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Can’t sleep without masturbating! (Sex doubt of the day)

May 15, 2013
Q: I have a serious problem where I am unable to sleep without masturbating every night. I feel my penis is very small and I ejaculate even if someone touches it. Is this normal? I also want to know, will masturbation affect my …

Fibroids: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

May 15, 2013
Being a woman is hard enough as it is, but when everyday trials are made worse with heavy menstrual bleeding, backaches and general discomfort, the day can seem unending. Excessive bleeding or prolonged periods are a glaring sign …

Reproductive medicine witnesses a paradigm shift

April 30, 2013
Thousands of men and women in India are now resorting to fertility treatment to become parents. Figures by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that approximately 13-19 million couples in India are infertile. In every 100 …

10 reasons losing weight is great for your sex life

April 9, 2013
Did you know that obesity can seriously hamper your sex life? And not just because of the value society puts on attractiveness but the various obesity-related issues which can lead to diseases, lack of sexual stamina, sexual …

Papayas can beat cancer diabetes, hypertension, cancer and increase fertility!

March 11, 2013
A group of students from the University of Karachi have found that the humble papaya has immense health benefits including lowering the chances of heart attack and controlling diabetes. During the research, final year students of …

Diabetes affects your sperm too!

February 18, 2013
According to findings of a study by Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai, diabetes increases the risk of DNA damage in sperms, resulting in infertility. The on-going study which has found that DNA damage among diabetics …

NHRC asks West Bengal to explain mass sterilisation drive

February 11, 2013
Days after over 100 women were sterilised in a single day at a health camp under unhygienic conditions, the NHRC issued a notice to the West Bengal government. On the basis of a media report and a complaint, the National Human …

WB’s medical horror story: Women dumped in open field after mass sterilisation drive

February 8, 2013
A probe has been ordered into the dumping of scores of women in an open field in unhygienic conditions due to shortage of beds in West Bengal's Malda district. The women had undergone operations at a sterilisation camp in a rural …

Top health newsmakers of 2012

December 19, 2012
2012 was quite a year for India’s healthcare sector. While we finally managed to eradicate polio, incidents like Baby Falak’s torture and female infanticide shook us to the core. Also finally the government promised to …

Side effects of bone marrow transplant

December 11, 2012
Immature stem cells in the bone marrow (soft, fatty tissue inside your bones) give rise to blood cells. These blood cells mature and enter the bloodstream. In bone marrow transplant, damaged and destroyed bone marrow is replaced …

Beware: Laptops could make you infertile!

November 6, 2012
UK resident Scott Reed was finding it hard to conceive. The reason: Sperm damage due to laptop heat. After receiving the doc’s advice Reed started using his laptop on the table instead and three months later his wife was …

PIL seeking tightened EMF radiation norms dismissed by SC

November 2, 2012
A PIL seeking the tightening of electro-magnetic field (EMF) radiation norms and setting up of an independent regulatory body to monitor and enforce them was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Thursday. A bench of Justice …

Mutation in protein linked to male infertility

October 14, 2012
According to a research, mutations in a protein called RABL2 causes male infertility. The mutation shortens sperm tails, crippling their swimming ability (motility) and lowering sperm production. The team led by Moira O'Bryan, …

Five colours to pile on your plate

November 20, 2012
Want more energy? Improved stamina? Calmer nerves? Eat your colours and harness the power of phytochemicals — organic compounds found in fruits and vegetables that endow them with their respective colours, each of which …