Washington: Long-term and frequent use of aspirin is associated with significantly decreased risk of cervical cancer, according to a study led by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and published in the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease.

Washington: Expanding what we know about college students mixing alcohol with energy drinks, investigators from Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center found teens aged 15-17 years old who had ever mixed alcohol with energy drinks were four times more likely to meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder than a teen who has tried alcohol but never mixed it with an energy drink. 

Washington: Casual walking for as little as an extra 2 minutes per hour throughout the day, rather than sitting, may have a significant benefit on longevity. 

Washington: A new study suggests that engaging in low intensity activities such as standing may not be enough to offset the health hazards of sitting for long periods of time. 

Maywood: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccines have saved more the 732,000 lives in the past two decades and studies have repeatedly shown that they are the best way to protect our communities from some of the deadliest illnesses. Still, there is a lot of confusing information about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines and it can be difficult to discern fact from fiction.

San Diego: Losing as little as 30 minutes of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, a new study finds. 

Washington: For a variety of reasons, many women choose to postpone childbearing until they are in their 30s or even 40s. But the difficult truth is that the biological clock waits for no one, and fertility declines with age.

Columbus: A new study shows that while most mothers are aware of the practice of breast milk sharing, almost one-third of them say they wouldn’t consider the health of the donor or the safety of the donor’s milk before feeding it to their baby.

Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease worldwide. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the first indigenously developed and manufactured Rotavirus vaccine: 'Rotavac’, recently. This indigenously developed vaccine will boost efforts to combat infant mortality due to diarrhoea.