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If you are a diabetic, having diets rich in potassium may help you protect the heart and kidney health, says a new study. Individuals with Type-2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing kidney failure and heart disease.

If you are asthmatic, reducing anxiety can help you better manage the respiratory condition, new research has found. The findings suggest that when people with high level of anxiety also have asthma, their suffering can be far more debilitating and dangerous, because they have difficulty managing their asthma.

A new drug can help patients with blood cancers who are resistant to current chemotherapy lead a normal and active life, show results of an international clinical trial, a first-in-man study of the drug.

Not just your wife, emotional relationships with siblings, friends, neighbours and co-workers can also result in lower testosterone levels as you age, researchers including an Indian-origin scientist report.

Medical experts said High Frequency Ultrasound can be used as a better diagnostic tool for investigating bone and joint problems which are not detected by other existing tests like computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Musculoskeletal (MSK) Ultrasound, a high frequency ultrasound, can give accurate diagnosis and can be done on pregnant women, children and elderly people, Dr Nidhi Bhatnagar, a specialist radiologist, said here at a press conference organised by Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Group, an association of radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons.

The route to drug addiction for most women could begin with doctor-prescribed painkillers, a new study warns.

Scientists at Plymouth University have developed a non-invasive, low risk and accurate blood test that can detect foetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies.

Nestle India said it has begun the roll-out of Maggi noodles and that the priority would now be to reach the popular snack to the consumers at the earliest.

A diet meant to cut cholesterol levels can also lower blood pressure, a new study has found.

Cranberries can help curb recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), the second most common type of infection in the body, says a study by an Indian-origin researcher.