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Be a vegetarian, achha hai – and the experts tell you why All of us know of at least one celebrity who’s a vegetarian, and there’s news every now and then of one who’s turning vegetarian. Today, an increasing number of people are turning towards a vegetarian diet. The reasons vary from religious, environmental,... 

New Delhi: The number of swine flu cases in India has seen a sharp drop in the past week – to almost half the previous count, the health ministry said. A total of 98 cases were reported from all parts of the country during the week ended Oct 17 as against 202 recorded in the previous week, a ministry spokesperson said. There... 

London: Dark chocolates may help diabetics control their dangerously high cholesterol levels, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the University of Hull in UK found that polyphenol, an ingredient found in chocolates with high levels of cocoa solids, cuts cholesterol levels in a small number of diabetics. High cholesterol... 

Washington: A new study has revealed overweight children with higher body mass index (BMI) are more likely to have high blood pressure than those who have the same increase in BMI but normal-weight. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) spokesperson Jose Ramon Gonzales-Juanatey said: “This study is relevant because... 

New Delhi: Olive oil helps prevent cancer and increases life expectancy, an official of the Indian Olive Association (IOA) said Saturday, predicting that olive oil consumption in India would go up by 125 percent this year. “India has the highest number of patients suffering from cardiac disease. It is high time that a... 

Washington: Routinely giving anti-vomiting drugs to children with gastroenteritis could prevent thousands of hospitalisations and save millions of dollars each year, a economic analysis has claimed. Two years ago, a University of North Carolina (UNC) study had found that an anti-vomiting drug called ondansetron helps reduce... 

A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia, the Menzies Research Institute in Hobart, Australia and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia has found that waist circumference is a better indicator of a child’s risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes later in life, as compared... 

Patients with a very early form of breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS) who have higher mammographic density may be at increased risk for subsequent breast cancer, especially in the breast opposite to the one with the initial cancer, says a new research. Mammographic density refers to the proportion of the breast... 

Washington: A pilot study led by food scientists at The Florida State University suggests that watermelon can be an effective natural weapon against prehypertension, a precursor to cardiovascular disease. This is the first investigation of its kind in humans. FSU Assistant Professor Arturo Figueroa and Professor Bahram H. Arjmandi... 

Washington: Pycnogenol, an antioxidant plant extract derived from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, is effective in relieving tinnitus symptoms by improving blood flow in the inner ear, says a new study. Tinnitus is a hearing condition that causes the constant misperception of sound, including hissing, ringing and rushing...