New Delhi: Nobody likes having acne marks and dark spots on their face. Acne, also called pimples, is a common skin problem that occurs when oil and dead skin cells clog up your pores.Acne can pop up any time and its causes are many.…

Peppery, warm and bitter flavor Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant and has a tough brown skin and a deep orange flesh. It is long been used as a powerful anti-inflammatory in both the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine. It…

'Women Beyond Boundaries' (WBB), a women organisation will start a 20-day car expedition on June 18 from Gurgaon to the rough Himalayan terrain, to promote women's health and cancer awareness.Nidhi Tiwari, founder of 'Women Beyond Boundaries' will be driving a 4,000 km route, starting June…

Everyone goes through high and low phases at work at some point of time or the other. But sometimes, work stress escalates to such a level that it tends to interfere with one's general well-being. This often affects the efficiency and productivity at work. Interpersonal…

Every five minutes, at least one Indian woman dies during pregnancy and child birth, the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed. According to WHO, of the 529,000 maternal deaths occurring every year, 136,000 or 25.7 per cent take place in India."In fact, two-thirds of maternal…

People with Type 2 diabetes who are admitted into the hospital for congestive heart failure face a one in four chance of dying over the next 18 months, a global study has warned.The findings paint a much grimmer picture of the outcome for diabetes…

People who stay fit during their midlife (45-50 years) are less likely to suffer from a stroke after the age of 65, scientists including those of Indian origin have found."We all hear that exercise is good for you, but many people still don't do…

Severe headaches that are accompanied by visual changes, sensitivity to light and sound, throbbing pain, nausea and possibly, vomiting are symptoms only migraine patients can relate too. A migraine headache can be triggered off by - foods, drinks, exercise, medications, stress, too much or too…

Teens are having less sex - a lot less, according to a government survey of risky youth behaviors.The survey found 41 percent of high school kids said they had ever had sex, down from around 47 percent over much of the last decade. It…

A simple breath test can detect changes in people who have undergone surgery for lung cancer, a new study reports.Researchers found that three chemical markers known as carbonyl compounds, which are gases released when people exhale, were reduced in patients with lung cancer after…