Category: Health

Obesity ‘worse for teen girls’ blood pressure’

Obesity has a greater impact on the blood pressure of teenage girls than on teenage boys, a US study has suggested. High blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke in later life. The study of 1,700 teenagers, presented to the American Physiological Society conference, found girls had three times the risk of higher blood pressure. A British Heart Foundation spokeswoman said a third...

Vitamins linked with higher death risk in older women

When it comes to vitamins, it appears you could have too much of a good thing, say researchers who report a link between their use and higher death rates among older women. Experts have suspected for some time that supplements may only be beneficial if...

Jogging doesn’t help lose weight

Running might not be the ideal form of exercise, especially if you want to lose weight. Says Greg Brookes, a London-based personal trainer: “Lots of people start running to lose weight and it doesn’t always work – and this is why.” “Fat...

List of dos to get pregnant

From what you eat to having sex daily, here’s a list of do’s to help you concieve From wives to mothers, you’ve heard all the old tales necessary to bring home the baby pitter-patter. Information overload often makes it difficult to...

TB smoking toll ‘could reach 40m’

Forty million smokers could die from TB by 2050, research suggests. Smokers are about twice as likely to get the lung infection and die from it, compared with non-smokers. Many of the new TB cases will be in Africa, the eastern Mediterranean and Southeast...

Fair-skinned people may need extra vitamin D

NEWS BNN DESK – Fair-skinned people who are prone to sunburn may need to take supplements to ensure they get enough vitamin D, say experts. It appears that those with pale skin, while not deficient, may still be lacking in the essential vitamin...

Chemical in fruits: big size may be a big sign of danger

Almost all farmers of the country use highly toxic size-inflating chemicals in producing fruits and vegetables, raising the human heath risk. According to a recent study, growers are currently trying various modern production practices. ‘Plant growth...

Benefits of lemon

Lemons are an excellent source of vitamin C. Having a lemon squeezed in warm water first thing every morning will cleanse your digestive system. It also increases the levels of immunity thus cutting the chances of infections. Because it has antibacterial...

Water before meals aids weight loss

Have you tried out every trick in the book to lose weight – crash diets, gyms, or simply starving yourself? Now, try a simple trick – drink a glass or two of water before meals, as that’s the best way to curb appetite and shed those...

Coffee may prevent depression, scientists say

Women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day are less likely to get depressed, research suggests. It is not clear why it might have this effect, but the authors believe caffeine in coffee may alter the brain’s chemistry. Decaffeinated coffee...

Sex thrice a week, a must!

Trainers have been suggesting that their clients and visitors to the gym have sex thrice a week. Sex has been known to burn calories but how many and depending on what factors. Here’s an insight into it. Some may call it synchronized gymnastics...

How to lose belly fat

Want washboard abs? Here are three simple DIY exercises to help you get one Abdominal crunch Lie on your back with your knees bent, and your hands behind your head. Lift your shoulders off the floor and curl your legs towards your ribcage: simultaneously....

Alpha radiation treats prostate cancers

A trial of a new cancer drug, which accurately targets tumours, has been so successful it has been stopped early. Doctors at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital gave prostate cancer patients a powerful alpha radiation drug and found that they lived...

One mosquito coil equals 100 cigarettes

Smoke emitted from one mosquito repellant coil is equivalent to those of 100 cigarettes, thus causing harm to a large number of people in India, an expert said Wednesday. “Not many people know about it, but the damage done to your lungs by one mosquito...

Car fumes ‘trigger heart attacks’

Breathing in heavy traffic fumes can trigger a heart attack, say UK experts. Heart attack risk is raised for about six hours post-exposure and goes down again after that, researchers found. They say in the British Medical Journal that pollution probably...

Film smoking ‘encourages teens’

Teenagers who watch films showing actors smoking are more likely to take it up, new UK research suggests. Experts who made the link by questioning 5,000 15-year-olds say their findings should prompt a change in film certification so that under-18s are...

5 Foods every woman must eat

We bring to you five nutritional eats that every woman should include in her diet. Happy eating! Leafy vegetables It is not possible to meet your nutritional needs without having leafy vegetables in your diet. Spinach, legumes, asparagus, lettuce, fenugreek...

Doctors separate conjoined twins

Twins who were born joined at the head have been successfully separated by a team of British doctors. Baby girls Rital and Ritag Gaboura, who are 11 months old, were separated on 15 August after four operations at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. They...

What’s inside Salman Khan’s brain?

He was recently treated for a cerebral aneurysm. Hausabai Chaugle has been operated upon for the same disease by city doctors Dabangg Khan has sprung back into action after being treated not just for trigeminal neuralgia, a very painful disorder of a...

Pregnancy fitness: Exercise in the first trimester

In this article we will look at exercising in the first trimester; adjusting to the news of the pregnancy and the rapid body changes which are the biggest hurdles to overcome in early pregnancy exercise. In January 2002 the American College of Obstetricians...

Foods for your eyes, skin, hair

Get glowing skin, thicker hair, lustrous peepers and a fitter body, all with a little help from these super foods, says nutritionists. You don’t have to starve yourself to look good. All you need is to eat the right foods. Here’s a beauty...