Emerging evidence suggests that an increased risk of cancer and heart disease in adults can result in part from exposures to certain environmental chemicals during childhood.
On the occasion of 'World No Tobacco Day', we invite readers to share their experiences and knowledge about the lethal habit. Who knows your advice may help somebody, somewhere quit smoking.
A new study has suggested that non-sugar sweeteners may not necessarily aid you to lose weight.
Leading NRI doctor Lord Khalid Hameed has been adjudged Asian of the Year 2007 for his outstanding work in various walks of life, including his contribution to health service.
Yes, researchers in the United States have carried out a study and found that exercise, like walking, for at least half-an-hour daily helps to ward off common old.
Do not ignore any pain, burning sensation, fever or vomitting. If unattended, it could be fatal, says Dr Amjad Khan Pathan.
Always boil water or at least filter it before drinking to avoid all possible water borne diseases.
Ageing is a funny process. After rebelling and exploring, the human being drifts to the ordered arrangement, he/she once left. As a youngster I outgrew ABBA while my mother continued to like them. In September 2021, when ABBA's first single in 40 years was launched, I sent the video link to my mother. Meanwhile, now in my fifties, I find myself curious to hear ABBA's new songs, notes Shyam G Menon.
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.
Giving economic aid to Kashmir is like giving TB medicine to a patient suffering from cancer and expecting it to work, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Nita Doshi and Devashish Sharma share a common goal to help poor patients who cannot afford treatment for cancer.
The National Clinical Registry for COVID-19 will collect systematic data on clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory investigations, management protocols, the clinical course of COVID-19, disease spectrum and outcomes of patients.
Sounds good? This is science fiction but the science quotient is, so to speak, being enhanced, as the grasp of genetics improves, says Devangshu Datta.
The film is way too slow, writes Namrata Thakker.
Researchers say that tea not only re-hydrates you as well as water does, but also offers protection against heart disease and cancer.
Here is a list of all the risks that your body gets exposed to if you are a junk food addict and eat out often...
Plasma is separated from the blood of donors using a plasmapheresis machine. ILBS has 10 of these machines at present, and two more are expected to arrive soon, the senior doctor at ILBS said.
'Aamir Khan, the Indian Film and Television Directors' Association, Rohit Shetty, Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Soni Razdan, Neena Gupta... have come forward and helped me.'
The simple process could also help you identify issues like blood pressure concerns, hemoglobin or low blood count.
Modern science, has taken decades and decades to prove what has been clearly documented almost 3500 years ago in our ancient texts like the Ashtanga Hridaya, says V R Ananthoo, a strong advocate of age-old healthy eating practices and one of the coordinators of Safe Food Alliance.
'Try to get in 30 to 60 minutes of a brisk walk every day, like my grandparents would do in the village -- twice a day they would go for morning walks and they would go after dinner.'
This summer replace that extra mango with a musk melon and see the healthy magic it creates.
Johan Cruyff, the legendary Dutch soccer striker and coach, died aged 68, according to a message posted on his website.
Moraes, son of late Frank Moraes - former Indian Express editor, died in his sleep at his residence in suburban Mumbai, they said.
She was capable of a level of human compassion that is rare today among politicians, recalls Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who knew the Communist legend K R Gowri, who passed into the ages on May 11, from his childhood.
Most Millennials do not realise the importance of having a critical illness insurance policy till they find themselves or their near ones in circumstances where they need it. A little extra caution -- by way of critical illness insurance -- can save the young professionals from a large hole in the pocket in the time of accumulation of wealth.
Director Wilson Lois' Holding Back, a film about a mother of a terminally ill cancer patient, has won international acclaim.
'Am I going to take my money with me when I die tomorrow?' asks Kadar Shaikh when asked about the money he spent to develop two COVID-19 isolation centres with 145 beds by spending more than Rs 1 crore.
The latest updates from Tamil film industry.
'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.'
Critical illness plans can be bought both as a benefit cover and an indemnity cover, say experts.
Add-ons such as critical illness or disability due to accident are available on payment of a little extra money, and they can take care of any unforeseen, unfortunate developments, says Santosh Agarwal
Take a bow Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Arvind Swamy, child actors Ramesh and Vignesh and Jayam Ravi.
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