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  Tobacco and Oral Cancer: Expert reveals early signs and ways to prevent this deadly disease

  Health | June 18, 2025 22:41 IST

  Tobacco use is a major risk factor for oral cancer. Early signs include persistent mouth sores, white or red patches, and difficulty swallowing. Quitting tobacco and regular screenings can help prevent and detect oral cancer.

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  World Lupus Day 2025: Know causes, symptoms, foods to eat and avoid to control this disease

  Health | May 10, 2025 10:14 IST

  On World Lupus Day 2025, learn about the causes and symptoms of this autoimmune disease. Know foods that can help manage lupus, such as fatty fish, leafy greens, and whole grains. Find out which foods to avoid to prevent flares and improve overall health.

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  Vaccination to Awareness: 10 Tips to Prevent Cervical Cancer

  Health | January 13, 2024 17:00 IST

  Shield yourself! Beat cervical cancer with these 10 essential tips: vaccines, screenings, healthy habits, and more. Take control, and protect your health.

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  Diabetes: How to prevent it and what to look for in the early stages

  Health | April 14, 2023 16:30 IST

  Managing diabetes carefully is crucial to avoid complications, as it is a chronic condition. Recognizing the first signs of diabetes and taking appropriate measures to prevent it is crucial.

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  Post workout blisters: Here's how to prevent this painful problem

  Lifestyle | April 13, 2023 19:00 IST

  Post-workout blisters can be painful and uncomfortable, affecting your ability to continue your fitness routine.

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  COVID: Keep the workplace healthy by preventing spread of infectious diseases

  Health | April 05, 2023 15:49 IST

  Preventing the spread of infectious diseases at work is crucial for employee health, company productivity, and success. Encouraging vaccination, promoting hand hygiene, implementing respiratory etiquette among others things is important.

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  Madhya Pradesh officials foil child marriage, let off parents with warning

  Crime | November 17, 2019 17:24 IST

  Acting on a tip-off, a team of state government officials and police reached Kelod Kankar village and stopped a pre-wedding ceremony underway, said an MP Women and Child Development Department official

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  Study: Fruits and vegetables can prevent asthma

  Health | July 12, 2018 17:12 IST

  Diets with better asthma outcomes are characterized by being healthier, with greater consumption of fruits, vegetables and whole grain cereals.

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  Here’s what can help you prevent scar tissues in eyes

  People | January 22, 2018 19:40 IST

  Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina separates from the layer underneath and may be described as a curtain over part of the field of vision.

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  Gene therapy may prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, claims study

  Lifestyle | October 11, 2016 14:38 IST

  Gene therapy might one day offer a way to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease, new study suggests. Scientists from Imperial College London in the UK have said that injecting a specific gene directly into the

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  US scientists set to develop new pill for Alzheimer's prevention

  Lifestyle | October 09, 2016 8:01 IST

  A pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain and can help prevent or delay Alzheimer's, can be the next target in the fight against the neurocognitive disease, according to US scientists.

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  Vast majority of strokes can be prevented, claims study

  Lifestyle | July 19, 2016 11:55 IST

  New Delhi: It is believed that strokes can strike anyone anytime and are the leading cause of death and disability, but a team of researchers in a new study have reported that 9 out of

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  Stop breast cancer from returning by adopting a Mediterranean diet, claims research

  Lifestyle | June 06, 2016 12:02 IST

  London: Adopting a mediterranean diet can prevent breast cancer from returning back, claims a new research. There is already evidence that a Mediterranean diet which includes the diet of fresh fish, vegetables, whole grains, legumes

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  Myth Busted: Eating chocolate everyday prevents diabetes

  Lifestyle | April 30, 2016 7:06 IST

  London:If you are chocoholic, there is a good news for you. According to a new report, you can now have your favourite chocolate every day without worrying about diabetes. Consumption of a small amount of

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  Bangladesh tries to prevent ecological disaster after oil spill

  World | December 16, 2014 7:03 IST

  Dhaka: Hundreds of people on Monday were hoping to avoid a major ecological disaster in Bangladesh by cleaning up by hand some of the 350,000 litres of oil spilled from a tanker that sank in

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  Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent Muharram processions

  India | November 02, 2014 12:48 IST

  Srinagar: Restrictions have been imposed in several areas of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir to prevent Shia Muharram processions, police said on Sunday."Restrictions have been imposed in Maisuma, Kralkhud, Kothibagh, Ram Munshibagh, Shergarhi, Shaheedgunj, Karan

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  East African countries vow to prevent Ebola

  World | September 18, 2014 6:18 IST

  Nairobi: Ministers of health, transport and immigration from five eastern African countries on Wednesday vowed to strengthen measures that would prevent spread of Ebola virus in the region.The ministers said in a joint communique that

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  Bengal turns to bug to prevent malaria

  India | August 07, 2014 13:27 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal plans to use a bug to control the mosquito population that is responsible for malaria and dengue.According to the director of state health services, B.R. Satpathi, a particular variety of the bacteria

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  Sindhurakshak tragedy: Mumbai fire officer helped prevent another naval disaster

  India | August 14, 2013 17:36 IST

  Mumbai: The alertness and presence of mind shown by a top Mumbai Fire Brigade officer probably helped avert a second major disaster in the naval dockyard where the INS Sindhurakshak submarine sank after being rocked

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  To prevent breast cancer, Jolie had double mastectomy

  Hollywood | May 14, 2013 16:01 IST

  Los Angeles, May 14: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie says she has had double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer.The 37-year-old said she had had reconstructive surgery with implants, nine weeks after the