Tobacco use is fuelling a cancer epidemic in India, making cancers of oral cavity (mouth) and lung the top two cancers in men. Sanchita Sharma reports.
A snapshot of the current thinking in medicine, fitness and lifestyle trends that impact your life
The only car I have ever lusted after was the Lotus Esprit S1 from the Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me. Roger Moore’s wonder-machine had front-mounted rocket launchers and morphed into a submarine underwater. The screen role did more for Esprit sales than anything Lotus had attempted to do before. The company spent £18,000 on the film, which caused sales to shoot up so dramatically that the waiting list for the car ran into 3 years. Sanchita Sharma reports.
High-frequency focused ultrasound is the new non-surgical option to treat fibroids in the womb, which affects one in five women under 55 years. Rhythma Kaul reports.
Doctors from various Delhi government hospitals were sensitised about celiac disease, a condition caused by gluten allergy that damages the lining of the small intestine, preventing it from absorbing certain nutrients, by the Celiac Society of Delhi on Sunday.
No contest, the brain is by far the most adaptable part of the human body. It’s play-doh like plasticity enables new learnings — some even to take over functions lost to accidents or age — till the day it permanently shuts down, while its inbuilt positioning system helps you deal with current emergencies by routing thoughts and responses through its 100 billion neurons (cells that send and receive electro-chemical signals to and from the brain and nervous system) for maximum alertness.
Scientists have identified a new hormone produced after exercise which helps fight obesity, diabetes and other health problems.
Belly fat, which was previously linked with diabetes and heart disease, could also trigger asthma, shows research from the University of Science and Technology in Norway.
Nothing comes to those who wait. This provocative thought among others prompts many to start each new year with good intentions aimed at being happier and delaying the “best-by” dates of their lives.
What’s the first step toward cooking and eating better this year? Perhaps you should start by learning how to boil water.
Acid reflux, in which acid from the stomach leaks into the gullet, or oesophagus, causing heartburn, has been linked to obesity, diets high in fatty foods, alcohol and smoking.
For most people, the year ends with excesses followed by guilt-triggered resolutions that usually die painlessly and unmourned.
Want to party and are worried about the calories? A guide to eating healthy this festive season. It is that time of the year when markets are abuzz with activity and hotels and restaurants offer mouth-watering delicacies. No matter how hard you try, the temptation of eating out eventually overpowers you.
Despite noteworthy success in controlling communicable diseases, they still pose a major public health challenge in India, Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday.
People with respiratory diseases need to take extra precautions.