Tag: health
Alert To Dangers Of High Salt Intake, Many Modify Diets
Indians, aware of the dangers of excessive salt intake, are modifying their diets unlike other international communities like Australians who are sticking to high-salt foods though they are aware of its effects, according to a new study. ....
Eat Healthy: Switch From Instant Noodles To Spaghetti
Asians for ages have been in love with noodles -- for the fun, taste and a "full-up feeling" which makes it a complete meal in itself. From being an integral part of our dinner/lunch, it started occupying an important space in our kitchen as a snack, in the form of instant noodles.....
Uttar Pradesh To Roll Out GST From July 1
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved the GST Bill ahead of introducing it in the forthcoming assembly session so that the new tax regime could be rolled out from July 1, state government spokesperson and Minister Siddharthanath Singh said.....
26 Child Marriages Halted In Jharkhand
A child rights' group said on Friday that it prevented 26 child marriages in Jharkhand in just one week.....
Too Much Salt In Teenage Ups Risk Of Stroke Later
Too much salt in adolescents' diet may adversely affect their blood vessels, increasing the risk for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke, during adulthood, a study said.....
Woman With Rare Tumour In Heart Saved Through Surgery
In one of the rarest medical cases, a 48-year-old woman with a tumour in her heart that cut down its functioning to just 25 per cent got a new lease of life through surgical intervention at a city hospital, medical authorities said on Monday. ....
Only 1 In 10 Children Aged 6-23 Months Gets Adequate Diet
Only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets "adequate diet", according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4). Consequently, 35.7 per cent of children below five years of age are underweight, according to NFHS-4 data.....
Amitabh Bachchan Appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador For Hepatitis
Celebrated Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan, a Hepatitis B conqueror, was on Friday appointed the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for the Hepatitis awareness programme in southeast Asia region. He says nobody should suffer from the disease.....
Petrol Pump In Patna Owned By Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav's Sealed
Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav's petrol pump here was sealed by the Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) on Friday, an official confirmed it.....
Eating A Bigger Breakfast May Help You Lose Weight
If you keen to reduce that ever-burgeoning waistline? Make breakfast the largest meal of the day as it may help maintain your body mass index (BMI)....
