Health & Food

Apr 20: We live in a polluted world, there's no denying that fact. And with every passing year, the levels of pollution only seem to be getting worse. As such, one of the obvious consequences is the rise in chronic health problems among the people. Respiratory diseases top the rank with ailments like bronchitis, asthma, allergies, and now, even sinus. According to a new study done by Johns Hopkins...

Apr 18: Ever wondered, why you love those French fries with sprinkled salt and cannot keep your hands off? In first of its kind, a study finds that salty food diminishes thirst and increases hunger, due to a higher need for energy. The results, published in the journal of Clinical Investigation, showed something different: salt stayed in the urine, while water moved back into the kidney and body....

New Delhi, Apr 17: If you are packing your bags for an exotic travel destination, make sure your skin is prepared to face the environmental onslaught of that place. Holiday getaways can be refreshing for the body and soul, they can de-stress our minds, but as we loosen our knots and blast out on a travel plan we often ignore the needs of our skin. So, as you step out on a vacation, do not forget...

Washington D.C, Apr 16: Meditation will always help, as a study finds mindfulness group therapy has an equally positive effect as individual cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of a wide range of psychiatric symptoms in patients with depression, anxiety and stress-related disorders. The results suggests that various scales measured, among others, symptoms of depression, general anxiety...

Washington, Apr 14: A new study has found that both obesity and being underweight may increase the risk of developing migraine. Migraine is the most common and painful thing that a person can experience. It is often caused by many factors like stress, strong odours, hormones, dietary changes and smoking. The study found that obese people were 27 percent more likely to have migraine than people of...

Washington D.C, Apr 13: You may want to take a diet rich in B vitamins as a recent study has suggested that it can help keep you from succumbing to air-pollution-induced heart problems. In the research conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, healthy non-smokers who took vitamin B supplements nearly reversed any negative effects on their cardiovascular and immune systems...

Washington, Apr 11: A team of scientists has come up with a new medical test that may help identify infants who may have had bleeding of the brain as a result of abusive head trauma, sometimes referred to as shaken baby syndrome. Developed by the researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the serum-based test, which needs to be...

London, Apr 10: Fitness enthusiasts, take note! Exercising on an empty stomach may help burn more body fat and fuel your metabolism, boosting your health in the long run, a new study has found. Researchers from University of Bath in the UK studied a group of overweight males. The volunteers walked for 60 minutes at 60 per cent maximum oxygen consumption on an empty stomach, and on another occasion...

New Delhi, Apr 8: Every 20th Indian is in the grip of depression, said Union Minister of Health JP Nadda on Friday and assured more NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences)-like institutes would be set up in the country. Speaking at an event here to mark the World Health Day, Nadda also assured greater government focus on civil society organisations engaged in mental...

Washington, Apr 7: If you've been a night owl all your life and mornings are your nemesis, blame a gene mutation for keeping you awake, scientists say. Researchers at Rockefeller University in the US have discovered that a variant of the gene CRY1 slows the internal biological clock - called the circadian clock - that normally dictates when you feel sleepy each night and when you are ready to wake...