Dubai, Jan 8 : A five-year-old Indian origin boy has been honoured by Public Health and Safety Department of Dubai Municipality for his efforts towards anti-smoking campaign.

Buenos Aires, Jan 7 - The Argentine capital has now become a smoke-free city after the passing of a new law that prohibits smoking in closed areas like bars, restaurants and rooms where the public gathers.

London, Dec 31 - While many people prefer being cautious about taking too much tea at home or workplace, researchers now suggest that by taking three cups a day one can slash heart attack's risk by 60 percent and dramatically reduce diabetes threat.

Singapore, Dec 1 - A metal compound commonly found in consumer products and sunscreens lotions could potentially cause cancer.

Zinc oxide is used to absorb harmful ultra violet light. But when it is turned into nano-sized particles, they are able to enter human cells and may damage the user's DNA.

Washington, May 10 : Doctors can make a stroke diagnosis using an iPhone application with the same accuracy as a diagnosis at a medical computer workstation, a new research from the University of Calgary''s Faculty of Medicine has shown.

Port-au-Prince, Dec 19 - The toll in the cholera epidemic in Haiti has risen to 2,535, the public health and population ministry said.

A total of 114,497 people have been affected by the outbreak, according to the ministry bulletin released Saturday.

Around 58,190 people have been hospitalised due to the disease, of whom 56,463 have recovered and have been released.

As per reports, the Madhya Pradesh administration dismissed thirteen physicians from four medical colleges as their educational certifications were not acknowledged by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

The dismissed physicians were working as lecturers in the state's four medical colleges in Gwalior, Jabalpur, Bhopal and Rewas.

A new study has disclosed that adding up almonds in diet may help prevent diabetes in addition to decreasing the chance of cardiovascular disease.

In a shocking incident, a two-month-old baby died few hours after taking DPT injection on Wednesday.

Daisy Jaswani, the infant's mom, took the baby boy to the MCD-run maternity centre at Trinagar in northwest Delhi for the inoculation in the morning.

Baby's parents said that the kid was fine otherwise, and died because of DPT vaccination.

London, Dec 6 - Cancer can be 'burned up' with a new technique that uses magnetic pulses to heat tumour cells until they die.

Scientists have found they can surround cancer cells with tiny particles of iron-oxide that vibrate when in a magnetic field, causing the cells to heat up.