Page 40 - Health

Friends affect health, happiness more than family: Study

Researchers found both family and friend relationships were linked to better health and happiness overal

Want to stay healthy? Better stick to close friends more than family: Study

Friends can also help prevent loneliness in older adults who may experience bereavement

We're living longer, but not everyone is living healthier

In Europe and North America, the average is 73 years, and in Africa it is just 55 years

Poison on your plate

Use of chemical compounds to artificially ripen, colour and increase shelf life of fruit is rampant

Fit & Proper: When weight affects the joints

Today, almost five per cent of India's population is struggling with the epidemic

Need a reason to adopt a furry friend? Pets can protect you from obesity

The theory is that exposure to dirt and bacteria early in life can create early immunity

Health data variations show why UP's health programme needs overhaul

A complete policy overhaul may be necessary for UP to improve its performance in health & nutrition

Rukmini Gupte: Health makes wealth

Brands are facing a growing demand for healthy products from consumers across the price spectrum

Shorter work hours for better health

For women, healthy work limit was 34 hours per week, says Dinh

Instant health alerts at your fingertips

Goal is a health dashboard that does for people what dashboards already do for cars

New technique on mice proven to increase lifespan

Study finds intermittent expression of genes normally associated with an embryonic state can reverse age

Running helps improve memory, say researchers

The sport seems to change how the brain works in surprising ways, according to a new report

Should a fitness test be a part of your check-up?

Fitness can be a better indicator of someone's risk for heart disease and early death than standard risk factors such as smoking and obesity, says Gretchen Reynolds

Get fitter to enhance your memory

A new study establishes that muscle and aerobic fitness helps in improving a child's academic performance

US-based Henry Ford Health Systems ties up with Pearl Human Care to mark its foray into India

The not-for-profit corporation to share technical expertise for the new Rs 330 crore hospital

Few nuts a day can keep inflammation at bay

Peanuts and tree nuts contain a number of healthful components including magnesium, fiber, antioxidants and unsaturated fatty

Here's why artificial sweeteners make you eat more

When sweetness versus energy is out of balance for a period of time, brain recalibrates and increases total calories consumed

India may soon get treatment for Hepatitis C

It afflicts as many as 150 million people worldwide and possibly 12 million in India

There's a 'fishy' way to add years to your life!

1% increment of omega-3s in total fatty acids in blood may be associated with a 20% decrease in risk of all-cause mortality

Over 80% of world's city dwellers breathe polluted air: WHO

Doctors said that air purifiers are becoming more reliable for people in cities because pollutants released indoors were 1,000 times more likely to reach the lungs than pollutants released outdoors