What your skin reveals about kidney and hormone health - 11 signs to watch as per doctorsYour skin can reveal hidden kidney problems. Changes like extreme dryness, persistent itching, and unusual rashes are not just surface issu...
14 Oct, 2025, 02.01 AM IST
60-year-old man turns to ChatGPT for diet tips, ends up with a rare 19th-century illnessA 60-year-old man's quest to replace table salt, guided by ChatGPT's suggestion of sodium bromide, led to a severe case of bromism. He expe...
29 Aug, 2025, 10.20 PM IST
Man suffers rare bromism following ChatGPT diet tips. All about dangerous condition and its symptomsA 60-year-old man was diagnosed with bromism after he relied on ChatGPT for diet tips. According to a US medical journal, the man developed...
13 Aug, 2025, 06.37 PM IST
18-year-old from Madhya Pradesh enters the Guinness World Record for having the world's hairiest face. What is the Werewolf Syndrome?Lalit Patidar, an 18-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, earns a Guinness World Record for having the hairiest face due to hypertrichosis. This r...
08 Mar, 2025, 12.32 PM IST
Can changes in the nail indicate cancer? What to watch out for?Doctors advise vigilance regarding nail changes, as these may indicate health issues, including a rare skin cancer called subungual melanom...
19 Jan, 2025, 05.07 PM IST
Hope for rare skin disorder patients as AIIMS pushes for policy inclusionThe national policy for rare diseases in India may soon be expanded to include rare skin conditions such as epidermolysis bullosa (EB), xer...
18 Jan, 2025, 05.23 PM IST
Skincare stress: Too many products causing breakouts? Here's how to simplify your routineExcessive use of skincare products may be contributing to skin issues, even for influencers and celebrities, warns experts.
14 Jan, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
Food can affect your looks! How diet changes our skinA deficiency in vitamin C, for example, can cause scurvy, which leads to symptoms including easy bruising, poor wound healing and rough, th...
18 Oct, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
Mandy Moore reveals son Gus, 2, diagnosed with rare Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome, know what it isActress Mandy Moore recently shared that her 2-year-old son, August (affectionately known as Gus), has been diagnosed with the rare skin co...
30 Jul, 2023, 11.23 PM IST
Shedding more than 100 strands of hair a day? Blame it on stressStress-induced hair loss can be the result of excessive hair shedding, a condition called telogen effluvium. Stress can increase levels of ...
18 Jul, 2023, 06.02 PM IST
World Vitiligo Day 2023: Raising awareness and promoting understanding of a rare skin conditionAccording to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the prevalence of vitiligo in India ranges from 0.25% to 4% among dermatology outpati...
17 Jun, 2023, 12.06 PM IST
Werewolf Syndrome: MP teenager shares his harrowing experience; all you need to know about the rare conditionLalit's rare condition made him a target of ridicule, and his classmates called him "monkey boy". He further revealed that some of his scho...
23 Nov, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Monkeypox scare: Health Ministry directs NCDC, ICMR to keep close watchThe monkeypox outbreak is something "everybody should be concerned about," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that U.S. health...
22 May, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Boehringer Ingelheim India seeks system to keep tab on patent infringementIn terms of focus areas in the country, she said the drug firm is focussed on providing solutions for non communicable diseases like diabet...
20 Apr, 2022, 12.20 PM IST
Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in productsThe controversy is part of a larger reckoning over racism and diversity in the tech industry, where the workforce is more white than in sec...
19 Jun, 2021, 10.36 AM IST
Is specialty business ‘a go or a no-go’ segment for pharma companies?Leading pharma companies invested in specialty business to create a long-term growth driver.
26 Feb, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
How to protect your skin inside officeSitting indoors away from the harsh sun might be protecting your skin from UV rays, but the controlled air inside might be doing it more da...
01 Apr, 2012, 01.14 AM IST