BENGALURU: Karnataka has been reporting more than 1,500 cases of pediatric cancer annually, with blood cancer the most common form of the disease among both boy ...

A new study says that married men may have triple the risk of obesity, compared to unmarried men, and that marriage seems to increase the likelihood of being overweight in both sexes – by 62% in men ...

■ Know and avoid your triggers: Both doctors say to know what your asthma attack triggers are and avoid them. This can ...

The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the ...

Kidney disease is often asymptomatic in early stages, delaying diagnosis. Late detection leads to complications, requiring ...

Stanford University professor Jay Bhattacharya appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for his confirmation hearing as the next director of the National ...

Wedded to weight gain? New research shows a shocking link between marriage and excess pounds. A team from the National ...

A new screening intervention in the primary care setting can improve the identification and management of obesity risk in pediatric patients, according to a poster presented at the National ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Objective This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories from birth to 24 months of age and examine the independent and additive effects of four maternal metabolic risk factors ...

When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life.

Food addiction is considered a behavioral addiction, similar to gambling. Learn to recognize the traits and where to get help ...