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Poor countries have little access to drugs for heart disease: Study

India an exception with the drugs available in 89% urban and 81% rural communities.

Nov 14, 2015

Men Make Dinner Day: Some easy-to-cook recipes to prove that 'men can cook'

As the world celebrates 'Men Make Dinner Day' today, here are some easy-to-cook-recipes that will prove you are a 'fine cook'.

Nov 5, 2015

Eating chocolates aides in weight loss is a viral hoax

Hoax Busted: Journalist Fooled Millions to Believe Eating Chocolate Aids Weight Loss

A science journalist has exposed how health journals would publish any unfounded claim for a 'hefty fee.'

May 31, 2015

A glass of Tomato Juice daily can help rid you of your beer belly

New Delhi, March 3 (ANI): A new study has found that drinking a glass of tomato juice daily helps in reducing the weight around the waist without making any other changes to diet or lifestyle. The study explained that women who drank almost half-a-pint of tomato juice daily for eight weeks, lost nearly an inch off their waistlines, and drops the cholesterol by about 10 percent, a daily reported. According to a nutritionist tomatoes could play a key role in controlling weight gain. Even before this many studies mentioned that tomatoes carry some potential nutrients that reduces the risk of cancer, heart disease and depression.

Mar 3, 2015

Eggs, meat will not give you bad cholesterol.

Eggs, Red Meat Not Linked to Bad Cholesterol: US Health Panel

Earlier notion that cholesterol in eggs and red meat would directly increase the amount of "bad" cholesterol in the blood, has been proven wrong.

Feb 22, 2015

Daily dose of One Minute walk can be 'Lifesaving'

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): So it turns out the price of healthy living is really not that much, as a mere 60 seconds walk per day can help cut the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The recent study showed that people, who often do small doses of daily exercise combined with a healthy diet, cut their blood pressure and cholesterol and live a long and healthy life, a daily reported. The breakthrough comes after tests showed it is better to keep moving throughout the day rather than undertake an intense burst of exercise followed by rest.

Feb 19, 2015

Red Grape Compound Fights off Memory Loss

Scientists discovered that resveratrol, a compound found in these food items prevented memory loss associated with ageing.

Feb 6, 2015

People working in poor psychosocial environment at greater heart problem risk

New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): A new study has demonstrated that employees experience highly demanding requirements if they are in a poor psychosocially work environment and therefore, they are likelier to suffer from heart problems. The study showed that employees working in psychosocially poor work environment have little ability to control their work or not feel sufficiently appreciated for the contributions they make.According to the study, men who do not have heart problems but who experience poor psychosocial work conditions often have warning signs for coronary artery disease, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol values.

Feb 5, 2015

Beer Compound Staves Off Brain Diseases; 8 other Health Benefits

Researchers identified that hops, one of the four main ingredients used to make beer, worked as an anti-dementia agent and protected brain cells against oxidative stress.

Feb 5, 2015

Green Tea Compound Shows Promise against Oral Cancer

A team of Penn State researchers says that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), an active compound found in green tea, can kill oral cancer cells without affecting the healthy ones.

Jan 30, 2015

Avocados Lower Bad Cholesterol; Promote Healthy Heart

Avocado intake also improved total cholesterol, triglycerides (a kind of fat found in blood), small dense LDL and non-HDL cholesterol.

Jan 10, 2015

Eat Almonds and Say Goodbye to Belly Fat

Most importantly, the almond-based diet helped reduce abdominal fat mass or central adiposity, a heart disease risk factor.

Jan 10, 2015

Love Your Chocolate! Research Shows Cocoa Helps Improve Cognitive Function

New research shows that flavanols- certain antioxidants present in cocoa, can help retain cognitive health in old age.

Jan 8, 2015

Busted: New Research Shows Healthy Obesity is a Myth

Healthy obesity refers to those people who are obese, but still have a healthy metabolic profile.

Jan 7, 2015

New Diet Pill Fights Obesity with Fewer Side Effects

Experiments conducted on mice models showed that the pill was highly effective in preventing weight gain, managing cholesterol, blood sugar and inflammation, within five weeks of starting the treatment.