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The study published in International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, underscored that mothers often discriminate against their children while breastfeeding them, leading to adverse effects on their health. (Representational image)

Lactating mothers favour boys over girls'

Owing to this differentiation, boys tend to be healthier than girls.

1 May 2016 8:53 AM IST

Medical experts say that as foreigners freeze these eggs, embryos and sperm, they should either be allowed to take it back to their country or allowed to go forward with the surrogacy.

Foreign embryos stuck in surrogacy freeze

Surrogacy is a time-consuming procedure where an egg is removed from the donor and then fertilised in a lab with the...

26 April 2016 11:56 AM IST

Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal (Photo: Deccan Chronicle)

Chhagan Bhujbal diagnosed with shrunken kidney

He will be taken to St George Dental Hospital on Monday for x-ray of his teeth and for final dental treatment.

25 April 2016 10:28 AM IST

Genital TB is usually detected in patients between 15 and 40 years of age. And in 90 per cent of the cases, women diagnosed with genital TB face problems in conceiving.

Genital TB cases on rise, result in female infertility

People generally perceive that TB is always pulmonary but TB can occur in any part of the body including the genitals.

20 March 2016 10:21 AM IST

The Tatkaal passport is usually issued three working days after the date of application. (Photo: PTI)

Quicker passport if you have three documents

Aadhar card, a voter ID, and a PAN card are now enough to get passports before a police verification.

26 Jan 2016 9:44 AM IST