London, (IANS) People skipping breakfast had better mend their ways, as a new study shows how the morning meal reduces stress and improves mental and physical performance throughout the day. Volunteers who ate after waking up benefited from an 89 percent reduction in anxiety when faced with a challenging situation, the Daily Mail reported. They [...]

By Nivedita Sharma New Delhi, (IANS) She multitasks, balancing the pressures of work, children and home. But the modern superwoman who manages to do it all ends up neglecting her health, too busy to focus on her diet or an exercise regimen. A busy lifestyle often leads to an erratic diet and international research indicates [...]

New Delhi, (IANS) She multitasks, balancing the pressures of work, children and home. But the modern superwoman who manages to do it all ends up neglecting her health, too busy to focus on her diet or an exercise regimen. A busy lifestyle often leads to an erratic diet and international research indicates that women who [...]

Washington, (IANS) People taking pills for a good night’s rest could be facing a 4.6 times higher death risk and also significant increase in cancer cases, report said. These findings by Scirpps Health Clinic Research cast a shadow over a growing segment of the pharma industry that expanded by 23 percent in the US from [...]

New Delhi, (IANS) The central government will provide free generic drugs at all public health facilities from April 2012 in an effort to reduce the financial burden on patients, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here Monday. While inaugurating the day-long National Consultation on Social Determinants of Health, Azad reaffirmed that the central government is [...]