Health

Older adults are often advised to use whey protein powder or other supplements to help maintain muscle mass with ageing. But is this a scientific solution? Protein is a particularly important macronu...

India has progressed from being a country with frequent famines and malnourished children to a superpower with 14.5 million unhealthy and obese children. About 35-40 per cent of children studying in p...

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta strain, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. Long COVID is defined as having new or ongo...

Protection against infection with omicron The period of time between infection and initial symptoms is shorter in omicron variants than in delta — around three days on average. The protection ...

The writer has a family practice at Vellore and is the author of Staying Healthy in Modern India. If you have any questions on health issues, please write to yourhealthgm@yahoo.co.in ...

A lle Pierce knows how to plan a vacation. A few months out, she “goes on a crazy Google spree,” constructing a spreadsheet of all the things she wants to do and see. She scrutinises the m...

If you're someone who's thought about losing weight or has wanted to get healthier in the past few years, you've probably come across these two words: intermittent fasting. From celebritie...

As people get older, many of them fall prey to increasing depression. But for various reasons, this often goes unnoticed. As a result, patients' problems tend to further increase. Statistics show ...

A group of 12 rectal cancer patients showed no signs of a tumour after taking an antibody drug for six months, according to a surprise finding from an ongoing medical trial in the US that experts term...

On a recent afternoon in Bastrop, Texas, US, Janet Splawn was walking her dog, Petunia, a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix. She said something to her grandson, who lives with her and had accompanied her on th...