The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
Doctors removed her right ovary just before she turned 14 and froze tissue fragments.
The arrival of your baby releases all the added pressure from your bladder along with the frequent urge to pee. But your body still requires time to recuperate.
Vaccination against measles has been declining steadily over the last ten years in India. This must be reversed in order to avoid a serious outbreak of the disease, says Phalasha Nagpal.
As the gentle carer of the 'poorest of poor' became a saint on Sunday, Rediff.com looks back at the two miracles that she performed, paving the way for her to be called a saint.
'Be responsible, don't use a condom tonight' goes an advertising campaign that is an insult to the intelligence of a community that is by no means ignorant or illiterate, argues Sherna Gandhy.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Surely a higher standard is required when ministers speak in public to an audience that will assume they are factually correct, says Karan Thapar.
Here's why you should kick the butt right now before one of these smoking-related ailments make you its next victim
Throughout the 1,000-day window from a mother's pregnancy phase to her baby's 2nd birthday, breastfeeding is vital in lending kids the right start to life, building the foundation for a healthy future.
'We need uranium to fuel our reactors. Our scientists and engineers have been handling uranium safely since 1967. They must not feel disheartened by the activities of well motivated local or foreign agencies.'
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is a tedious comedy drama that attempts to highlight the inhumane working conditions of factory workers in our country.
Telugu actor Sumanth feels his Vicky Donor remake -- named Naruda Donoruda -- is just what his career needs.
Here's how self-diagnosis using the Internet is harmful.
Here's how you can avoid these claim rejections, says Mukesh Kumar, Executive Director, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
There are so many, discovers Pallavi Aman Singh.
'IVF hospitals have very low success rates and provide very expensive treatment without having any knowledge of the real problem (it would seem)' says Rediff.com reader Tapasya Karthickeyan
It could also ease the burden on the 225 million women in developing countries, says Ari Altstedter.
Revolver Rani could have been the movie of the year. It ended up as a confused film that can't decide who, or what it wants to concentrate on instead, says Paloma Sharma.
Here are seven health problems that moms must take note of.
In this series, Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.
Believe it or not, your skin can tell you a lot about your stress level.
When Prashanth Reddy's father was in an ICU he could not find a lab that would deliver a blood infection test report in 24 hours. That's where iGenetic Diagnostics, which uses molecular techniques next generation sequencing, came in.
Health, fitness and healing are the key elements of this entrepreneur's life.
'Just imagine, in 2015-16, we're shamelessly talking about women empowerment! What is more shameful than this? I decided to make a film where a woman's character would be strong and see where it goes.' Shoojit Sircar prepares us for PINK.
'His personal turmoils on the yoga journey, instead of deterring him, propelled him on with even greater passion towards yoga and make what he has offered to the world rather special. In fact, not many teachers have done what he has done to yoga practice -- emboldened it, brought it out of its timid closet where it was and (is often even today) confined.'
'Today is our independence day. Udta Punjab is not just a film anymore. It is a movement and one that has ended in the victory of democracy.'
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Ayurvedic expert Dr G G Gangadharan on how the ancient Indian medical practice needs to be propagated in the country of its origin
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