Having lost a tough battle in the courts to get permission to lawfully abort their 25-week-old foetus, Niketa and Haresh Mehta have another battle at hand - a battle against their own emotional and psychological state.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/abortion-battle-what-next-for-mehtas--help-pours-in/70502-3.html
People believe that only the elderly people can get strokes. However, 20-30 per cent of all strokes in India occur under 45-years of age.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/stroke-striking-the-young-30-pc-cases-under-45yrs/67876-17.html
The brutal murder of teenager Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help has taken a toll on the city's children. They are now feeling unsafe at the one place that is meant to give them a sense of security - their homes. In our this week’s doc talk Arpita Anand will guide us as to how can parents help their children under such situation.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/doc-talk-give-your-child-a-sense-of-security/67666-17.html
Men are four times less likely to visit a doctor than women, despite suffering significantly worse health. In our this week's doc talk Dr Kabra will talk about why men should take their health more seriously.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/doc-talk-medical-advice-for-mens-health/67366-17.html
The Telecom Ministry has drafted guidelines to ensure there are no advertisements featuring children or pregnant women using cellphones.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-kids-pregnant-women-in-cellphone-ads-govt/67335-17.html
There is a ray of hope for breast cancer patients as researchers have developed a new drug called Zometa, which prevents bone loss during breast cancer treatment and cuts the chance of the disease returning by one-third.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/wonder-drug-that-cuts-breast-cancer-chances-by-a-third/67065-17.html
Bidi smoking is one of the largest killers in India than all other forms of tobacco combined. While there are various campaigns and awareness drives against cigarette smoking, no one seems to be mentioning bidis, which apparently is the biggest killer.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/70-of-tobacco-smoked-in-india-is-in-form-of-bidis/66304-3.html
A cyclone in Myanmar has taken an estimated 80,000 lives, Northern India witnessed the strongest squall in 10 years and now the Capital is witnessing heavy rains — setting a record of the heaviest rainfall on a single day in May in the last six years.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-recieves-second-highest-rainfall-since-may-2002/65744-3.html
Post the Jaipur blasts, it was remarkable to see the way residents of the city came forward to donate blood voluntarily to the injured. However, finding blood isn't always so easy — especially if it's a rare blood group.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/serial-blasts-jaipur-residents-come-forward-to-donate-blood/65598-3.html
British scientists have identified a specific 'fat' gene called FTO that makes people, especially people of Indian origin more prone to obesity, diabetes and heart attack. This also explains why some people easily put on weight while others with similar lifestyles remain slim.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/fat-genes-discovery-give-hope-to-the-obese/64843-17.html
Size Zero — that's a 22-inch waist a lot of young girls aspire for. But the size-zero obsession can have severe medical and psychological implications. It can force women into extreme diets followed by periods of bingeing on junk food.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/medical-implications-of-a-zero-dress-size/64452-17.html
A woman was given a mastectomy at India’s prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) but her post-surgery biopsy has revealed the tissue had no cancer. 45-year-old Kumud Devi, from Motihari, Bihar, underwent the procedure on her right breast in March 2008 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-cancer-yet-aiims-removes-womans-breast/64369-3.html
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