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Weight loss is not difficult to achieve. But it needs proper planning, discipline, and dietary restrictions.

World Heart Day was declared at The UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972 and is celebrated on September 29 every year.

Last week, Atif Siddiqui, 14, a student of Class 9 in Lucknow, died after he collapsed in his classroom due to suspected heart attack during a lecture.

The excerpt of the book, co-authored with another vaccine boffin Tim Hames, published in the Daily Mail explains how the next pandemic might unfold and calls for pandemic preparedness.

Male-pattern hair loss is the most common form of hair loss in men, and is largely attributable to hereditary factors. Current treatment options and risk prediction are suboptimal

The findings come from a multi-centre MRI follow-up study of 500 post-hospitalised Covid patients. The paper presents the results of an interim analysis of 259 post-hospitalised Covid-19 patients and 52 controls.

In recent years, several studies have reported increases in early puberty onset for both girls and boys, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. One factor may be the increased use of blue light-emitting devices, but this is very difficult to assess in children.

The study published in Nature Communications journal provides insights from a large population and indicates a wider spectrum of conditions are associated with poor temperature rhythms, measured in wrist temperature amplitude (the difference between the minimum and maximum temperature over the course of 24 hours).

The observational study, published in Nature Communications, showed that pre-pandemic conditions related to psychological, respiratory, and general/unspecified health problems were the strongest predictors for having a doctor-diagnosed post-Covid problems between 90 and 180 days after the initial infection.

Japanese have their special age-old techniques and cultural practices that have helped them stay in good health for many years. Japanese water therapy for weight loss is one such practice.

The new research, published in the journal Diabetologia, found no statistically significant association between evening physical activity and risk of Type 2 diabetes. 

On World Alzheimer's Day, we shed light on this global health challenge that affects millions of people worldwide. Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disorder, poses significant challenges to patients, families, and healthcare systems.Mutations in certain genes can increase the risk, and age is a primary factor, with the risk doubling every five years after 65. Lifestyle factors such as poor diet and limited physical activity are also implicated.

Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. Know how lifestyle changes can make an impact in protecting you from this disease.

The researchers describe finding the proteins with signs of early neurodegeneration like searching for a needle in a haystack.

The regulators are expected to consider clinical trials of the system which mimics the womb, and could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely premature, Nature reported.

The study, published in the journal ‘Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes’, showed that two psychosocial stressors -- job strain and effort-reward imbalance -- at work may increase heart disease risk.

Okra or Bhindi as it is popularly called in India is extremely healthy and should be eaten by everyone as a part of a regular diet.

Papaya is a delicious, fleshy fruit that offers immense health benefits. Many people are unaware that papaya seeds are also highly beneficial and should not be thrown away.

While some of the newer variants are highly transmissible and are infecting more people, none have been as virulent as Omicron -- which first surfaced in November 2021

Here are three ways Dr. Abhishek Chatterjee from Anav Child Care, New Delhi suggests to contain the spread of flu and protect children against its complications.