A recent study has found that people exposed to chemicals called Phthalates, increasing the risk of metabolic disorders. read more

Heart disease and stroke accounted for 19.25% of all deaths in 2017, which is a 1.6 percentage points increase over reported deaths in 2016. Infectious and parasitic diseases caused 14.78% of all deaths; followed by respiratory ailments, which led to... read more

Extreme heat makes you feel hot and sweaty, and may cause dehydration and heat stroke serious enough to need hospitalisation in groups at risk, including young children, people over 65 years and those with pre-existing medical conditions like diabetes... read more

Doctors make you worry too much about dietary cholesterol. They should be focusing on Vitamin D deficiency, the real health emergency read more

Previous work, using UK Biobank data, has shown that active commuting, mainly cycling was associated with a 50% lower risk of death, from any cause, and heart disease compared to car commuting. read more

Choksi approached the HC after the special court on December 15, 2018 rejected his preliminary objection to the FEO proceedings, initiated by ED on the ground that the absconding diamond trader had “refused” to return to India. read more

Breast cancer patients are exposed to a higher risk of cardiovascular complications during and after cancer treatment from chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These can be exacerbated by obesity and sedentary lifestyles. read more

While the reason is unknown, disruption in the normal sleep-wake cycle could increase stress. read more

Including these foods like lentils, okra, sweet potato, moringa and more in your diet will benefit not just your health but the planet, too read more

Egg yolks are one of the richest sources of dietary cholesterol among all commonly consumed foods. One large egg has 186 milligrams of dietary cholesterol in the yolk. read more

The study also addressed an important but-then argument by contrasting the health benefits of democracy with those of wealth (because, on average, democracies tend to have higher national incomes than dictatorships). read more

The finding has prompted an upcoming study of green tea’s potential benefits in people at high risk of diabetes and heart disease. read more

Exposure to second-hand or passive smoking can also raise the chances of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which can lead to renal failure, warns a new study. read more

The study, presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st annual meeting in the US, found that severely obese people were 62% less likely to die than people of normal weight. read more

The paper, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology said global obesity rates have been shooting up globally over the past four decades, with obesity in children rising from 1% in 1975 to 6–8% in 2016, and from 3% to 11% among men, and 6% to... read more