In a rare case, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl has been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, making her one of the youngest people ever detected with the disease. Type 2 diabetes is linked to poor diet and obesity. It is most common among the middle-aged and elderly people, but in the last few years type 2 diabetes have taken lives of poor children. ...

People who take more antibiotics tend to run the risk of getting the Type 2 diabetes compared to those who did not have the condition, said a new study. The findings have been published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar levels, when the individual fails to produce enough of the ...

In another jolt to an already rising uproar about misuse or overuse of antibiotics, a Princeton study said the consumption in livestock worldwide could rise by 67% by 2030, endangering their effectiveness in humans. Several experts have already warned about the impending danger to human health with the fast eroding effect of antiobiotics and several studies have suggested links between ...

Teenagers should switch off their smartphones at least one hour before bedtime to avoid depression, sleeplessness and other problems, said experts in a new study. Constant use of the mobile phone late into the night increases the risk of sleep-related problems, symptoms of depression and fear of isolation later in life, said researchers who have studied the effect of smartphones ...

Overuse of smartphones with heavy texting has its positive effects as well according to a new study. The use of smartphone apps with daily text messages or videos may make users to constantly think about dieting and eating well, helping in turn to loose more weight, the study found. The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in ...

Amid reports of growing resistance to anti-biotics, Nobel laureate John Robin Warren has reiterated the popular perception and warned against the excessive use of antibiotics to treat even minor ailments and over-prescription by doctors. Speaking on the sidelines of the 102nd Indian Science Congress, Warren advised against over-use of antibiotics. “‘I think one of the current issues globally is the ...

The use of Facebook has alarmingly becoming an excessive phenomenon of late that recent studies have shown that the Facebook addicts or those who use it excessively have been associated with other disorders like poor impulse control that can lead to substance abuse, a new research shows. The study was conducted on 292 undergraduate students aged 18 years or more ...