Washington: Pregnant women with heart disease are recommended to give birth no later than 40 weeks of gestation. A study by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has recommended such practice.   “Beyond 40 weeks, pregnancy has no added benefit for the baby and may even have negative effects,”Read More

Skipping breakfast is not advisable when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet for overall well being. But there are ways to make up for it and it’s as simple as getting your snacking habits right. Nuts are known to be a nutritious addition for most diet plans and munchingRead More

Washington: Turns out, patients with high blood pressure depend on medication to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke rather than decreasing salt intake as instructed by their physicians. “Lack of adherence to recommended lifestyle changes is leading to higher salt intake for hypertensive patients, more medications needed toRead More

New York Eating strawberries at a dose equivalent to as low as three quarters of a cup may reduce colonic inflammation and improve gut health, a study has found. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a set of painful conditions that can cause severe diarrhoea and fatigue and the treatment canRead More

New York If you have a higher body mass index (BMI) then there are chances that you may have increased blood pressure (BP) too, a new study has found. The findings, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, showed a strong correlation between the degree of obesity and high bloodRead More

Depression and anxiety are major mental health issues which are a cause for concern across the globe. While stress and a hectic lifestyle can lead to such disorders among grown ups, are children at risk as well? A new study has found that stress among women during pregnancy can putRead More

Current smokers are more likely than ex-smokers or adults who have never smoked to use e-cigarettes, according to a Swedish study that concludes e-cigarettes might not work as a cessation aid. For the study, researchers examined data collected from one-time surveys of 30,272 people aged 20 to 75 years aboutRead More

New Delhi: Heart disease has emerged as the leading cause for fatalities in men and women world over and also in India. The risk of heart diseases to both sexes is grave, but heart diseases affect men and women differently. Over one crore annual deaths are reported in India andRead More

New York: Women with high levels of the insecticide DDT in their blood during pregnancy are more likely to bear children who develop autism, according to a study of over one million pregnant women in Finland. The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, is the first to connectRead More

Use of social media across the globe has grown by leaps and bounds in preceding years. Almost a quarter of the world’s population is now on Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram and Twitter. There is a newly coined term called ‘Whatsappitis’, which has recently become popular, meaning that an incessant use ofRead More