The recent deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have cast a spotlight on a jarring spike in suicides worldwide and on the importance of confronting the issue.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts the fitness challenge given to him by Indian Captain Virat Kohli on his twitter account.

Global warming is expected to make vegetables significantly scarcer around the world, unless new growing practices and resilient crop varieties are adopted, researchers warn.

Colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 for average-risk adults, according to new guidelines from the American Cancer Society (ACS) published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

You probably know that you need to eat fewer calories to lose weight. But it can be hard to know how to make it happen every day. Here are a few ways for you to cut the calories.

Major depressive disorder in older age (70 years or older) is associated with poorer prognosis, compared with younger people,

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self -limited vasculitis of childhood that is characterised by fever, bilateral non-exudative conjunctivitis,

Precision medicine is a medical model that proposes the customisation of healthcare with medical decisions, treatments, practices or products being tailored to the individual patient.

Two major studies show that many people with breast and lung cancers may forgo chemotherapy and still live longer, signaling a waning need for what was long seen as the standard of cancer care.

An increasing number of medical institutions are using smartphone apps to help improve the lifestyles of patients suffering from diabetes and heart failure while also providing them with better treatment.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Independent High-Level Commission has proposed six bold recommendations to accelerate

Artificial pancreas treatment consists of an insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring, and an algorithm to deliver insulin (and glucagon in dual-hormone systems) in response to glucose levels.

It is no surprise that refined white sugar is pretty bad for your health. But how do you cut sugar out of your diet for good?

Apple cider vinegar is an unpasteurised, organic product with a wide variety of uses. From salad dressings to beauty products, cider vinegar has been used as a traditional medicine for centuries. Some health benefits are mentioned below.

Tobacco use has declined markedly since 2000, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report,

Sunday, June 3 is World Bicycle Day 2018, organised by the UN to celebrate the bicycle as a "simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit" method of transport, which of course also brings many health benefits.

New European research finds that women who are obese but metabolically healthy still have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than metabolically healthy women who are of a normal weight.

Forty-five million people are affected by fatty liver in Bangladesh, according to a recent research.

Let us try to dig deep into the myths and realities of chickenpox, the tropical disease of the season, with the help of experts.

Each year, Muslims worldwide eagerly wait for Ramadan -- the holy month of fasting which is followed by one of the biggest celebration in Islam, Eid-ul-Fitr. During this month, our lifestyle becomes subject to many changes. For most part, it is the food habit that goes through a drastic change.