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Tooth decay occurs when foods containing carbohydrates (sugars and starches), such as breads, cereals, milk, soda, fruits, cakes, or candy are left on the teeth (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out if you have a healthy smile

From brushing after every meal to flossing daily and using mouthwash, dentists list ways to keep dental hygiene intact.

5 Aug 2017 5:03 AM GMT

2.1 billion people do not have access to clean water. (Photo: Pexels)

2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home: report

New research also reveals more than twice as many lack safe sanitation.

13 July 2017 12:43 PM GMT

A recently released report by Euromonitor International suggests that the market for deodorants in India grew by a massive 177 per cent between 2011 and 2016. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smells like male spirit

Indian men are making an effort to smell good. However, experts say, they are yet shy of speaking about personal...

15 May 2017 6:40 PM GMT

Hand hygiene has traditionally received much more attention than stethoscope hygiene, but microbiology data show that stethoscope contamination after a single exam is comparable to that of the physicians dominant hand (Photo: Pixabay)

Using dirty stethoscope ups risk of infections through superbugs

Researchers from Yale University in the US found that health care providers rarely perform stethoscope hygiene between...

21 July 2017 2:51 AM GMT

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This monsoon, let's be HepAware!

WHO reports Hepatitis A is one of the most frequent causes of food-borne infections

19 July 2017 5:56 AM GMT

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Pollution kills 1.7 million kids a year, claims WHO

In India, out of 1 crore people, approximately 24,815 children died due to environmental reasons in 2012, the report...

6 March 2017 8:50 PM GMT

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia at a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: Asian Age)

Boys need to be taught about menstruation: Manish Sisodia

The minister said that there was an urgent need for an overhaul of school system and mindset till the mention of...

22 May 2017 7:50 PM GMT

Providing clean water to everyone on the planet has been a major health goal for decades (Photo: AFP)

Too much cleanliness can kill beneficial bacteria

The hygiene hypothesis has emerged as one reason to explain the rise of asthma and allergies in the developed world.

20 Feb 2017 4:01 AM GMT

A person kneading dough with his feet. (Photo: Video grab)

Video: Man kneads dough with feet at Delhi hotel

The official said food samples have been sent to a lab for examination and results will be out in the next one or two...

23 Feb 2017 5:50 AM GMT

Printing inks may also contain harmful colours, pigments, binders, additives and preservatives (Photo: AFP)

Food in newspapers slowly poisining Indians: FSSAI

Wrapping food in newspapers is an unhealthy practice and the consumption of such food is injurious to health.

11 Dec 2016 11:00 AM GMT