Healthy foods are high in fibre content, vitamins, minerals and low in calories. Here's what your diet must include to strengthen your immune system and keep your energy levels up all day.
An Icelandic company is in the process of developing a DNA test that will determine inherited vulnerability to heart attacks
Researchers found those who had orthostatic hypotension at the beginning of the study had a 54 per cent higher risk of developing dementia
The less hours you sleep, the higher your blood pressure will rise, cautions Dr Pooja Kohli.
Find out just what effects smoking a cigarette has on your body.
The UK's medicines regulator on Thursday approved a new antibody treatment against COVID-19, which it believes will also be effective against new variants such as Omicron.
P V Sindhu urged everyone to make physical activity an integral part of their lives.
The mantra to live a healthy and extensive life is to stay happy, says Dr Manjusha Agarwal.
Close aides of Kumaraswamy told rediff.com that the former chief minister was stressed out after the recent political developments in the state and hence had to undergo check up. They said he was particularly stressed after the Janata Dal Secular-Bharatiya Janata Party government collapsed in the state.
The Danish FA announced that Eriksen would have an ICD fitted.
The habit which is already a cause of 50 different diseases including lung cancer, heart disease and impotence can also turn men bald, a new research shows.
Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, a little known condition which kills healthy persons with no history of heart ailments, is on the rise.
The legendary actress will be the first figure from the classical world of Indian cinema to be displayed at the waxworks museum.
Dr Smita Naram, co-founder of Ayushakti, explains how fruits like apples, guavas and cherries can help manage blood sugar levels.
He was heard about, revered and feared in equal measure, but the ruler of the world's most secretive regime was rarely seen in public. Kim Jong-il, who led the communist nation since the death of his father in 1994, died on a train while visiting an area outside Pyongyang, the capital.
Dr Reddy's Laboratories has teamed up with the researchers at the University of Auckland to initiate global trials to test the capability of its new fixed dose combination (polypill) to prevent strokes and heart attacks
WHO estimates 1.34 million people died in 2008 from breathing in the tiny particles present in polluted outdoor air.
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Consume foods that keep you hydrated, are light and easy on the gut, advises Sanya Narang.
'Food is a moral lightning rod. It is intricately bound into our rituals, from the more formal ones such as weddings to our more everyday ones such as feeding a family member or giving food to the poor,' says Professor Harris Solomon.
Trans fats pose even greater health threat than saturated fats.
Despite its popularity, little was known about the health benefits associated with Bikram Yoga.
He brought to the fore the socio-economic and educational conditions of the Muslim community.
He invented a skin patch that can detect a silent heart attack 6 hours before it happens!
The singer was admitted to Lilavati hospital last week due to brain hemorrhage.
Though heart disease is increasing in America, it is taking fewer lives than it used to, says Dr Samin Sharma, director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. Sharma and Dr Annapoorna Kini, the lab's associate director, were among the five recipients this year of the New York State Department of Health's double-star rating for fewer complications in angioplasty.
The researchers found no significant association between green tea consumption and death from cancer. There were weak or neutral relationships between black tea or oolong tea and mortality.
According to data on the Union health ministry's website, of the 142 COVID cases reported in the country till 8 am on Tuesday, 115 were from Kerala.
'Seek medical help if after five days of the first symptom the fever has not subsided.'
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It also advised people not to rush for self-medication, blood investigation or radiological imaging like chest X-ray or CT scan without consultation of treating medical officer.
The event, organized by the Jeeyar Educational Trust's New Jersey chapter in Monmouth Junction, commemorated World Cancer Day -- February 4.
Indian health chiefs have carried out changes in measuring system to take into account that people of south Asian origin are more likely than whites to develop heart disease and diabetes.
Viveka Kumar lists the factors you need to keep in mind.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
'Dementia is going to be a huge challenge for hospitals, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, health workers and family members.'
The actor died of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Hyderabad on Tuesday night. He was 83.
The Blue Tigers raced to a 1-0 lead with the 21-year-old centreback Anwar scoring his maiden international goal four years after his career nearly ended on health grounds.
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