Weight gain during pregnancy was associated with a slightly increased bone mass at 7 years of age in children.
Healthcare has become one of the largest sectors of the Indian economy and is expected to reach $372 billion in 2022, according to a report by Niti Aayog released on Tuesday. The report outlined a range of investment opportunities in the country's healthcare sector across hospitals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The report, titled 'Investment Opportunities in India's Healthcare Sector', also said India's healthcare sector has the potential to generate 27 lakh jobs in India between 2017 and 2022 -- over 5 lakh new jobs per year.
Dr Manoj Kumar, associate director & head -- cardiac cath lab, of Delhi-based Max Super Specialty Hospital lists simple ways to protect your heart.
Dr Murthy, 43, would occupy the position of America's Surgeon General for the second time. In 2011, president Barack Obama tapped him to serve on the advisory group on prevention, health promotion, and integrative and public health.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) situation is a severe complication where the sugar level shoots to high levels and acidic particles called ketones form up to unsafe levels in the body, says Dr Atish Ladd.
Researchers at Imperial College London, the French National Research Institute CNRS and other international institutions have discovered three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity, giving new insight into the reasons why some people become fat and others don't.
Television news networks, including ABC CBS and NBC all cut away from United States President Donald Trump as he spoke from the White House to make an unfounded accusation that the election was being stolen from him.
Let's take a look at beverage companies projected to post biggest growth.
Sexual pleasure is more affected by psychological attachment, intimacy, and relationship satisfaction -- not just the size or shape of the genitals, notes Rajat Jadhav, co-founder, Bold Care, a digital men's health and wellness start-up.
Michelle is not and will not run for presidency, US President Barack Obama said.
Health goals should be for life, not event-centric, says Aayushi Lakhapati.
Renal disease is a rising epidemic in India. Sunil Prakash highlights the 7S rule that can reduce the chances of kidney ailments and chronic kidney diseases.
Tackle your hair and skin problems with expert help from Dr Dinesh Jain.
At this pre-school almost 25 per cent of the children are overweight
Sachin Tendulkar, on Wednesday, exhorted people to spend more time in the gym than at the dining table.
AB de Villiers has said the Indian Premier League (IPL) should do away with large fines for slow over rates and shorten innings breaks to 10 minutes
BMI, body fat percentage -- losing weight can be complicated. Here's the skinny on the numbers -- and the products -- you need to know to get in shape.
Do you have a big belly? Well, one of the key reasons behind the extra flab could be your friends, says new research, which found that spending time with fat people can increase a person's chances of becoming obese.
A round up of all the health news that matters to you.
If it's not, Dr Muffazal Lakdawala lists the problems you can face.
Johnson, 56, a known cycling enthusiast, was seen riding on a Hero Viking Pro bike to Canalside Heritage Centre at Beeston in Nottingham, central England, on Tuesday when he unveiled plans for thousands of miles of new protected bike lanes, cycle training for everyone and bikes available on prescription as part of a new fitness strategy.
If you're past the age of 20, then trying to shed those extra pounds with gruelling exercises and strict diets may not do you any good, according to a new study.
'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland. I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.'
'During pregnancy, your body may tell you what it's feeling more acutely than during other phases of life, which is your body's way of adapting to protect your pregnancy.'
Researchers from the US have have shown that even overweight and obese people can live longer if they keep themselves fit by exercising , contradicting current perceptions about obesity.
The findings also revealed that almost 900,000 children aged under 11 are obese in Britain -- a 50 per cent increase in the last decade. It also showed England as the only European nation with rising alcohol consumption and an increase in alcohol-related deaths, amongst women.
Now you don't need an excuse to eat pasta.
'Better hygiene practices could lower a person's immunity and make the person susceptible to auto-immune diseases.'
Adding 20 minutes to a daily walk and increasing vigorous daily activity by eight minutes would be enough to achieve a lower sleep apnea risk, a study has revealed.
'I have always believed that life doesn't get easier or more forgiving; we only get stronger and more resilient.'
Tackle your hair and skin problems with expert help from Dr Dinesh Jain.
Men tend to consider sex as a way to impress their partner. When they give this thinking a great deal of importance, it turns into what is generally called performance anxiety, cautions Rajat Jadhav
Mrinal Chadha reveals how he went from weighing 120 kg in 2018 to 80 kg in January 2020.
Women who practiced all five habits gained over 10 years of disease-free life, and men who did so gained almost eight years.
Amidst concerns over growing obesity among children in the country, American American Beverage Association (ABA), a trade body, has said its members will only stock bottled water and 100 per cent juice in vending machines in elementary schools.
A group of 14 obese and overweight subjects self-administered doses of the hormone 30 minutes before breakfast, lunch and dinner; after four weeks, they had lost an average 2.3 kilos.
India is trying to push a national goods and services tax (GST) through parliament that would replace a myriad of state sales taxes and shake-up government revenue.
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