Today's lifestyle has several unhealthy facets such as lack of physical activity, poor sleep habits and consumption of unhealthy foods, including fast, processed and junk food. Hectic work schedules have increased stress levels (which, in turn, has led to disturbed sleep), unhealthy dietary habits such as eating either too much or...
Thailand's interim parliament voted to approve marijuana for medical use and research, one of the senators who worked on the bill told CNN on Tuesday. Recreational use of the drug remains illegal. Lawmaker Somchai Sawangkarn said the passing of an amendment to allow medical ...
Researchers have developed a system using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to quickly diagnose and classify brain haemorrhages and to provide the basis of its decisions from relatively small image datasets. According to the researchers, such a system could become an indispensable tool...
Breast cancer, the leading cause of mortality among women in India, is being seen as an augmenting factor in the rise in ovarian cancer cases as well, according to medical experts. Dr M.D. Ray, surgical oncologist at AIIMS, Delhi, says women who have been ...
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone surgery in New York on two malignant nodules on one of her lungs, a statement said. The nodules were found during tests to diagnose and treat rib fractures she sustained during a fall on November 7, the Supreme Court said in a statement, ...
Just 35 minutes of walking or cycling three times a week along with a healthy diet may improve cognitive skills in older adults, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal Neurology, examined the effects of both exercise and diet on cognitive skills. ...
Over 10,000 Mumbaikars, including cancer patients and farmers, will march for healthy and 'toxicity-free' good foodstuff grown naturally without using deadly chemicals or pesticides, an organiser said here on Friday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is expected to lead the Help Our Society Health (HOSH) Walk with celebrities on Sunda...
Indian pharmaceutical major Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd is voluntarily recalling two lots of Losartan potassium tablets -- used to treat hypertension -- in the US market due to detection of traces of unexpected impurity, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) said. "Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is voluntarily recalling two lots o...
Mindfulness training could be the key to support weight loss in individuals with obesity, thereby facilitating healthier eating behaviours, as per a new study. Mindfulness is a mind-body practice where individuals learn to achieve heightened awareness of their current state of mind and immediate environment ...
The European Commission (EC) has approved the cancer cure drug Ogivri that Biocon co-developed with its US-based partner Mylan, said the Indian biotech major on Wednesday. "The EC has granted marketing authorisation for our cancer cure drug Ogivri, developed jointly with our partner Mylan," said the city-based firm in a ...