Page 41 - Health

6 Tips on age management

Having calcium and vitamin D, fish oil in right proportions is important. Don't ignore magnesium supplements as well.

Weight gain in teens linked to low hormone levels

Among the participants with the lowest levels of spexin, the odds of having obesity were a little more than five times higher than in the group with the highest levels of the hormone

Standing desks at workplace improve health, boosts productivity

Nearly 75% of those working at stand-capable workstations experienced decreased body discomfort after using these desks

Obesity can make your kid depressed

In terms of emotional health, severely obese children had more symptoms of depression than children who were overweight and of healthy weights

Beware! Barbecue can be dangerous to health

Most common injuries were found in patients' oral cavities, throats and tonsils, with some injuries requiring surgery

Excessive working may up anxiety, depression risk

Anxiety was seen in 33.8% workaholics and 11.9% in non-workaholics

Cooking with kerosene, dried dung ups cataract risk in women by 50%

Recent estimates suggest that 83% of rural households and 19% of urban households in India use them

That toothpaste can clean up gut bacteria, cause heart disease

Antimicrobial agent found in many consumer products, such as hand soaps and toothpaste can rapidly disrupt bacterial communities in the gut

A third of heart patients don't resume work: Study

Heart failure significantly reduces a patient's capacity to maintain a normal life and live independently

Beware! Baby's cry can alter your brain functions

Brain data revealed that the infant cries reduced attention to the task and triggered greater cognitive conflict processing than infant laughs

The bread you eat contain hazardous chemicals

Study says Indian bread manufacturers use potassium bromate and potassium iodate to treat flour

New culprit for heart diseases identified

The findings could change the scope of heart disease detection and treatment for millions of people

Long-term use of antibiotics could disrupt brain function

Search team also found that the antibiotics may affect neurogenesis directly

World Hypertension Day: Know your BP numbers to stay healthy

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a silent enemy; it manifests itself quietly and wreaks much havoc undetected

Forget dieting, exercise can help you lose weight

Findings confirm that exercise is an important component of overall health and is critically important in the fight against obesity

Snoring kids may score low grades at school

Persistent snoring can lead to a disorder called sleep apnea that affects the quality of sleep, which in turn, can be linked with concentration and learning difficulties

Obese women react differently to taste

Team analysed 106 women participants of similar age who underwent brain imaging while tasting sugar water or a tasteless water solution

Revealed: Genes to help you score better at studies

Researchers were able to identify many more genetic factors that appear to contribute to cognitive ability than had been previously known

Keep away unhealthy snacks at work to cut obesity risk

The closer the snacks were placed to the drinks, the more people tended to eat, even a difference of a few feet mattered

Drinking is deadly for Hepatitis C patients

Findings show people infected with Hepatitis C are three times more likely to drink five or more drinks per day