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Around half of those between 12 and 35 risk damaging their hearing due to \prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices,\ the WHO said. (Photo: AFP)Life
Turn down the volume

WHO takes aim at harmful smartphone use and other audio devices to safeguard against hearing loss.

13 Feb 2019 8:40 PM IST

Keeping secrets not good for youLife
Keeping secrets not good for you

Thinking about your secrets often can harm your overall well-being.

12 Feb 2019 9:49 PM IST

There has been a rise in patients coming in for obesity treatment and bariatric surgeries. (Representational Image)Life
A weighty problem

Poor food and living habits are contributing to obesity, which in turn can lead to a host of ailments, including cancer.

12 Feb 2019 12:36 AM IST

The experts did not find any truth in the idea that drinking beer before wine gives you a milder hangover. (Photo: Representational/ANI)Life
The secret to avoid hangovers

Beer vs wine: Does not matter what you drink first, you will still end up drunk.

9 Feb 2019 8:51 PM IST

Davis carried Rylei to term, delivering her baby girl on Christmas Eve at 40 weeks and two days. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Life
An inspiration for organ donation everywhere

The touching tale of a mother, who saved other mothers the pain she had to inevitably undergo, by choosing to donate her...

9 Feb 2019 8:48 PM IST

Compassion and care improve lifestyleLife
Compassion and care improve lifestyle

Kind thoughts about yourself and loved ones can boost psychological and physical health.

8 Feb 2019 5:51 PM IST

PMB happens due to ulcers, fibroids, abnormal uterine or cervix and infections.Life
The fight against PMB

As human life expectancy grows, Postmenopausal bleeding is also becoming a common problem with ageing women.

5 Feb 2019 12:12 AM IST

The 12-per cent fraction that declined a snack in the pre-exercise condition rose to 25 per cent in the post-exercise group. (Photo: ANI)Life
If you are looking to choose a healthy post-workout snack, decide...

A post-exercise snack can threaten to undo the gains or loss of a workout.

4 Feb 2019 1:14 PM IST

The study demonstrates that individual T cells differ widely and these differences may be clinically significant in the context of a rapidly evolving pathogen such as HIV. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Possibility of a HIV vaccine

Researchers recently found new clues that could lead to the development of a vaccine to control HIV.

2 Feb 2019 1:17 PM IST

File picture of medicines.Life
Privileged abuse of opioids

Denial of pain relief to the less developed countries needlessly.

1 Feb 2019 8:43 PM IST

CSA has various adverse effects on the psychological, physical, behavioural, and interpersonal well-being of the victim. (Photo: https://twitter.com/ActionAidIndia)Life
JoinTheDots a movement for diligent parenting

With Government data showing that every 15 minutes, a child is sexually abused in India, the menace of child sexual...

30 Jan 2019 10:47 PM IST

Using the public transport also helps one decrease their carbon footprint, besides the obvious health benefits. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Health benefits of using public transport

Lower obesity rates linked with public transportation use: Study.

30 Jan 2019 8:39 PM IST

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