Large tableware may make you obese
Large-sized tableware, portions,and packages lead to people consuming more than they actually wish to.
Sep 20, 2015, 16:16 PM IST
School timings adversely affect physical, mental growth of kids: Study
In a latest research, a British scientist has found that school timings are depriving children of much-needed sleep as they start early which puts an adverse affect on their physical and mental growth.
Sep 20, 2015, 15:26 PM IST
Care about air: Pollution exposure may boost death risk from heart disease
You may want to start caring about the air you breathe, as a new study has linked air pollution to increased deaths from heart disease.
Sep 16, 2015, 19:36 PM IST
Air pollution linked to increased deaths from heart disease
Even minuscule increases in the amount of tiny chemical particles -- by 10 micrograms per cubic metre of air, for example -- lead to roughly a 10 percent increase in risk of death due to heart disease.
Sep 15, 2015, 19:05 PM IST
Tall people are more likely to be slim
A country with a taller population may have to worry less about obesity as researchers have found that the genes that result in greater height correlate strongly with genes that reduce body mass index (BMI).
Sep 15, 2015, 17:50 PM IST
BP management can reduce heart disease death
Maintaining blood pressure at a lower than currently recommended level can significantly reduce risk of death due to cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and heart failure, as well as stroke, new research led by an Indian-origin doctor suggests.
Sep 15, 2015, 13:53 PM IST
India to treat Afghan children with heart disease
India will help cure 4,000 Afghan children having heart disease, Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said.
Sep 13, 2015, 16:16 PM IST
India could be hit by a tsunami of obesity!
India stares at a huge epidemic of obesity, a new study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) finds.
Sep 13, 2015, 10:47 AM IST
Periodontitis linked to heart disease
Researchers have recently connected the molecular dots between Periodontitis and heart disease.
Sep 12, 2015, 12:14 PM IST
