'Drinking eight glasses of water is nonsense'

The recommendation to drink six to eight glasses of water daily to prevent dehydration is a "thoroughly debunked nonsense", says an expert.

Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 21:33 IST

Muscle flexing quells panic disorders

Vigorous exercise might be an ideal way of quelling sudden panic attacks.

Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 21:32 IST

Positive outlook helps teens tackle anxiety

Training teens to develop a positive outlook might help them tackle anxiety effectively as adults, according to a new research.

Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 20:12 IST

Genes causing arthritis isolated

In a breakthrough that could pave the way for better treatment of patients suffering from a painful form of arthritis, which fuses bones in the...

Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 00:46 IST

Food addiction - a condition with clinical symptoms

A new study has found that food addiction is an identifiable condition with clinical symptoms, characterized by a psycho-behavioral profile as in conventional drug-abuse disorders.

Molasses extract helps in reducing obesity

Poisonous shrub Jatropha acts as natural pain killer

Obesity depends on your society

Pet owners are healthier, happier

Spanish surgeon performs first transplant of two legs

Spanish surgeon Pedro Cavadas carried out here Monday the world's first-ever double leg transplant.

Your shampoo could be making you fat

High-protein diet reduces hunger in obese

Unusual genes behind schizophrenia identified