A new study has revealed 80 % of men could prevent heart attacks by adopting healthy lifestyle choices. Following a healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a healthy weight and diet, exercise, not smoking and moderating alcohol intake, could prevent could prevent coronary events in men. While mortality from heart disease hasRead More

A new research has suggested that doing exercise might also benefit cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. The study conducted by University of Pennsylvania showed that combining exercise with chemotherapy shrunk tumors more than chemotherapy alone. Joseph Libonati, an associate professor in the School of Nursing and director of theRead More

Yoga is the best way to tackle anxiety, stress and psycho neurotic disorders, easily resulting in better health and regulation of stress hormones, health experts said. They said that it has been scientifically proven that yoga is very effective in curing disorders related to diet problems, hypertensions, diabetes, high cholesterolRead More

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a chronic medical condition in which the blood flow in the arteries is often high. If your blood pressure is often 140/90 mmHg or above, you might be advised treatment to bring the pressure down. Normal blood pressure is at or below 120 overRead More

Sugar rather than salt could be to blame for high blood pressure. If you suffer from high blood pressure, cutting out sugar might be more effective than ditching the salt. For years, people have been urged to look at their salt intake if they want to lower the risk ofRead More

Switching from driving a car to walking or cycling to work improves our well-being, a study suggests. Active commuters felt better able to concentrate and under less strain than when travelling by car, University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers said. Even going by public transport was preferable to driving, dataRead More

For people with mild hyper-tension, encouraging lifestyle changes should be the first line of recommendations for physicians rather than putting them on drugs, suggest experts. Lead researcher Stephen Martin and colleagues argue that the current strategy is failing patients and wasting healthcare resources. ‘Over-emphasis on drug treatment risks adverse effectsRead More

If you are working long hours at the desk, do make it a point to take a five minute walk every hour to reverse negative effects of prolonged sitting, says an Indian-origin researcher. “We found that easy five minute walks can reverse harm caused to leg arteries during hours ofRead More

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that makes breathing difficult. Common symptoms of asthma include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Asthma affects people of all ages, but it usually starts during childhood. There is no cure for asthma, but it can be managed whetherRead More

A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry has revealed the reason behind the tendency of obese people to overeat food. According to the study, differences in brain chemistry makes obese individuals to have stronger pull for food triggers. The study involved 43 men and women having varying amountsRead More