Health & Food

Washington D.C, Nov 13: Parents, take note! Insufficient sleep in children is linked to poor diet, obesity and more screen time, according to a study. The findings are published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Results show that insufficient sleep duration was associated with unhealthy dietary habits such as skipping breakfast (adjusted odds ratio 1.30), fast-food consumption (OR 1.35)...

Kolkata, Nov 11: World Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 12-18) aims to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. The misuse of antibiotic is putting us all at risk. Since their discovery, antibiotics have served as the...

Washington D.C, Nov 9: Did you know! Your eating and sleeping pattern regulates the amount of calories you burn. Researchers found that when at rest, people burn 10 percent more calories in the late afternoon and early evening than in the early morning hours. The findings have been published in the journal Current Biology. They reinforce the important role of the circadian clock in governing...

New Delhi, Nov 5: Ayurveda departments will be opened in all the new 19 AIIMS and approval has been received from the Home Ministry to set up such departments in seven hospitals of the Border Security Force (BSF) and other paramilitary forces, Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik announced on Monday. He said work is already on to start Ayurveda departments in about 100 Employees' State...

New Delhi, Nov 4: Clinical trials on Ayurvedic medicine against dengue are in progress and it will be launched at the earliest possible time, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik said Sunday. Rajesh Kotecha, secretary of AYUSH ministry, said the medicine is expected to be ready after multilevel trials in the next couple of years. “Trials on the Ayurvedic medicine for dengue are currently...

Every day around 93 per cent of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk. Tragically, many of them die. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 2016, 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air. Children are society’s future. But...

Washington, Oct 29: Turns out, if everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn't be enough fruits and vegetables to meet the demand. As a part of a recent study, researchers compared global agricultural production with nutritionists' consumption recommendations and found a drastic mismatch. The study is published in the journal PLOS ONE. Evan Fraser, the co-author of the study...

London, Oct 23: Scientists have created an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could help treat patients with sepsis by predicting the best treatment strategy. The system developed by researchers from Imperial College London in the UK analysed the records of about 100,000 hospital patients in intensive care units and every single doctor’s decisions affecting them. The findings, published in...

Los Angeles, Oct 18: A diet rich in walnuts may not lead to weight gain or increase the risk of obesity, a study conducted in healthy elders claims. The study, published in the journal Nutrients, found that healthy elders consuming nearly 300 calories of walnuts daily did not show any negative effects on body weight and composition. The findings by researchers at Loma Linda University (LLU) in the...

Washington D.C, Oct 11: Turns out, nail polishes with 'n-free' labels are not necessarily free of toxic compounds. Consumers are growing more knowledgeable about the potential health effects of nail polish, and manufacturers have taken action. They have started removing potentially toxic ingredients and labeling their products as being free of those substances. However, these labels aren't always...