Liposuction if fraught with unwanted consequences that can turn other parts of a patient’s body fatter.Even as the fat will not return to the areas of the body where it was removed from, usually the thighs, lower abdomen and buttocks, it will reappear elsewhere,…

Patients with HIV infection without a prior history of coronary heart disease may be at a higher risk of developing heart failure.“Heavy alcohol consumption, which is more prevalent among HIV-infected people, is also an established risk factor for heart failure,” the study authors write.…

Vegetarians have a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome — a precursor to heart disease, diabetes and stroke.The symptoms are extra weight around the waist and insulin resistance, in which the body cannot use insulin effectively. Insulin is needed to help control the amount of…

Avoid coffee during a fast food meal because it could have dangerous repercussions for your wellbeing as it causes a spike in blood sugar levels.A healthy person’s blood sugar levels shoot up after eating a high-fat meal, but that spike doubles after having both…

Consuming food items rich in fibre, like fruits, vegetables and whole-grain products, especially as a young adult, is likely to confer a lifetime of protection against heart risk, researchers say.A new study found that adults aged between 20 and 59 years with the highest…

Apples contain an antioxidant, nutrients which slowdown process of ageing and some ailments, that extends average lifespan by 10 percent, a study says.The results, obtained with fruit flies in place of humans in hundreds of research projects each year, bolster similar findings on apple…

Children born to pregnant women who have been smoking in the first three months of their pregnancy may suffer from heart defects, a study has found.The study conducted by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has found that women who smoke…

If you want to improve the way you eat, the best way to do so is to first make an action plan and then visualise yourself carrying it out, researchers say.“Telling people to just change the way they eat doesn’t work; we’ve known that…

Boys seem to get a greater kick out of caffeine than girls, according to the results of a double-blind study.Boys also credited caffeine with having a positive effect on their athletic performance, not so girls.The study, conducted by Jennifer L. Temple, neurobiologist and…

It has been a universal facts that Dogs are always been a master of smelling. Once again it has been proved right in cancer detection. Puzzled, how dogs do that…A study conducted in Kyushu University in Japan under the research of Dr. Hideto Sonoda.…