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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: Health

Concerned about your risk of a heart attack? Here are 5 ways to improve your heart health

Shane Warne’s death due to a heart attack at 52 left many reeling. But it’s never too early to start improving your heart health.

‘Headline stress disorder’ is real. And if you’re addicted to news, you’re losing sight of it

The mental toll of news consumption remains largely unknown to the general news consumer. But this is why most remain unaware of it.

Gone are laughter clubs & pranayam, Indian parents are now kickboxing, running marathons

Coordinating workouts on WhatsApp groups to weekend runs, an older generation of Indians are putting their best foot forward to prioritise fitness.

Covid-19 can be more deadly in some places. No mutations, the culprit’s in the air

Scientific evidence is linking immune systems weakened by air pollution to an increased threat from Covid-19. But the damage doesn’t stop there.

Don’t trust the ‘superfood’ label. Here are five common foods to boost your health

Watch out for ‘superfood’ labelled packaged foods. It's a brand new trend in the diet industry without any substantial evidence.

Stay away from detox ‘scams’. No single food or drink can be your medical miracle

The belief that you can cleanse your body after a party, festival, or binge-eating weekend is a myth in medical science. Detox therapies are a scam.

Quiet rooms to bookable desks — this is how the post-pandemic ‘hybrid workspace’ looks

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, most people were dissatisfied with their office space. Now, offices may not be as essential as we once thought.

Indians are Vitamin D deficient. And no, it can’t be fixed by diet alone

Vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem.

Health data cannot be fragmented and inaccessible. Modi govt needs a policy revamp

The discussion around the exchange of personal and sensitive health info has largely focused on aspects of security and privacy of the data.

Is the common cold really much worse this year?

People are reporting their ‘worst cold ever’ this year as winter sets in and Covid rules are relaxed.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.