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There are 641 million obese people

More than one in 10 men and one in seven women are obese, a recent study finds out

6 April 2016 9:35 PM IST

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‘Online food order exposes kids to obesity risk’

Ahead of the World Health Day, health experts have warned that ordering food online is exposing children to enormous...

6 April 2016 2:19 AM IST

The findings were published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

Drinking coffee may cut colorectal cancer risk: study

Reasearchers found that drinking coffee is associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer, and the more coffee...

4 April 2016 10:42 AM IST

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Summer sensitising

This Summer, the sudden shift from extreme heat to cold can lead to uneasiness in those who are immune-compromised,...

3 April 2016 11:09 PM IST

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Fasting for just three days can regenerate entire immune system: study

Starving the body stimulates the stem cells into producing new white blood cells that can then fight off infection.

1 April 2016 7:28 PM IST

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Younger sibling may be good for child’s health

Becoming a big brother or big sister before first grade may lower a child’s risk of becoming obese, a new study...

29 March 2016 12:16 PM IST

Social media related depression

Do you feel jealous when you see your peers post pictures of their “good things in life” on social media ...

27 March 2016 11:21 PM IST

Model Sahana demonstrates the Wine Bottle workout with Wanitha

Running on vino power

Our workout plans suffer due to a time crunch or if we are feeling lazy and demotivated.

26 March 2016 11:44 PM IST

An exercise machine for the Mars trip

On long-term space journeys like a manned mission to Mars, it’s important that astronauts pack light.

26 March 2016 10:45 PM IST

Sonu, 28, who denied going through a diagnosis for TB, before his marriage, at his home. -Aditi Sharma

Fighting TB and taboo

World TB Day will be observed on March 24. Even today some villages in India are battling not just TB, but the stigma...

23 March 2016 6:43 AM IST

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Time to stop eating processed foods

Additives to increase shelf life, flavour etc. in store-bought foods are seriously harming us

21 March 2016 10:18 PM IST

The average survival time of high-risk leukaemia patients is between one and two years when they receive standard treatment.

New treatment for leukaemia could replace chemotherapy

The drugs ibrutinib and idelalisib could even replace stem cell transplantation.

21 March 2016 2:06 PM IST