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It is common knowledge that fasting has myriad health benefits. Besides increasing immunity, endurance, and the ability to face challenges, fasting contributes to our outward physical appearance by Detail >>
About 35 to 40 per cent children from all over the world inherit obesity from parents, says a recent research undertaken by University of Sussex even as medical experts here also feel that a similar Detail >>
Eating garlic is very healthy for the body in the morning on an empty stomach!
Eating garlic is very healthy for the body in the morning on an empty stomach! Very unhealthy eating raw garlic on an empty stomach in the morning, many people might think. Many people think that it Detail >>
Recently while talking to an ex-colleague I realized breastfeeding is somewhat like parenting - to each his own. There are mothers who proudly nurse their babies into toddlerhood and others who feel Detail >>
Air pollution is contributing to about 40,000 early deaths a year in the UK, the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Paediatrics and Child Health have said. While the pollutants have changed over time - Detail >>
Amid concerns over an illness causing severe birth defects, officials in four Latin American and Caribbean nations have warned women to avoid pregnancy. A BBC report has said, Colombia, Ecuador, El Detail >>
The process of losing weight on your thighs is easier than you think. Since your thigh fat is attached to the largest muscle in your body, it is easy for you to lose unwanted fat from this specific Detail >>
People with a non-O blood group have a slightly increased risk of heart attack and stroke, research suggests. Scientists say it could be because higher levels of a blood-clotting protein are present Detail >>
A lot of us are in the habit of storing food and then reheating it at the time of consumption. But what if you were told that reheating certain foods actually make them toxic? Here are some foods Detail >>
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is developing a mobile-enabled diabetic foot analyser, a portable screening device which will help in tracking neuropathy, a nerve damage that typically Detail >>
Strength train at least 3 days a week. This will help boost your metabolism and help you burn more calories even at rest. Ditch the 500 crunches workouts and do more intense core work with exercises Detail >>
Being a vegetarian comes with one simple rule: no meat, poultry, fish, or seafood, or any products that come from them or any part of an animal’s body. Although it seems easy to avoid chowing down a Detail >>
We have compiled a list of healthy foods, with the help of Sunita Pathania - Sr. Registered Dietician and Diabetes Educator, Healthy LivingDiet Clinic, Mumbai, which will help keep hunger at bay and Detail >>
Lentils to battle arsenic poisoning from Bangladesh well water: New study
A professor at the University of Calgary is studying whether Saskatchewan-grown lentils can counteract chronic arsenic poisonings from well water that affect up to 77 million people in Bangladesh. Detail >>
Over a month and a half has elapsed but the health secretary has not issued any circular asking doctors to write prescription in block letters or provide printed prescriptions in compliance with a Detail >>
A group of miscreants snatched a private car after hacking its driver in the capital’s Kalabagan early Thursday. The victim Masud Rana, 32, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. Detail >>
At least six Bangladeshis have been found positive with the Zika virus in Singapore. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore Mahbub Uz Zaman confirmed the matter on Thursday. Ministry of Health Detail >>
Although men and women are equally influenced by tobacco, males tend to smoke more than females, finds new research that investigated gender differences in tobacco use among hunter-gathering Detail >>
Running is not only good for keeping fit and healthy, it can also potentially boost brainpower. Scientists found aerobic exercise increases neuron reserves in the brain`s hippocampus, an area Detail >>
A rarity in the food world, those fascinated with it after knowing its health benefits, now have an option to eat it at a restaurant or just grab a packet from a gourmet supermarket and cook it at Detail >>
A person’s diet can greatly impact his sperm’s quality leading to harmful gene mutation in his children, scientists including an Indian-origin researcher have discovered. In two studies conducted Detail >>