Monthly Archives: December 2017
Quality of proteins may be key to weight loss, not counting calories
Move over Atkins.
Starving your body of carbohydrates and gorging on proteins may not after all be the key to weight loss. The key instead...
Drug resistant TB tops antibiotics priority list drawn up by WHO
A multi country study funded by the World Health Organisation has zeroed in upon the drug resistant tuberculosis bacterium as a priority for future...
Sugary drinks do make you fat, study argues for sin tax like tobacco, alcohol
If evidence was still needed that sugar containing beverages - including possibly that "healthy" fruit juice of yours - could be the reason behind...
Eggs in infants can reduce stunting; India has a 38% incidence in U-5 kids
Caught between a government that unofficially promotes vegetarianism and 38% children aged under five years stunted, this is news that India can use if...
Cancer screening a non-starter, your guide to breast self examination
In India, breast cancer is the new cervical cancer. Late pregnancies, lack of awareness and a non-starter of a national screening programme have made...
Tomatoes and apples can reverse lung damage in ex-smokers
If you are an ex-smoker wondering how to undo the lung damage done over years, tomatoes and fruits may be the key
A study from...
Dip in family planning, India needs more condom ads, not less
Time was when the umbrella in the old Raj Kapoor hit ‘Pyaar Hua Ikrar Hua’ was used to market ‘NIRODH’ - possibly the first...
In festive season, people google “sex” more; baby boom nine months on
It has long been held that birth rates peak in September and studies in the past have suggested that the "baby boom" is the...
Timely rescue, “medical miracle” at Apollo saves UK paraglider
Adventure sports always have an element of risk - that is what draws people to them. However, the risk turned real for 55-year-old UK...
Legalising sex work can lower incidence of gonorrhea
Decriminalisation of prostitution has led to a dramatic decline in female gonorrhea, found a study published in the Review of Economic Studies that looked...
