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  Type 2 Diabetes Warning: A 40-Year Study Reveals A Shocking Link To A Common Deep-Fried Snack

  A new long-term study details how a common deep-fried snack could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. Here are the forms of potato that you can consume safely and why you need to make a switch.

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  When A British Man Blew A Hole In His Throat After Holding In A Sneeze

  He started to have strange symptoms including painful swallowing, a change in his voice, and a popping sensation and swelling in his neck.

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  Woman's Contact Lens Found In Her Eye After 28 Years, Internet Horrified

  A British woman who went to the doctor for a cyst in her left eye was shocked when they discovered a 28-year-old contact lens in her eye.

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  Doctors Find Air Pocket Where Part Of Man's Brain Should Be

  The 84-year-old man arrived in the emergency room with complaints that weren't uncommon for a patient his age. He had reported feeling unsteady over the past several months, culminating in repeated falls in recent weeks. In the three days leading up to his hospital visit, his left arm and leg had noticeably weakened.

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  Candy-Flavoured E-Cigarettes May Encourage Vaping Among Kids

  Advertisements featuring electronic-cigarettes with flavours such as chocolate and bubble gum are more likely to attract school children to buy and try e-cigarettes, a new Cambridge study has warned.

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  Many Indian Doctors Under Pressure to Meet Revenue Targets: Report

  Many doctors working in India's "profit driven" private hospitals are under pressure to carry out unnecessary and "risky" tests and procedures to meet revenue targets, a report published in The BMJ journal has claimed.

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  Tooth Flossing Leads to Knee Infection in US Woman

  In a rare medical condition, a woman in the US got a nasty bacterial infection in her prosthetic knee due to her vigorous tooth flossing regimen.

• Mammograms May Cut Breast Cancer Deaths by 28 Per Cent

  Modern mammography screening may reduce deaths from breast cancer by about 28 per cent, a new long-term study suggests.

• BMJ on Health in South Asia

  In South Asia, which contains a quarter of the world's population, half the population live below the poverty line. Some 34% of the world's child deaths occur in the region, which has almost two thirds of the global burden of malnutrition. Of the nearly 4 million child deaths a year over two thirds are attributable to infection. In addition, India ...

• India may not be "sex safe" any more

  Indian society may not be as conservative as most of us think it to be. Indian youngsters are slowly but surely, indulging in premarital sex more than they ever used to, quotes an article published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal. The study conducted by the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, revealed that a quarter...

• Childhood diseases may protect against asthma

  Runny nose in a child may be bothersome at that moment, but it may protect him against asthma in the long run. Research shows that children who have certain infectious diseases like viral infections during childhood are less likely to develop asthma when they grow up. A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that children who suf...

• NSAIDs may cause miscarriages

  You're pregnant and you're taking all possible care that the baby is born in fine fettle. Life is happy till you take a common pain killer like ibuprofen or aspirin for a minor pain. This could be a big mistake that you unknowingly commit. Recent research suggests that these common pain killers, which are NSAIDs (Non-steroidal Anti Inflammatory Dru...

• Violence on television - a real threat

  Excessive television watching in children may hamper their development in more ways than one. Besides turning them into 'couch potatoes' due to lack of physical exercise, studies show that the activity may leave indelible marks on the little ones' psyche. These effects however, may not be permanent and can be undone.

• Are men really the stronger sex?

  If research is to be believed then the answer is no! A study published in the British Medical Journal states that men are "fragile", and have this trait even before they are born. The study acts as a follow up to the many studies conducted earlier that state that boys are biologically weaker than girls in the first few years of life. "The human ma...