Lifestyle

Children are developing obesity and metabolic syndrome early because of the dietary shift towards more processed and fast foods

The 9-month-old baby, Lavanya, who suffered profound hearing loss, has successfully undergone a complex cochlear implant surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad. Baby Lavanya was born to parents Diveka Dhanraj and Satish Sakishnu of Indian origin settled in Guyana

The Spanish Mosque, also called Masjid Iqbal-Ud-Daula or Jama Masjid Aiwan-E-Begumpet, is a 120-year-old marvel that remains largely unnoticed despite its striking form and rich heritage

The cloud extended some 3,200 km from Jamaica to well past Barbados in the eastern Caribbean and some 1,200 km from the Turks and Caicos Islands in the northern Caribbean down south to Trinidad and Tobago

There is a need to focus on ramping up surveillance under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, intensifying genome sequencing and making testing accessible again

Smartphones have radically changed our lives. So much so that most of us are rarely without them. Yet, despite their benefits, many of us are hostage to our phones and slaves to the endless scroll, unable to fully disconnect. Phone users are paying the price with a lack of sleep, weaker offline relationships and mood disorders

A new US study suggests the Mediterranean diet can ease irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, offering a less restrictive alternative to the low-FODMAP diet. While both diets showed benefits, the low-FODMAP approach demonstrated slightly greater symptom improvement.

Chronotype refers to one's sleep-wake type or times during the day when one naturally tends to be awake and asleep. A 'night owl' chronotype is said to have a later sleep-wake cycle, compared to an 'early bird' or a 'lark'

The Women and Child Development Ministry has urged the States to adhere to the advisory while implementing take-home rations and hot cooked meals

Dietary sugars consumed in or added to nutrient-dense foods, such as whole fruits, dairy products, or whole grains, do not cause metabolic overload in the liver, said researchers from Brigham Young University in the US

Needle-free blood tests powered by AI and smartphone cameras debut at Niloufer Hospital, offering rapid, non-invasive diagnostics with potential for nationwide public health impact

Jio denies having any such plans to launch an electric scooter

Following the rise of Covid-19 infections in other Indian States, the Public Health department in Telangana State on Monday maintained that the situation is not so that grave as to warrant the launch of a mass Covid-19 testing and surveillance and drive

With chronic lack of sleep growing as a public health concern, researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden found that disturbed sleep may raise inflammation, increasing the risk of heart disease

The much-lauded flexibility of remote work is a privilege that’s not yet equally distributed

As part of the CBSE’s effort, schools will remove high-sugar, high-fat items like sodas, chocolates and pastries from the canteen and come up with healthier menus

Its impact has become generally manageable, similar to seasonal illnesses such as the flu, say public health experts

The discovery could lead to the development of drugs that enhance infection-fighting abilities by targeting the circadian clock in neutrophils, according to researchers at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.

Task force teams from Telangana Commissioner of Food Safety uncover a widespread use of synthetic food colours in several restaurants, particularly in HMDA area, and in some hotels in districts as well

Warq making is a herculean task. For long hours, the workers sit pounding leather packets with hammers to make the flimsy silver or gold foils. Small pieces of silver and gold are purchased from local gold and silver merchants

The Hyderabad-based premier nutritional institution, National Institute of Nutrition has come up with Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) plan, designed to help manage and potentially even lower the blood pressure

Disciples of Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant, Director of Shankarananda Kalakshetra, the duo has trained rigorously in the Kalakshetra style of Bharatanatyam

The Indian jewellery industry is undergoing clear segmentation, with consumers increasingly seeking pieces that reflect their personality, says Candere Director Ramesh Kalyanaraman

Study findings have been published in the Science Direct, Vaccine journal 126998 to assess a double-blind, randomised phase III clinical trial to evaluate safety, immunogenicity, non-inferiority and lot-to-lot consistency of single component oral cholera vaccine