HEALTHY LIVING

The case of a 17-year-old Indian college student who hanged herself this week because her parents forbade the girl from spending too much time on her mobile phone and social media sites shocked her parents.

A teenage girl with severe acne shows make-up tricks to conceal pockmarks and pimples on her face. The Toronto-based teen Elaine Mokk bravely appeared in a video uploaded on YouTube with her pimpled face before she applies her favorite cosmetics to hide her scars and swelling.

If you're a woman in your 40's or early 50's, you're probably experiencing some degree of peri-menopause symptoms- one of them being, low sex drive. Having problem with remaining focused, might leave sex boring or unemotional.

According to new study, presented May 15th at the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Hypertension, in San Francisco, the ancient practice of yoga can fight high blood pressure, or hypertension.

People spend countless time, energy and money on finding quick fixes to looking young. Creams, diets and pills are being discovered for every problem and possibly have an effect in the future. But for Susan Reynolds, the secret to maintaining a youthful glow is to skip hot meals and go raw.

Smoking is dangerous to one's health. But for smokers, they don't realize how deadly it is. If passive smoking can affect other people's health, what more for active smokers? Sax Institute in Australia has recently released a new study on the deadly effects of smoking and the results were alarming.

A recent research has found that the most effective cure against hangovers can be beverages, Sprite and soda water. The study was conducted in a Chinese laboratory at the Sun Yet-Sun University in Guangzhou, China.

A fat letter was sent to an 11-year-old girl's parents after the school had a mandatory health screening which includes determining the BMI of the children in the school. The young girl's BMI was allegedly too high.

A Science Fair project done by a high school girl from Sussex suggests that microwaves are bad for human health after photos of her experiment started making the rounds in social networking sites. The post sparked talks about controversial microwave oven stories.

A company called Blizzident introduces a 3D “toothbrush” that can clean your teeth in six seconds. This invention doesn’t actually resemble a toothbrush as we know it, but it is more of a printer based on the mold of one’s teeth. We are advised to brush our teeth at least twice a day and for at least two minutes. Blizzident claims that its invention can give the teeth a full and thorough cleaning within six seconds. That has to go on record as the fastest ever.

A recent study claims that a particular compound present in drinking red wine may actually help in killing cancer cells. Resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, can be modified to enter the human body tissues and kill malignant cells.

Researchers said developing dementia among women in their mid-40s may increase due to stress. A study involved 800 Swedish women that showed that women who have experienced bereavement or undergone divorce are more likely to suffer from dementia in their senior years.

Churchgoers, beware! The Holy water was reportedly to contain fecal matter. A recent study shows that around 86 percent of Holy water, which is generally used in baptism, may be infected with harmful bacteria.

After delivery of a baby, your abdominal muscles will be sore for a while. They will work and function normally; however, they will get sore more easily. This is expected. These are growth pains as your muscles build back up to their normal size and strength. So you need to slowly return to your normal exercise routine.

According to Vee Koppelman, founder of beauty supplies site VZ Hair, "Diet Slimming Perfume is a fantastic new product for dieters and those keen to lose a few pounds before baring all on the beach or at a summer wedding."

Yoga Healing for Tennis Elbow Tennis elbow is typically brought on by repetitive motion, overuse, or a direct injury. If you feel a slight twinge at the outside portion of the upper arm, near the elbow, for this could be sign of tennis elbow or tendinitis of the lateral epicondyle. This condition is caused by continual small strains and microscopic tears of tissue near the elbow, resulting in inflammation and pain. Specifically, the tendon and muscles (especially the extensor carpi redialis mu...

Any material placed on the skin has the potential to be absorbed into the bloodstream and may be able to cross the placenta. So women need to be cautious before choosing or rather using products from the media friendly market. In case you're unsure what's safe, take specific products to your doctor for analysis.

Pitched as the largest male-oriented global family planning event ever, on Oct 18, men, whose families are complete, will undergo surgical procedure for male sterilization and permanent birth control, in a world-first vasectomy-athon to launch the inaugural World Vasectomy Day (WVD). The goal is to have 1000 vasectomies performed across 25 countries in 24 hours. A release issued by the organisers said, men in Australia, UK, India and China have already signed on.

Schizophrenia, one of the most serious mental disorder ranks among the top ten causes of disease-related burden in the age group of 15-44 globally.Symptoms related to schizophrenia are generally classified into positive (delusions, hallucinations and formal thought disorder) and negative (amotivation, anhedonia, emotional blunting and poor insight).

Here are some of the oddest sex injuries you can ever get to read about or even possibly encounter:

If taking deep breaths, squeezing stress balls, counting to 10 or taking walks were all it took, we wouldn’t have a whole month dedicated to stress awareness (it’s April)! You’re an exception if you are never stressed at work (come on!). Constant burden of added pressure, threat of layoffs and a boss from hell can drive you crazy! Too much of it can shoot up your heart rate and anxiety level. But there are a few unorthodox ideas that might bring some relief to an otherwise stressful day at work...

It took a group of Harvard researchers 75 years to produce answers to the most fundamental questions of life with a study they called as the Harvard Grant Study.

“There’s nothing to eat”. That is undoubtedly one of the most depressing statements you ever make when you open the refrigerator and there’s nothing you want to eat. Wouldn’t it make life easy to make quick, easy, appetizing meals any time of the day? Stock these great food options in your fridge for those untimely hunger pangs. Bon appetit!

Travelling often takes its toll on the body. Sometimes it has adverse effects, too. It is important to take care of your body and health while you are travelling. Try to eat healthy and get lots of sleep to reduce the effects of travel. Here are a few tips on how to take care of your body and health when you’re on the go.

Sixty seven year old former President George W. Bush just had a heart operation. He had a stent put into one of his coronary arteries. But some doctors are saying that the procedure was not necessary.

NBA's Marko Jaric is definitely one lucky guy to have a smokin' hot Brazilian supermodel as his wife.

A dog will do his best to love you so unconditionally that it just breaks your heart. He will curl up in bed with you, lay at your feet when you’re feeling low, roll over and tell you how much fun he has when you’re around. Friends, partners, neighbors, colleagues will come and go but dogs, they are for life. For as long as they’re alive they will spend every moment making you feel cherished. Dogs love you like you’re the best person in the world! They’re always happy to see you. They’re cute...

Organic foods have been around for a while now. Some of us are even used to having them every day now. But can you really differentiate organic foods from non organic ones? Can you pick which one is which if two oranges are placed right in front of you, both delicious looking and beautiful in colour? Both full of Vitamin C, both with a good amount of fiber, both free of cholesterol, so which one do you choose and how? Get the facts right before you go grocery shopping the next time.

A new WHO study has found that only one of five countries were fully implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, 32 years after it was adopted. Plus celebrities who were famously quoted about breastfeeding.