Unable to get proper sleep at night? Blame that sleep tracking app, as a new study has revealed that wearable sleep tracking devices such as Fitbit or Apple Watch, designed to help people track sleep, may actually be keeping people awake. ....

Reading a book may not only be captivating but may also help people suffering with chronic pain, a study shows. ....

Do you have a desk-bound job? Beware, you may be at a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular diseases by 0.2 per cent and an increase in waist circumference by two cm, for every additional hour of sitting on top of five hours, researchers warned. ....

Researchers have found that a probiotic combination might help reduce symptoms of seasonal allergies like hay fever. ....

Eating a walnut-enriched diet with 75 grams of walnuts every day may improve sperm vitality (movement) and morphology (form) -- markers of semen quality, which is a predictor of male fertility -- in men who added walnuts to their diet compared to men who did not, a study has found. ....

Teenagers who consume a diet low in vegetables and high in sugar-sweetened and diet soft drinks may be at increased risk for premenopausal breast cancer, warns a study. ....

A type of fasting diet may reprogramme pancreas cells, promote the growth of new insulin-producing pancreatic cells and reduce symptoms of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, a study has showed. ....

An effective pan-India diabetic policy is imperative to address the growing burden of diabetes in the country, experts at the 7th World Congress of Diabetes said here on Friday. ....

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said it has found 1,850 samples of drugs sold in India 'Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)' while 13 were found spurious. ....

India must double antenatal visits by health workers to pregnant women to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline released last November. Is India ready to implement this and other new guidelines to protect its mothers? It is not, an analysis of government data and research studies shows. ....