Red Ribbon Express, the national campaign-on-a-train for mainstreaming the issue of HIV/AIDS, reached Chandigarh on Sunday. It was welcomed by UT Home-cum-Health Secretary, Ram Niwas on Platform No. 5 of Railway Station. This train, an impressive endeavor of National AIDS Control Organisation, consists of seven coaches. It was open to visitors from 9 am to 6 pm till Monday.

A recent research has shown that facial scars increase attractiveness of males in eyes of females. Researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Stirling have found that a facial scar, preferably one that looks like it was inflicted in anger rather than the aftermath of chickenpox or acne, increases men's attractiveness to a woman for a short-term relationship.

A recent study showed that yoga can help in reducing the frequency of seizures or attacks among patients suffering from refractory epilepsy. According to statistics, 55 lakh to 78 lakh Indians suffer from epilepsy. The recent study was conducted by neurologist Dr Rajesh B Iyer under the guidance of Dr K Radhakrishnan, HoD of Neurology at FCTIMST and yoga guru, G Mohan Das of Yoga Centre for Health Research, Varkala.

A recent study showed that consumption of red meat and milk products increases risk of cancerous tumors. This study revealed that a molecule produced after consumption of these foods induces inflammation that boosts the cancer risk.

Finalising the amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act, the Union Health Ministry has taken the first step designed to facilitate organ donations. However, it does not do much to bridge the huge demand-supply gap.

In a surprising revelation, a new study published in British Medical Journal suggests, the electrocardiogram (ECG) test commonly administered to people with cramping chest pains caused by angina has limited value in predicting future heart problems.

A study conducted on rats by researchers from Rockefeller University, New York revealed that pregnant mothers should refrain from eating high fat diets, as it causes permanent changes in fetal brains, resulting in overeating and obesity early in life.

A thorny issue amongst scientists, health-advocacy groups and the public, world experts who gathered in Toronto for a two-day conference hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society, concede that it is still not certain, whether pesticides used by farmers on growing crops, cause cancer.

On Friday last i. e. World Diabetes Day, Premier Gordon Campbell and Health Minister George Abbott making an announcement at a Vancouver elementary school, stated that the Canadian province of British Columbia would soon cover all costs for insulin pumps used by 600 of the 2,200 children suffering from Type 1 diabetes in the province.