HEALTH

Sugar sweetened beverages are responsible for nearly 1,80,000 deaths every year. High fructose corn syrup which is the most frequently used sweetener in processed foods, particularly fruit-flavoured and fizzy drinks.

In a country where many children die of preventable diseases, film actress-wife-mother Kajol Devgan has found a new mission in life. She is supporting Lifebuoy’s ‘Help a Child Reach 5’ campaign. All over the world one child die from diarrhea or pneumonia every 15 seconds - that’s two million children each year. Hand washing with soap can reduce diarrhea by 45% and pneumonia by 23%, in India where over 6 lakh children under 5 die each year due to diarrhoea and pneumonia.

A debate is going on in our country on same-sex marriages and homosexuality. There is an attempt by some groups with vested social, political and legal interests to create an impression in the public mind that homosexuals are ‘born that way’ or that God has made them that way.

Many disease conditions can cause excruciating and unbearable pain. It is essential to seek medical attention for an early diagnosis and treatment

Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD) is the most common type of arthritis. It mostly affects the hands, hips, and knees.

Atanu Kishor has been fighting a battle against blood cancer since 2017. Luckily for him, DKMS-BMST has helped 95 patients find a matching stem cell donor

India is the ‘pharmacy to the world’ and the largest provider of generic medicines, producing 20% of the world’s supply. The National Medical Commission stipulates prescribing medicines by their generic names instead of one of the brand names.

Diet plays an important role in training for a Marathon run. Let us look at the nutrition and diet strategies in the last few days before the race

Anger is an emotion like happiness or sadness. It is brief, and projecting onto it's far simplest going to perpetuate it. Anger is normal.

We use a variety of products every day to feel clean, fresh, and beautiful without even realising that there are harmful chemicals behind the sweat smell

The first experimental introduction of a growth hormone (HGH) compound to a test subject occurred in 1956