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8 detoxifying plants you should have at home
Many people are eager to try detox diets, or cleansings, but few experience the sort of results achieved by celebrities. Without regular and exact administration of a detox program, it can be difficult to achieve improvements in physical well-being. If […]
Acupuncture may treat deadly inflammatory disease
The ancient Chinese medical art of acupuncture holds promise for treating a life-threatening disease that often develops in hospital intensive care units springs from infection and inflammation. “Sepsis is the major cause of death in the hospital. But, in many […]
Top 10 reasons for brittle and deformed nails
Brittle and bitten nails in a woman is a big turn off for a man. Eight percent of the male voters put it on the top of their list of big turn offs. So, are nails just the tools for […]
How yoga can help you cope with the cancer challenge
I got a call from Delhi informing me that my younger son, Nishant, a fighter pilot with the Indian Air Force, was hospitalized with low haemoglobin levels. I went to the hospital not knowing what was in store for us. […]
Dialysis for the needy: Are we on the right track?
Senior health correspondent Salma Khalik may have highlighted another gap in our health-care system, where critical life-saving treatments like dialysis have been left to voluntary welfare organisations and for-profit private entities to manage and provide (“No support, so no dialysis”; […]
Now, simple urine test will detect cancer
This simple and cheap urine test is enough to find out whether a person is suffering from cancer, revealed a team of researchers, led by Indian-American Sangeeta Bhatia, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This test very much works like […]
Ginger aids health, and tastes good, too
Ginger, so familiar for its comforting aroma, pungent flavor and medicinal value, has assimilated itself into cultures around the world. Gingerbread cookies during the holidays, palate-cleansing slivers of pickled ginger with sushi or a stomach-soothing draught of ginger ale, the […]
Vegetarian diets linked to lower blood pressure
New research indicates that eating a vegetarian diet appears to be associated with lower blood pressure (BP). Furthermore, such diets can also be used to reduce blood pressure in patients. Factors such as diet, body weight, physical activity and alcohol […]
4 food additives to avoid
Big Food is ditching risky ingredients: Kraft removed Yellow Nos. 5 and 6 from some of its mac and cheeses, and Gatorade got rid of brominated vegetable oil. But there’s still a ways to go. We’d love to see more […]
7 home remedies to keep anaemia at bay
Anaemia is a condition in which there is a decrease in the amount of haemoglobin or a drop in the number of red blood cells in the blood. This may be due to several reasons with the most common one […]
