Surinder Rawat, a physical education teacher who had rheumatoid arthritis, got a new lease of life after doctors in New Delhi performed a replacement surgery on both her knees using a new technology, a doctor said on Tuesday.

Like a phoenix risen from the ashes, Kashmir has once again got a five-star luxury resort two decades after the only such property in the Valley closed down due to militancy-related issues. It's a sign of increasing normalcy in a state that has seen a bruising insurgency that only recently has shown signs of abating.

Scientists have found that adequate sleep can reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in men, says a US study.

Australian scientists have claimed to have discovered how a genetic mutation causes people to lose their hearing in their early twenties. According to Monash university statement, scientists from its university and University of Melbourne found the link.

How kids eat their food may turn out to be just as important as what they eat, according to a new study. The study, led by Dr. Nav Persaud, a family physician, found a significant association between poor eating habits in kids ages three to five and their levels of bad cholesterol, putting them at risk for cardiovascular disease later in life.

A new study has revealed that obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have a hearing loss. Findings showed that obese adolescents had increased hearing loss across all frequencies and were almost twice as likely to have unilateral (one-sided) low-frequency hearing loss.

Researchers have developed a variant of a major painkiller receptor that enables scientists to perform experiments which was previously deemed difficult or was impossible, says a study.

Brazil plans to produce vaccines against the influenza H1N1 virus, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said. Nationwide production of the vaccine will help the country have an easier and faster access to the drug in case of an epidemic, he said on Tuesday.

A teenager from Florida has become the hot topic on the internet after he hitched a ride on the back of a 30ft shark.Chris Kreis, aged 19, grabbed the fin of a whale shark and was pulled through the water for 20 seconds before he let it go.

Less than one percent of fathers in the UK take advantage of Additional Paternity Leave up to a total of 26 weeks, according to a new analysis published to mark Father's Day.