous water

Relaying remedy

Carried to safety

Paving the way