Not a cloud in the eye…

Cataract is an affliction that usually comes with old age, but not everybody gets it. There are a few precautions you can take to keep your eyes sparkling My father went in for cataract surgery last month, which is when I got interested in finding out ways to prevent this condition. He’s in his seventies […]

Wellness centres on the anvil

India committed to achieving universal health coverage, says health minister at Geneva Union Health Minister JP Nadda, who led the Indian delegation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, addressed the plenary meeting of the 71st World Health Assembly. He spoke on the theme ‘Health for All: Commit to Universal Health Coverage’. He said India […]

Know your coconut

Whether you drink the refreshing water, cook in coconut oil or take two spoonfuls early in the morning, you can be sure you are on the way to better health Many people are waking up to the charms and value of coconut water, which is why more and more truckloads of coconut come to Delhi […]

Bacteria can be good

Exposure to pets and rural environments during childhood helps Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems and may be at lower risk of mental illness than pet-free city dwellers, according to a study. The study published in the journal Proceedings of the National […]

Supermoms need superfoods

Mother’s Day is usually a day for kids to appreciate the maternal care they receive. But it is also a time for mothers to think about their own nutrition needs to help them multi-task This weekend, as we celebrate Mother’s Day, let us worry a little about the health of moms, especially when their kids […]

PAIN IS THE ONLY CONSTANT

If you have a medical condition for which current medical science has no answers, learn to live with it, and take care of your mental health For every ailment under the sun There is a remedy, or there is none; If there be one, try to find it; If there be none, never mind it.” […]

Cell control

The central government is trying to prevent the potential misuse of stem cell therapy by amending the Drugs and Cosmetics Act Since Dolly the sheep was cloned from an adult somatic cell in 1996, experiments using stem cell therapies and products to treat diseases have grown exponentially. But with great hope comes an equally great […]

TREAT YOUR BODY WELL

How much is too much treatment? Sometimes you have to decide for yourself, based on what you’ve read or the experiences of other patients More people are killed by chemotherapy than by cancer, says a recent news report. Well, it may be a typical media simplification of a carefully worded scientific report. But it is […]