Category: Health
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Micronutrients to help quit smoking – study
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Taking micronutrients could stop relapses for people trying to quit smoking, says a New Zealand researcher. The University of Canterbury masters student is hoping to demonstrate that micronutrients help with withdrawal symptoms. One in five adults currently smoke in New Zealand. Researcher Phillipa Newton says there is a history of…
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Novartis loses court appeal, cancer drug to stay cheap
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Poor cancer patients in India would welcome Indian apex court’s decision, dismissing Novartis’ appeal for a patent for its anti-cancer drug, Gleevec. The Supreme Court judgement, delivered by Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Desai, has called for a strict interpretation of section 3(d). India’s  Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) has…
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Be gentle on your skin this Holi
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As the Hindu festival of colours comes closer, people are getting ready to paint the town red, green, yellow, blue and many imaginable colours. While these colours look beautiful and add ‘colour’ to the celebration, your skin begs to be protected. What makes it worse for your skin is the…
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Sonakshi Sinha’s Weight Loss Plan
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Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha, who lost over 30kgs for her debut film Dabangg opposite actor Salman Khan, is set to shedding few more pounds. “First, I had to lose weight for my debut in Dabangg. Now I’ve to get into even better shape for Joker and Race 2,” the 23-year…
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Watch your salt
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Too much salt in daily food can lead to high blood pressure which increases the risk of stroke, says a nutrition expert. A high salt intake is also a risk factor for heart disease, kidney disease, and stomach cancer, and may also be a contributor to osteoporosis, warns nutritionist Nivedita…
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Five guaranteed ways to lower cholesterol
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How to lower cholesterol is one of the major concerns for Indians living abroad, especially those keen to lose weight. In fact, high cholesterol is one of the common health issues for NRIs and Indians worldwide. The problem is also common among Americans. According to a media release by Proctor…
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Growing obesity pushing up diabetes in India
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Healthcare companies love India. It is the second diabetes capital of the world after China, with the treatment market growing at a double-digit year-on-year growth rate, presenting both domestic and Multinational Companies (MNCs) with promising opportunities, states a new report by healthcare experts GBI Research. India’s 2011 diabetic population was…
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Life is too short for negative feelings – Hrithik
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Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is very optimistic about 2013. The Bollywood heartthrob opened India’s 2012 box office with the international box office success film Agneepath, which garnered rave reviews from critics and audiences alike and set the precedence and benchmark for 2012. Hrithik enters 2013 with heightened anticipation for another…
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Walk in the park – walk of life
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I was up early – just by chance. I looked out of the window. The sun looked like a red dot on Indian woman’s forehead. Like bull’s eye. The silhouette outline of a local temple against the just-woken-up sun was a tempting site. I could see early life beginning to…
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Leprosy endemic returns in India
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Seven years after the disease was ‘eradicated’, leprosy has returned in India. The ‘poverty disease’ is redeveloping roots in India’s poor states – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and most prominently, Bihar. India is home to more than half the world’s leprosy cases. While the number of cases this year, at 127,000, is…
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How to stay healthy with busy lifestyle
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Too busy to work out? Too stressed to eat healthy? You can’t use those excuses any more to explain your poor health, bad eating habits and low energy levels. Let’s face it, if you are over-weight or even under-nourished, you will have less energy to deal with the hectic schedule…
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Virginity cream draws criticism in India
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A vaginal tightening cream is serving an unintended purpose in India – rekindling debate about sexuality in a society of contradiction. The oxymoron? The second-most populated country in the world puts social taboos on public discussion or display of sexual activities. So when a television commercial (watch video) openly talked…
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Miracle Indian foods for weight loss
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Looking for Indian foods for weight loss? Here’s a list of 9 Indian foods for weight loss that will help you burn unwanted fat and get in shape for summer.  These tips are based on Ayurveda which contains  knowledge of Indian foods for weight loss based on ancient Indian practices.…
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Diabetes among Indians set to boost pharma sales
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Diabetes among Indians is on the rise, as evident from the expected growth of market for diabetes products in India and China. The low awareness about diabetes, and a growing number of diabetic Indians are attracting big firms like Roche, Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and Lilly to India, says a new report.…
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Helen Clark criticizes Indian cigarette company
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While a new law restricting cigarette displays in New Zealand shops came into effect this weekend, in another corner of the world, a former New Zealnd prime minister was presenting a business award to an Indian cigarette company. India’s largest cigarette manufacturer received an award from Helen Clark, a former…
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Ramadan – a month of fast and feast
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Today marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan – the beginning of fasting for millions of Muslims around the world. The Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed during this ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Its a month of introspection, a month to practice humility and in multi-cultural…
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NZ employer fined for injury
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A sawmill in New Zealand’s Kawerau was fined $20,000 after an employee sustained multiple fractures when he became trapped in a conveyor belt. Sequal Lumber Limited Partnership was also ordered to pay reparations of $8,000 following the accident on 4 September last year. The Whakatane District Court heard that an…
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Charity suggests a national database of children
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New Zealand’s largest provider of services to support the wellbeing of children under five is asking the government to consider a national child health database to record all the health care a child receives from birth, including GP visits, well child contacts, immunisations, specialist care and hospital admissions. Such a…
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Winter cold maybe more harmful than you think
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Winter is here in full swing, and with it comes the cold and flu. People usually either take flu vaccinations, or just bear the onslaught of cold and fever, hoping that it would go away as usual. However, there is a prominence of Whooping Cough in New Zealand, which can…
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Diet and exercise: how to get the right balance
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Dieting and exercise are usually cited as two key things for weight loss. Neither dieting nor exercise comes easily for most people keen to lose weight. And finding the right balance between diet and exercise almost seems impossible. However, here are some tips to achieve that elusive balance between exercise…