Brazil is planning to fight the Zika virus by zapping millions of male mosquitoes with gamma rays to sterilize them and stop the spread of the virus linked to thousands of birth defects.

Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that's associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies suggests.

A new therapy which involves a patient embodying themselves in a virtual reality avatar of a crying child could help with depression, research has suggested.

Novartis and Swisscontact initiated the ASTHA project in 2015. ASTHA (meaning “reliance” or “trust” in Bengali) offers health education on disease prevention and treatment, and increases access to quality healthcare by training and working with Community Paramedics (CPs) in three disaster-prone areas of Bangladesh — says a press release.

Chances are, you are reading this article while perched in a chair. The strangest thing in the world is that people spend all day scrunched in a chair. It is a form of physical entrapment.

Biotin or vitamin H is part of the complex B vitamins. Along with helping the body metabolise fats and carbohydrates, biotin has been linked to improved hair health and maintaining proper function of the nervous system.

It is normal for people to become a bit forgetful as they age. So how can you differentiate a harmless memory problems from Alzheimer's disease? One in eight people 65 and older (in western country) have this devastating condition form of dementia. In its first stage, Alzheimer’s may not be obvious to friends and family. But there are some early warning signs to watch for.

Study finds doctors can choose a treatment option between stents and surgery to reduce stroke risk based on ease, comfort and best fit for a patient's individual medical condition.

US and Brazilian researchers are heading to João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba on Monday to recruit mothers and babies in one of the biggest government-led studies to understand whether the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.

Bill Gates had once quoted, “If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”.

A therapy that retrains the body's immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission.

All primary care doctors, including pediatricians and family physicians, should screen adolescents routinely for depression, new

Forget about vitamin A pills. With this orange crunchy power food, you get vitamin A and a host of other powerful health benefits

As men get older their prostate gland often enlarges. This is usually not due to cancer. It is a condition called benign prostatic

Although symptoms associated with Zika virus are generally mild, a possible association has been observed between the unusual rise

Morten Bjorkman is 92 years old and lives in Stockholm. Since his wife died, when he was 77, he has lived on his own. While his 2

The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, top US experts say.

Researchers find evidence that one bit of Neanderthal DNA can boost the risk of tobacco addiction, while others can slightly raise or lower the risk of being diagnosed with depression.

One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus.

A pregnant woman living in Queensland, Australia has tested positive for the Zika virus, say health authorities.