Life Style / Wellness

British cancer op streamed in virtual reality 'world first' 14 Apr 2016 - 05:10 pm

Representative image. AFP / Philippe Huguen London: A British surgeon livestreamed a cancer operation using virtual reality technology on Thursday, in what he...

Smart diet to lose weight: strategically pair proteins 13 Apr 2016 - 02:56 pm

Strategically pairing proteins: vegetable protein from a potato and animal protein from a dairy topping. (file photo / Andrea Warnecke / dpa.) Where...

Brain injury in 43 percent of US ex- football players: study 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Miami Dolphins' Cortland Finnegan (C) celebrates a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL football game at Wembley Stadium in London, September...

Smokers have harder time getting work: study 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

"We found that smokers had a much harder time finding work than nonsmokers," said lead author Judith Prochaska, associate professor of medicine at...

Attention sleepyheads: Here's how to start the day off right 10 Apr 2016 - 06:17 pm

Waking up ready for a new day: Some people are full of energy on waking, whereas others take time to start. Hormones and...

Higher levels of Vitamin D may lower risk of cancer 10 Apr 2016 - 09:25 am

San Diego: Many scientists around the world have been carrying out experimental studies at different levels in order to find out an effective...

Clean eating: A deceptive trend, but not how you might think 09 Apr 2016 - 06:13 pm

(file photo / Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert / dpa) Berlin: It turns out the newest diet trend, clean eating, is not really new at all....

Jam-packed with iron and zinc, sesame seeds are tiny but mighty 09 Apr 2016 - 02:51 pm

Black sesame seeds: they are also sold in white and brown versions. (file photo/David Ebener / dpa) Sesame seeds and sesame seed oil...

Diabetes cases reach 422 million as poorer countries see steep rises 06 Apr 2016 - 02:20 pm

LONDON: The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled worldwide in under four decades to 422 million, and the condition is fast becoming...

Number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980: WHO 06 Apr 2016 - 12:18 pm

Geneva: The number of adults estimated to be living with diabetes surged to 422 million by 2014, a nearly four-fold increase on 1980...

Cholesterol drug fails to improve heart health 05 Apr 2016 - 08:13 am

Washington: An experimental drug that greatly increases levels of "good" cholesterol has no effect on heart health, a comprehensive clinical trial found. It...

Climate change threatens hearts, lungs but also brains: US study 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. Reuters, Denis Balibouse By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON: Climate change can be expected to boost the number of annual premature U.S. deaths...

Active neighbourhood can make you healthier 03 Apr 2016 - 11:45 am

Cities with high residential density, number of intersections, public transport and parks saw increased physical activity New York: People living nearby markets, public...

Cholesterol-lowering drugs help average-risk people too: study 02 Apr 2016 - 06:08 pm

REPRSENTATIVE IMAGE: A major international study Saturday suggested that healthy people may reduce their risk of developing heart problems before they start by...

One in eight adults now obese: global survey 01 Apr 2016 - 07:39 am

Of about five billion adults alive in 2014, 641 million were obese, the data showed -- and projected the number will balloon past...

Vegetarian diet raises risk of heart disease and cancer 31 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

Washington: Vegetarianism over generations can result in genetic mutations which increase the risk of heart disease and cancer. Researchers found a long-term vegetarian...

US doctors perform first HIV-to-HIV liver transplant 31 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. AFP, Philippe Huguen Miami: The world's first liver transplant from a donor infected with HIV to an HIV-positive recipient was announced...