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Your plate decides longevity: Suboptimal diet responsible for more deaths than any other risks like smokingIt is now empirically proven that healthier diets could save one in five lives every year.
Watch your step: The condition of feet can indicate thyroid, poor blood flow, rheumatoid arthritisMaintaining good foot hygiene helps prevent skin infection, plantar warts and fungal infections.
Do your Facebook posts have God references? You are 15 times more likely to get diabetesUsage of the words 'drink' and 'bottle' on social media were shown to be more predictive of alcohol abuse.
- Circle of friends, not the fitness band more predictive of your health
Without social network information, there is only an incomplete view of an individual's wellness state.
Fever, stiff back? Encephalitis symptoms often flu-like; stay hydrated, have light dinnerSome mild flu-like symptoms of the disease include headache, vomiting and sensitivity to light.
Non-invasive 'virtual biopsy' device may be able to identify different types of skin tumoursThe ability to analyse a skin tumour non-invasively could make biopsies less distressing to patients.
Want to help your kids combat stress? Just have a conversation with themParents should have an honest conversation with their kids about their time in school.
Your dinner can kill you: Heavy red meat eaters at increased risk of death
Just spending 2 hours a week in nature can work wonders for health, well-being
This drug may replace chemotherapy, redefine cancer careThese drugs will attack cancer cells in the body without damaging surrounding healthy ones.
Ditch cigarettes: Smoking impairs the system that regulates low or high BPThe human body has a buffering system that continuously monitors and maintains healthy BP.
- Nipah virus lurks in fruits, go easy on mangoes and lychees this summer
Always ensure you thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before consuming them.
Do you gorge on burgers, fries & sodas? High-calorie diet can affect brain healthPeople are eating away at their brain with a really bad fast-food diet and little-to-no exercise.
Being obese can increase risk of high BP in toddlers at the age of 6This may up risk of heart attack and stroke in the future.
Is your kid getting enough vitamin D? Doctors recommend an hour of 'sun time' for itDiet provides less than 10% of vitamin D; 90% is synthesised in the skin with sunlight exposure.
New device can quickly detect stroke, monitor poor blood flow to the brain
Attention, women! Switch off the light before sleeping to avoid weight gain
Keep your heart healthy: Cut sodium intake, ditch junk food to reduce early death riskOver half of all delayed deaths, and two-thirds of deaths delayed before 70 years, are projected to be among men.
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