Washington, Feb 19: Researchers have found that a combination of two blood-pressure-lowering drugs cuts the risk of kidney disease by about 20 percent in type 2 diabetes patients.

In the ADVANCE study involving 11,140 diabetics, one group received a combination of two BP lowering drugs: the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor perindopril and the diuretic drug indapamide. The other group received inactive placebos.

London, Feb 19: Poor sleep could actually lead to illnesses including psychiatric conditions, attention deficit disorder, post traumatic stress and depression, according to a new study.

Sleep problems have long been associated with mental health conditions, but it was believed that they were a side effect of the disease.

Now, however, American scientists reckon that sleeping difficulties could be the causes of some mental health problems.

A new study claims that women's faces are easier to read than men.

The research conducted by the scientists at the University of Glasgow has found that a woman's face reveals more about her personality as compared to that of a man.

According to lead researchers, Richard Wiseman, from England's University of Hertfordshire, and Rob Jenkins, from Glasgow University in Scotland, one can easily trait the personality of a woman from her face. Just by looking at female face, one can easily recommend if she is lucky, religious or trustworthy.

The death of a four year girl and 40-odd people falling ill due to an outburst of diarrhea in Tikiapara off Garden Reach in Kolkata has shaken and saddened the entire state.

It is believed that diarrhea have spread from contamination water due to the ongoing sewer line laying work in the locality.

Speaking with the media persons on this issue, Subodh Dey, Member, Mayor-in-Council (Health) of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said that nearly 20 people, most of them believed to be from the slum areas have been admitted to hospital and the rest of those afflicted were being treated in private hospitals.

Prague  - An Austrian pharmaceutical firm sent a flu vaccine, which it had accidentally contaminated with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, for testing in the Czech Republic, a report said Tuesday.

The Austrian firm Baxter said it contaminated the vaccine with the dangerous virus by accident, likely during packaging in Austria, the Mlada Fronta Dnes daily reported, citing Baxter's representative.

Baxter shipped the infected vaccine to the Czech biomedical firm Biotest for testing on ferrets in late January.

Washington, Feb 17: It's the local climate and short-term changes in temperature and precipitation that affects dengue transmission in a region, according to a new study.

Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health confirmed the finding in Puerto Rico.