Health & Fitness

Miraculous arrival: Pakistani young woman gives birth to healthy sextuplets

The mother, Zeenat Bibi, and father Waheed are extremely delighted after the miraculous birth of sextuplets — four boys and two girls. According to doctors, the birth weights of babies, who are in robust health, are normal and the mother is also doing well.

20 Apr 2024

Spending quality time in nature may lower heart disease, diabetes risk: Study

The study particularly showed "how it (enjoying nature) might prevent or manage diseases linked to chronic inflammation, like heart disease and diabetes."

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Therapy dogs in Spanish hospital lift mood of ICU patients

Patients in the programme receive two visits each week of 15 to 20 minutes each. "For now it's just a perception, but it seems to us that there's a benefit for patients," said Lucia Picazo, an ICU doctor.

20 Apr 2024

Study finds 80 per cent microplastics in blood clots behind heart attack, stroke

Microplastics -- any type of plastic less than 5 mm long -- have long been known as a significant environmental and health concern worldwide.

15 Apr 2024

Remove Bournvita from category of ‘health drinks’, India tells e-commerce firms

The controversy over the ‘unhealthy’ nature of Bournvita first arose after a YouTuber in his video slammed the powder supplement and informed that it contained excessive sugar, cocoa solids and harmful colourants that could lead to serious health hazards in children, including cancer.

13 Apr 2024

Scientists decode how exercise can reverse ageing

Exercise can help stop the build-up of lipids -- a type of fat that accumulates as the body’s tissue gets older.

13 Apr 2024

Heatwaves put millions of children in Asia at risk, warns UN

Several countries in the region are currently smouldering in the summer heat, with temperatures nearing record levels as they regularly hit over 40˚C. Local forecasters are predicting steeper rises in the coming weeks.

11 Apr 2024

World's oldest man says secret to his longevity is luck, plus regular fish and chips

Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, has been confirmed as the new holder of the title by Guinness World Records. It follows the death of the Venezuelan record-holder, Juan Vicente Pérez, this month at the age of 114. Gisaburo Sonobe from Japan, who was next longest-lived, died March 31 at 112.

06 Apr 2024