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10 food items for women’s health problems

April 3, 2013

A woman goes through different biological stages in her life and it is important to prepare her body to endure those changes successfully. There are various nutritional requirements that one’s body needs and one shouldn’t …

Calcium supplements double risk of heart disease in women

March 31, 2013

Did you know that ninety-nine percent of the body's calcium is stored in our bones and teeth for structural support? In an age when we all have easy access to artificial calcium supplements, a number of us tend to go overboard …

Painkillers or analgesics: Side-effects and precautions

March 22, 2013

Pain, it seems has become a common occurrence in people’s lives. From an annoying back ache to a sprained ankle; our daily lives throw a number of painful challenges our way. The only way to forge ahead is to pop a painkiller …

Lower back pain: Why you shouldn’t ignore it

March 15, 2013

Ever experienced that nagging pain in your lower back after a long day at the office, or a hard day at home? If yes, what do most us do to reduce the pain? Maybe use a hot water bag, some balm or pop some painkillers at best. …

Top 15 women’s health concerns

April 26, 2013

Wonder why our grandmothers and moms are so fit, when they hardly had access to gyms and ‘healthy’ options to eat like we have now? While rapid urbanization and redefinition of gender roles are giving women more freedom and …

Give me some sunshine!

February 18, 2013

Sunlight helps the skin produce vitamin D and facilitates calcium absorption by the body. Now, a new study claims that people are not getting adequate sunlight due to urbanization. With urbanisation people move more often and …

Gut bugs can help build stronger bones

February 15, 2013

A natural probiotic supplement can help treat people with osteoporosis and produce healthy bones, according to a new study. Probiotics are bugs that can help balance the immune system. ‘We know that inflammation in the gut can …

Want stronger bones? Eat more milk products and yogurt

February 3, 2013

Dairy products such as milk and yogurt promote healthier hip bones than cream, says a new finding from a Harvard Medical School affiliate. Choosing low-fat milk or yogurt over cream can increase intake of protein, calcium and …

Osteoporosis: What you ought to know

December 13, 2012

The term osteoporosis is synonymous with women > low calcium > weak bones > fractures. But there is more to the osteoporosis story than just calcium deficiency. Osteoporosis is the weakening of bones such that they are …

Calcium isn’t enough for resisting fractures!

December 13, 2012

If you thought popping calcium pills could prevent osteoporosis, you might not be entirely right. New research by a researcher of Indian-origin shows that a lesser-known protein called osteocalcin might play a very important role …

Treatment for osteoporosis may improve with new discovery

December 12, 2012

How osteocalcin, a protein, strengthens our bones has been revealed by a new discovery, potentially opening the way to better therapeutics for fighting osteoporosis or brittle bones. The research by Rensselaer Polytechnic …

World Osteoporosis Day: Exercise, exposure to sun keeps disease away

October 19, 2012

May 20 is World Osteoporosis Day. Working for long hours every night as a BPO employee, 35-year-old Aarti Thakur soon developed pain in her wrist and hips. She had developed Vitamin D deficiency due to lack of exposure to …

Exercising and staying away from booze can increase your bone density!

September 16, 2012

Alcoholism is known to cause osteoporosis, which increases risk of fractures, but it can be undone by eight weeks of abstinence and some exercise, suggests a new research. Osteoporosis, or reduced bone mineral density (BMD), is …

Bihar Uterus Removal Scam: Eight privates nursing homes’ licenses cancelled

September 13, 2012

Licenses of eight private nursing homes were cancelled in Bihar's Samastipur district for unnecessary removal of uteruses of hundreds of poor women to claim insurance money under a central government scheme, officials said …

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