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The proposed law, introduced by local Democratic representative Richard Creagan, would effectively amount to a cigarette ban by 2024. (Photo: AFP)

Hawaii no haven for smokers

Hawaii determined to ban smoking eventually, considers raising legal smoking age to 100 years by 2024.

5 Feb 2019 2:13 PM IST

The climatic phenomenon has already been predicted to reduce crop yields and the nutritional value of food. (Photo: Pixabay)

Recognition of influenza virus likely to reduce

Climate change effects the ability of the body to recognise the influenza virus: Study.

5 Feb 2019 1:31 PM IST

Today, some two billion people are overweight.

Obesity-linked cancer on the rise

Obesity has more than doubled in US over last four decades.

5 Feb 2019 2:22 AM IST

The unawareness of menstruation and the lack of proper menstrual hygiene management facilities are the main reasons for this.

No longer under wraps

JCI and NIINE sanitary napkins are organising awareness programmes across the state on proper menstrual hygiene.

5 Feb 2019 1:06 AM IST

$The 12-per cent fraction that declined a snack in the pre-exercise condition rose to 25 per cent in the post-exercise group. (Photo: ANI)$ Lifestyle

If you are looking to choose a healthy post-workout snack, decide...

A post-exercise snack can threaten to undo the gains or loss of a workout.

4 Feb 2019 1:14 PM IST

People take part in Cancer Day walkathon organised at Indiranagar in Bengaluru on Sunday (Photo: KPN)

This is where the end of cancer begins

Our goal may be to -"Beat Cancer Sooner-" but the current system is pretty much certain to -"Beat Cancer Later-".

4 Feb 2019 5:49 AM IST

Diet soft drinks are perceived as a healthy alternative to regular soft drinks but patients should be aware that diet soft drinks may not be without risks of their own.

Sweeteners have bitter effect

The word diet' is misused by people. Though many claim that diet soda is good for health it is not true.

4 Feb 2019 4:42 AM IST

Nutraceuticals are a mix of nutritional and herbal pharmaceutical ingredients.

Animal items seen in health supplements

Food inspectors say products are wrongly labelled also.

4 Feb 2019 4:39 AM IST

On World Cancer Day, medicos discuss how early detection and proper management can significantly reduce the death rates from cancer.

High-level screening must for new cancer patients

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy, blood transfusion might contribute to development of Hepatitis B, C.

4 Feb 2019 4:35 AM IST

India depicts a grim reality in cancer care as 50 per cent of patients pay out of their pockets for treatment.

Cancer claimed 9.6 million lives in 2018, future to see more

The standard cancer treatment is very high due to which the financial burden has been increasing on the patients.

4 Feb 2019 4:33 AM IST

In the conditions of fever, if the body temperature is not controlled early, the foetus is found to have malformations and often it proves to be fatal, experts said.

Exposure to extreme heat can lead to miscarriage

A similar diagnosis is also made when the mother has very high fever as her body temperature rises.

4 Feb 2019 4:24 AM IST

Breast cancer is the very common and accounts for 27 per cent of cancer cases in Indian women

Vijayawada: Young women turning victims of breast cancer

According to a report at present, AP tops in a few cancers, like oral (head and neck), and its related cancers in ...

3 Feb 2019 7:30 AM IST