Health News

Beer may be a better painkiller than Paracetamol. Wait, what!?

Can beer relieve pain better than painkillers? Well, researchers from the University of Greenwich, London, UK seem to believe that. Read on to find out how and why?

May 2, 2017

This doctor-cum-stand-up comedian invented low-cost medical devices for aiding people in rural India

Apart from being a doctor and inventor of numerous medical devices, Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi has many other feathers in his cap. He is a stand-up comedian as well as an author.

Apr 29, 2017

Italian coffee aids in lowering prostate cancer risk

Researchers have found that the production of cancer cells was depleted by extracts of caffeinated Italian coffee.

Apr 29, 2017

India gets first free condom store, courtesy global NGO to reduce HIV and other infections

India has the third-largest HIV epidemic in the world, with the UNAIDS Gap Report of 2016 saying 21 lakh — or 2.1 million — people live with the infection in the country.

Apr 27, 2017

Marijuana, chili peppers likely to treat Type-1 diabetes and gut inflammation

The study revealed that the gut, brain and immune system are linked to each other.

Apr 27, 2017

Human brain circuits grown in a dish for the first time

Scientists have for the first time created neural networks of the developing brain in a dish. This may shed a light on how a number of neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism, arise. This is a 3D reconstruction (by iDISCO) of assembled forebrain spheroids derived from human stem cells.

Apr 27, 2017

Not a meat-eater? 7 vegetarian foods that will take care of all your protein needs

It is a prevailing myth that meat is the best source of protein and if you are a vegetarian or a vegan, you don't have too many options to meet your protein needs. But that's just not the case. Read on to find more.

Apr 27, 2017

Creamy dips to salsa, here's how you can swap foods to lower your sugar intake

If you have a sweet tooth and cannot resist all those chocolates, fizzy drinks and sauces, you could swap those for foods that have lesser added sugar and are much healthier.

Apr 26, 2017

From hot bath to household chores, here's how you can burn calories without exercise

While taking a good soak in a hot bath could be an option, here are a few other ways like fidgeting and drinking ice-cold water through which you can burn calories without exercising.

Apr 25, 2017

White wine and liquor consumption make women more prone to rosacea

Rosacea is a skin disease which is chronic by nature and causes redness around cheeks and nose.

Apr 24, 2017

Here's why you should avoid DIET FIZZY DRINKS at all cost

Artificially sweetened drinks such as diet sodas have an adverse effect on the mental health of the consumer and may even be tied to dementia and stroke.

Apr 24, 2017

Time for marijuana to get legalised in sports? UFC fighters, bodybuilders, NFL athletes approve

While UFC's Nate Diaz was seen openly smoking a CBD vape pen, Jim McAlpine plans opening a marijuana fitness gym in San Francisco; we ask the oft-asked question from the sports perspective.

Apr 21, 2017

Summer skin care tips: How your skin care products could kill you!

The main aim of the conference was to educate people on the dos and don'ts of skincare and also enlighten people on various skin-related problems.

Apr 21, 2017

Fertility diet: Dietitian Jaime Rose Chambers believes it really works and she has proof

Dietitian Jaime Rose Chambers, who had been struggling with fertility issues, believes the fertility diet guidelines from Harvard University is what really helped her get pregnant.

Apr 21, 2017

Mental Health: Scientists discover two repurposed drugs to halt Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Building up of misfolded proteins takes place in the brain due to neurodegenerative diseases and it also is one of the main causes of dementias like Prion, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.

Apr 21, 2017