Contrary to popular notion, taking care of the heart and preventing heart attacks is not just about special diets.Sure,cutting down on salt and fats help, but to ensure that your heart keeps ticking away without missing a beat, you need to change...

Keeping excess weight away requires more than diet control. A study led by Dr. Denise E. Wilfley at Washington University in St. Louis has found that rebound weight gain is lessened when children are given social facilitation training. 150 healthy,...

The largest study ever conducted in the UK on the issue of obesity has thrown new light on what causes a person to become overweight. If you thought it was bad eating habits and lack of exercise alone, or a combination of the two and genes, this report...

Losing hair can be a traumatic experience for anyone, especially since popular culture associates tresses with beauty and youth. But for those dismayed by thinning hairlines, there may soon be an alternative to hair replacement dismayed by thinning...

Ever wondered where is the best place in the world to live in? Well, according to a survey by the Readers’ Digest Magazine, it’s Finland that tops the list as the world’s most comfortably habitable place. The study was conducted by...

Does your wardrobe include stilettoes, pencil heels, five inchers, and platforms that make you six feet tall? If the answer is yes, then you could be at risk for a variety of foot problems. The idea that high heels can be hazardous to your health has...

Madhur Bhandarkar’s latest project ‘Fashion’ is already making waves, with speculation rife about the plot and its relation to the real goings on in the fashion industry. Launched in 2006, in collaboration with UTV,...

For those suffering from depression, antidepressants offer great respite, despite various possible side effects. Now a new study has indicated that Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of drugs including Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft,...

A simple blood test could soon be the best way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and predict risks as early as six years before onset. In a study published on Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine, an international team of researchers describe 18...

The commonly held belief that prolonged computer use leads to the nerve disorder known as carpal tunnel syndrome has been refuted in a new study at Harvard Medical School. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition in which there is numbness and...