Why pregnant women with high BP miss out on preventive aspirin
London-- More than half of mums-to-be who are at risk of the dangerously high blood pressure condition -- pre-eclampsia -- are missing out on...
Teenagers using anxiety drugs on rise: Study
New York-- The number of teenagers taking and overdosing from benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed anxiety medications, has risen dramatically over the past decade, researchers have...
How to tackle obesity during lockdown
New Delhi-- The pandemic has contributed to an increase in obesity rates as weight loss programmes (which are often delivered in groups) and referred...
Impact of brain tumour on quality of life
BY DR RAVI GOPAL VARMA
New Delhi-- A brain tumour develops when certain genes in a cell's chromosomes become faulty and cease to function properly....
Prolonged sitting as bad as smoking a daily cigarette pack
By Dr. Vivek Mahajan
New Delhi-- Did you know, sitting for long hours at a stretch can give you high blood pressure and increase the...
More common than we thought: The friend who doesn’t recognize you
By DENNIS NEALON
The Harvard Gazette
Face blindness, a mystifying condition that can trick us into believing we recognize people we’ve never met or make us fail...
How fasting can improve your overall health
New York-- Fasting may not be just a religious or political practice. It may actually protect you against age-related diseases and improve your overall...
Cancer deaths rose to 10 mn worldwide in 2019: Study
New York-- Cancer deaths rose to 10 million and new cases jumped to over 23 million globally in 2019, says a new study.
The study...
Quit tobacco with yoga
New Delhi-- There are more than 8 million people who die from tobacco related causes each year. Of these, over 7 million die as...
Pesticides in produce linked with reduced fertility in women
Eating fruits and vegetables with high amounts of pesticide residue—such as strawberries, spinach, peppers, or grapes—may reduce women’s chances of conceiving and bearing children,...
