Life, Health, 19th Jun 2017, News & Stories from India

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Life Health 19 Jun 2017

Life, Health, 19 Jun 2017

Patentiflorin A represents a novel anti-HIV agent that can be added to the current anti-HIV drug cocktail (Photo: Pixabay)

Medicinal plant found in Asia can cure HIV

Researchers analysed the extract along with thousands of others as part of their efforts to identify new drugs against HIV.

19 Jun 2017 6:42 PM

According to a recent study one can determine the amount of water they should drink by a simple formula

Read how much water you should drink daily

Study suggests that there is a simple formula to determine how much water one should drink daily.

19 Jun 2017 4:04 PM

Majority of people are ready to shell out money from Rs 5,000 month to Rs. 25,000 a month for yoga classes (Photo: AFP)

India might be facing lack of Yoga instructors

the current demand for yoga gurus is about five lakhs in India and this has escalated into greater enthusiasm to take up yoga as a career.

19 Jun 2017 3:09 PM

'Broken heart syndrome’ harm heart muscle as much as cardiac arrest (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why a broken heart kills!

Study shows that heartbreaks cause as much damage as heart attacks to the cardiac muscles.

19 Jun 2017 2:41 PM

Sleeping-in on weekends may keep body weight in check (Photo: Pixabay)

Sleep-in to reduce risk of obesity

Study suggests people who sleep more on weekends tend to be better able to keep body weight in check.

19 Jun 2017 1:34 PM

For boys, lowest smoking prevalence was 2.9 percent in Tajikistan and highest is 61.4 percent in Timor-Leste (Photo: Pixabay)

Teenagers around the world smoke more!

Study suggests roughly 11 percent of teenagers from around the world are addicted to tobacco.

19 Jun 2017 11:34 AM

The research is presented at the 2017 Global Forum on Nicotine in Poland. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smokeless tobacco is 95 percent safer than smoking: Study

Researchers demonstrate the potential of the low risk tobacco product to help reduce the impact of tobacco related disease.

19 Jun 2017 9:31 AM

Link between eczema, heart disease questioned

Here's what researchers discovered.

19 Jun 2017 9:23 AM

This therapy cuts depression, anxiety symptoms in chronic pain patients

The therapy focuses on psychological flexibility and behaviour change.

19 Jun 2017 9:14 AM

If you are obese in grade two or three, you may require certain medications to reduce weight.

Can I lose my excess body weight?

The brain co-ordinates with various body parts to decide the exact requirement to allow it to perform various functions.

19 Jun 2017 12:16 AM

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