health

Youth at risk of hearing loss from loud music: WHO

GENEVA: More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through listening to loud… Read More

Food supplements crucial to reduce child malnutrition

The addition of highly nutritious foods and supplements to the diets of poor mothers could… Read More

Weight-loss surgery tied to pregnancy benefits, risks

Weight loss surgery may reduce some of the pregnancy risks associated with obesity, but it… Read More

Get rid of smoking, for good!

Smoking is injurious to health. How many times have we heard this being repeated in… Read More

Take a walk, for your own benefit!

You might loathe walking for the toll this exercise may take on your body yet… Read More

Say goodbye to oily skin!

Oily skin on the face tends to take away your facial glow. Follow these tips… Read More

5 essential cucumber health facts!

Cucumber is the fourth most widely cultivated vegetable in the world. Read on to find… Read More

Cholesterol no longer a concern: US experts

MIAMI: A warning against eating foods high in cholesterol is no longer included in the… Read More

Nurse says 'sorry' for killing over 30 patients

BERLIN: A German former nurse who has admitted killing over 30 hospital patients with lethal… Read More

AIDS: New drug shields monkeys from infection – study

PARIS: Scientists said Wednesday a new drug tested on monkeys provided an astonishingly effective shield… Read More

Plain tobacco packs likely to deter smoking, studies show

LONDON: Studies on the health impact of "plain" or standardized cigarette packs suggest they can… Read More

Focusing on fiber may work for weight loss

People who only focused on eating 30 grams of fiber per day lost almost as… Read More

Lab progress towards drug for auto-immune disease

PARIS: Researchers said Monday they had pinpointed two compounds -- one naturally derived from fasting… Read More

Psychosis five times more likely for cannabis users: study

LONDON: A British study released Monday suggested that the risk of psychosis was five times… Read More

Too much TV can shorten your life!

According to a recent study, watching too much TV can shave off a few years… Read More

Health benefits of water

Did you know that roughly 60% of your body weight is composed of water? Water… Read More

Sierra Leone quarantines 700 homes after Ebola case

FREETOWN: Sierra Leone placed hundreds of homes in the capital under Ebola quarantine Friday, in… Read More

Stem cells offer promising key to new malaria drugs: U.S. research

NEW YORK: Human stem cells engineered to produce renewable sources of mature, liver-like cells can… Read More

5 Health benefits of Eggplant

The eggplant, commonly known as brinjal in South Asia is thought of as a vegetable… Read More

Top 5 Health Benefits of Olive Oil

Olive oil is proclaimed to be ‘liquid gold’ with its numerous health benefits. It is… Read More