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India is moving at jet speed, people should be able to move too

1 in 4 men and every second woman in India are physically inactive; can Indian construct cities which are creators of health, environment and equity?

Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians’ health

Older adults, people living in low-income areas, and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and other chronic …

Eat sauce, fight cancer

Go grab a slice of pizza and be liberal with the ketchup. The tomato paste may help prevent many types of cancers

Cancer overtakes heart ailments as leading cause of death in 10 European nations

Compared to cancer, cardio treatments have improved much more, say experts

Avoid the din

Constant traffic noise can increase risk of heart attack

Heart-friendly

Naturally occurring trans fats not harmful

Virus attack

A new study says that infectious viruses increase the risk of heart attacks

Young Indians should cut down on fats, says study

House rules

Government schools encouraging healthier lifestyles: study

The onset of many lifestyle or non-communicable diseases can be prevented or delayed by addressing these risk factors earlier in life

Hazards of sugar may be under reported

The sugar industry sponsered a study on coronary heart disease which downplayed sugar as a risk factor

The juicy green star fruit always find its way to the vendor’s basket

A one-stop medicine shop, amrakh can be the wow factor in homemade pickles and chutneys

Retina visuals capture heart

Pollution narrows arteries, raises risk of heart diseases

Heartache tonight

Succumb to the temptation

Chocolates could hold the key to a healthy, long life

Stinks of health

You just got fatter

Hypertension high in rural areas, linked to kidney disease as well: studies

Adults with hypertension had a high chance of developing chronic kidney disease as indicated by the presence of proteins and albumin in urine

How to assess risk of heart disease

A risk chart developed 15 years ago holds the key

Womb woes

Pollution can lead to birth defects

Can rosogolla be healthy?

A 100 g serving of rosogolla has 186-200 calories, depending on the sugar content, but a tulsi rosogolla made by a young breed of …

Human evolution didn’t stop at split from chimpanzees, 155 tiny new genes identified: Study

Some of the new genes linked with growth defects, diseases, say scientists

Born in May? Celebrate life, and good health

New study shows people born in October have the highest risk of diseases

Ebb and flow of Kawasaki

Scientists say the spread of the mysterious disease may be linked to wind patterns