Health & Food

Toronto, Sept 7: Practising Hatha yoga — a combination of asanas, pranayam and meditation — along with mindfulness meditation daily for just 25 minutes can significantly improve brain function and energy levels, according to a new study. The findings showed that both Hatha yoga or mindfulness meditation everyday can boost the brain’s executive functions, cognitive abilities linked to goal-directed...

New York, Sep 3: Fat tissues may influence the development of cancer in diverse ways, depending on the type of fat and the location in the body, a study has found. Previous studies have shown several ways that fat contributes to carcinogenesis. For example, obesity increases the risk of inflammation, which has long been associated with cancer. Obesity is also believed to affect cancer cell...

New Delhi, Sept 3: If consumed in moderation and accompanied by a healthy diet and plenty of exercise, coconut oil is great for the body, skin and hair, say experts. Mahesh Jayaraman, medical researcher, therapist, health advisor and co-founder of health platform Sepalika.com, and Ishika Sachdev, holistic nutritionist, bust myths around the oil. Myth: Coconut oil causes heart disease Fact: Coconut...

London, Sept 3: Scientists have developed a system that can predict the spread of dengue in different parts of India, based on climatic factors, an advance that may help take preventive measures against the deadly infection. Researchers from the University of Liverpool in the UK identified the climatic risks for dengue disease outbreaks in different climatic zones in the country through the states...

Houston, Aug 29: When a Texas hospital called to request a rare disease medication, an Indian-American CEO of a pharmacy firm got it shipped by to Houston from Orlando by sending his employee to pick it up as all logistics company were unable to deliver overnight due to Hurricane Harvey. Harish Katharani, founder and CEO of Southside Group of Companies, explained Impavido - only oral treatment...

Boston, Aug 27: Exposure to a common chemical found in yoga mats, baby products and upholstered furniture may reduce the chances of pregnancy through IVF, a Harvard study warns. The flame retardant PentaBDE, used in polyurethane foam, was replaced by organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) as a safer alternative. However, they have been found to cause hormone disruption in animal studies. PFRS are...

New Delhi, Aug 27: A 25-year-old man shot dead his colleague from Myanmar on Thursday for allegedly introducing him to smoking that led him to getting throat cancer later. The accused, identified as Mustakeem Ahmad, a cook at a west Delhi restaurant, was arrested on Friday. Ahmad has told his interrogators that he was allegedly so consumed with hate towards the victim that he purchased a pistol...

Los Angeles, Aug 23: A jury in United States has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalised woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company’s iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene. The verdict in the lawsuit brought by the California woman, Eva Echeverria, marks the largest sum awarded in a series of talcum...

Los Angeles, Aug 22: Scientists have developed a tool for identifying diabetes patients who are at the highest risk for being admitted to a hospital due to very low blood sugar. "Sometimes a person with diabetes is unaware that their blood sugar is dropping and can progress quickly into severe hypoglycemia, which has been associated with falls, automobile accidents, heart attacks, coma, and even...

New Delhi, Aug 20: In a bizarre incident that unfolded at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh, a doctor lunged at the hospital superintendent in a fit of rage and tried to inject him with a syringe that held HIV+ blood. Reports reveal that the doctor, Dr David Raju, held a personal grudge against Dr Lakshmi Prasad, the superintendent, ever since he had reprimanded him for dereliction of duty. The...