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  Easy hacks to cure smelly feet & sunburns at home

  Lifestyle | June 08, 2017 11:42 IST

  Experts suggests reduction in alcohol consumption and change in diet by eliminating certain nutrients relieve perspiration.

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  How too many antibiotics can cause antibiotic resistance?

  Lifestyle | June 07, 2017 14:13 IST

  Having antibiotics is therefore worst for health, because it effectively and completely vanishes the very natural bodily mechanism that protects us against all disease in the first place - the immune system - which may never fully recover by itself.

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  Anti-Diphtheria Day to be celebrated on June 7

  Lifestyle | June 03, 2017 15:20 IST

  The district health department is taking all these efforts to start this programme. This is because diseases like H1N1 and diphtheria are communicable and has high chances for spread. As said by District medical officer Dr N K Kuttappan.

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  How deadly is the Zika Virus?

  Lifestyle | June 03, 2017 11:52 IST

  According to World Health Organisation, people diagnosed with Zika virus should take plenty of rest, drink fluid and treat pain and fever with common medicines.

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  Tennis Elbow: Everything you need to know about this condition

  Lifestyle | March 31, 2017 15:47 IST

  Tennis elbow is a common problem among sportsperson. It is usually caused by the overuse of the hand muscles including arm and forearm.

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  ATTENTION! Repeated jet lag increases risks of obesity-related liver disease, liver cancer

  Lifestyle | November 28, 2016 11:09 IST

  Repeated jet lag may increase the risk of developing both obesity related liver disease and liver cancer, claims study. Lead author David Moore, Professor at Baylor College of Medicine in the US said, "Liver cancer

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  Foodies Beware! Food-poisoning bacteria may be responsible for Crohn's disease, claims study

  Lifestyle | October 10, 2016 16:03 IST

  Individuals who retain a type of bacterium in their gut after a bout of food poisoning are at an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease later in life, a new study has found. Crohn's

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  New dengue fever vaccine could increase the disease in low affected areas, warn experts

  India | September 02, 2016 18:57 IST

  The newly licensed dengue vaccine could actually make people sick and increase the incidence of infections if used in low transmission areas, a team of international researchers has warned. An estimated 400 million people globally

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  Indian-origin researcher says sleep apnea may give rise to liver disease in adults

  Lifestyle | August 08, 2016 17:46 IST

  Are you also suffering from sleep disorder like obstructive sleep apnea? If yes, then it's essential you realise that sleep apnea is not only affecting your moods, thoughts and body functions but may also give

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  Smoking, obesity degrades quality of life among lung disease patients

  Lifestyle | July 29, 2016 14:09 IST

  Patients who survived a fatal lung disease find their lifestyle factors having greater impact on their subsequent quality of life than how sick they were in the hospital, findings of a new study have claimed.

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  Beware! Ladies romancing with cigarettes could lead to serious brain injuries

  Lifestyle | July 22, 2016 20:48 IST

  Smokers, especially women, are at an increased risk of developing a disease known as ‘subarachnoid haemorrhage’, which essentially means bleeding inside the lining of the brain, a study has warned. Subarachnoid haemorrhage is a

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  Parkinson's disease could now be detected through a urine test, claim scientists

  Lifestyle | July 07, 2016 8:37 IST

  New York: Researchers have now discovered a new way by using urine and cerebral-spinal fluid samples to detect the presence of Parkinson’s disease. According to the researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB),

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  17% Indian pregnant women suffer from obesity, diabetes

  Lifestyle | June 25, 2016 11:05 IST

  At least 17 per cent of the pregnant women in India are suffering from obesity and diabetes and carry a high risk of transferring the diseases to their babies, leading gynaecologist said on Friday.

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  Two million Indians living with thyroid disorders, reveals study

  Lifestyle | June 22, 2016 14:42 IST

  New Delhi: Nearly 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid disorders, said a study conducted by SRL Diagnostics, a leading diagnostic chain in India, based on a three-year long survey done across India. According

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  Finally! This enzyme identified by scientists will protect from Alzeheimer's

  Lifestyle | June 06, 2016 7:15 IST

  Washington: Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disease which causes the damage of central nervous system leading to a loss of mental ability. Till now, this disease was considered incurable. Now researchers have identified an

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  Drop in price for fruits and vegetables could save millions of lives: Study

  Lifestyle | March 03, 2016 12:10 IST

  New York:Lowering the cost of healthy foods,while increasing the prices on sugary drinks,junk food, could prevent thousands of deaths from heart disease and stroke each year,suggests a new studyThe study revealed that a 10 percent

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  Mysterious disease hits 200 villagers in Manipur

  India | February 01, 2016 20:56 IST

  Imphal: At least 200 people, among them women and children, from a village in Manipur have been hospitalised with a mysterious disease, officials said on Monday.The villagers from Lilong Chingjao in Thoubal district have been

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  Prolonged sitting increases risk of fatty liver disease: Research

  Lifestyle | September 16, 2015 8:42 IST

  Seoul: Prolonged sitting such as watching TV and using the computer and other devices as well as reduced physical activity may increase risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that may potentially lead to liver

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  Encephalitis death toll mounts to 21 in West Bengal

  India | July 12, 2015 23:46 IST

  Kolkata:   A man died of acute Encephalitis at the North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) Hospital here, taking the total number of deaths in the state since January to 21, a senior official of the Health

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  Sudden Cardiac Arrest kills 300,000 people each year globally

  India | July 11, 2015 17:29 IST

  New Delhi:  Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) claims over three lakh lives every year, including those of 7,000 children, health experts said here on Saturday.They stated that SCA takes one life every two minutes, claiming more lives