New Delhi, Feb 6 - In existence for nearly two decades, India's HIV-AIDS control mission has been the most successful global model to deal with the disease, the head of the country's AIDS control panel said Monday.

Washington, Feb 3 : Silver is as efficient as a leading chemotherapy drug in treating cancer and may even have fewer side effects, a new study has revealed.

Results from the study at the University of Leeds, show that particular silver compounds are as toxic to cancer cells as the platinum-based drug Cisplatin, which is widely used to treat a range of cancers.

Islamabad, Jan 30 - Over two million children will be administered anti-polio vaccine drops in Pakistan's Balochistan province, which saw the highest number of polio cases in the world in 2011.

A campaign against polio was launched Monday in 27 districts, where at least 73 children were affected by the virus last year, the Daily Times reported.

Toronto, Jan 12 - Depressed employees become more productive after undergoing treatment than those who don't receive treatment, suggests a study.

The study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) examined data from a large-scale community survey of employed and recently employed people in Alberta.

Washington, Jan 12 : A diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes and other high-fiber foods, significantly reduces markers of inflammation associated with chronic disease among overweight and obese adults, say researchers.

Such a “low-glycemic-load” diet, which does not cause blood-glucose levels to spike, also increases a hormone that helps regulate the metabolism of fat and sugar.

Washington, Jan 10 : Both the right and the left sides of the brain work together to tell a real face from a facial imitation, says a study co-authored by an Indian-born scientist.

Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it's New Hampshire's erstwhile granite 'Old Man of the Mountain', or Jesus' face on a tortilla, our brains are adept at locating images that look like faces.

Washington, Jan 9 - Patients need not look any further than their own eyes to obtain perfectly matched neural (nerve) stem cells, say scientists.

Researchers have identified adult stem cells of the central nervous system in a single layer of cells at the back of the eye. That layer, known as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), underlies and supports photoreceptors in the light-sensitive retina. Without it, photoreceptors and vision are lost.

Washington, Jan 4 - By manipulating how bacteria chat up one another, scientists could get rid of infections bedevilling the human flesh, reveals a study.

Texas A&M University researchers have achieved an unprecedented degree of control over the formation and dispersal of biofilms, with potentially significant health and industrial applications.

Sydney, Jan 4 - Children can die or suffer serious brain damage if they are left in a hot car for even a short time, reveals a study.

Some 1,500 children were reportedly rescued from cars in the last 12 months. During November and December 2011, nine children were found in locked cars, with four such cases in the last four days.

New Delhi, Jan 2 : It has been a year since Shalu left school, and all that the 13-year-old cancer patient can think about these days is going back and joining her friends.

"I am hopeful of getting well soon," says Shalu, who has been admitted at the Delhi State Cancer Institute for the last six months.

Washington, Dec 28 : Drugs used to treat obesity usually show limited efficiency and numerous serious side effects, mainly due to our restricted understanding of the effects of obesity on our natural mechanisms of body weight control, researchers say.

Washington, Dec 28 : A highly sensitive new test may soon enable quicker diagnosis of heart attack than is currently possible, a new study has suggested.

One of the most common reasons patients seek care in an emergency department is for acute chest pain.

Washington, Dec 27 : Nearly 80,000 industrial chemicals are in use and about 700 new chemicals are introduced annually in the US, according to the US Government Accountability Office. A new technique is now being developed for faster assessment of health risks from these.

Washington, Dec 26 : Blood tests and skin-prick testing should not be used as the only diagnostic strategies in allergy, a new study has suggested.

An advisory from two leading allergists, Robert Wood of the Johns Hopkins Children''s Center and Scott Sicherer of Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, urges clinicians to use caution when ordering allergy tests and to avoid making a diagnosis based only on test results.

Perth, Dec 26 : Protein shakes are partly responsible for increase in baldness as they lead to the production of certain chemicals in the body, which causes or worsens hair loss, a new study has revealed.

WA's only hair transplant surgeon Jennifer Martinick said that she was booked out for more than six months and performing more than 400 procedures annually - up about 30 per cent from a year ago.

London, Dec 26 : Attending services in church is not only good for the soul but also for health, as it helps lowering blood pressure, a new study has revealed.

The research also revealed that the frequency of attending the church also has an impact on lower blood pressure levels.

Washington, Dec 24 : A researcher has found a new way to approach early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

The researcher at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Xabier Elcoroaristizabal is looking for complementary genetic factors.

London, Dec 24 : Scientists have claimed that women who battle monthly mood swings, irritability and insomnia as a result of PMS could soon find relief as it may be easily treatable.

Research in to premenstrual syndrome, which affects up to eight percent of women, showed that the affliction was due to a hormone that occurs naturally in the body.

Paris, Dec 24 - French health authorities Friday urged 30,000 women to remove the locally-made breast implants, pledging that relevant expenses would be covered by the state.

The health ministry said in a statement that they spot "no increased risk of cancer currently in women wearing the PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) brand compared with other implants", reported Xinhua.

Washington, Dec 23 : Scientists have genetically engineered innate immune system of Anopheles mosquito to block the transmission of malaria-causing parasites to humans.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute revealed that the genetic modification had limited impact on the mosquito's fitness under laboratory conditions.

London, Dec 22 - Eating large amounts of vegetables and fish can make you live three years longer, experts say.

People on such a diet with low amounts of animal-based products like meat and milk have a 20 percent higher chance of living longer with an estimated average of two to three years, The Telegraph reports.

Sydney, Dec 16 - Increase in temperature levels can affect pregnant women more than others, resulting in more stillbirths and shorter pregnancies, says an Australian study.

Adrian Barnett, associate professor at Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, led the study which looked at still and premature births over a four-year period from 2005.

Washington, Dec 16 - With the help of a bug protein isolated from sewage, scientists have successfully trapped and neutralised enteric viruses -- which, surviving for a long time in water, can infect the intestinal tract and cause gastroenteritis.

London, Dec 13 : Engaging in sex alters structure of certain regions of the brain that differ in size between males and females, Japanese researchers say.

They have pointed out that there are several brain regions linked to sexual behaviour that differ in size between the sexes in humans and other mammals.

London, Dec 12 : A leading scientist has rubbished claims that so-called "detox" diets can boost health and cleanse the body of chemicals.

According to the Daily Mail, David Bender - an emeritus professor of nutritional biochemistry- said the diets were based on an "unlikely" premise.

He insisted there was no "magic shortcut" to weight loss - which can be achieved simply by eating less and exercising more.