Is thin beautiful?

A radical new approach to curing girls obsessed with their figures

In'toxic'ating moments

Back to basics

Researchers say complete bedrest may not solve the problem of backache

You just got fatter

Killing you sweetly

High sugar intake is the primary cause of diabetes epidemic

Maharashtra CM for Art of Living to check Vidarbha suicides

Living on love and fresh air

Low and middle income countries have seen greatest rise in obese children between 1990 and 2014: Report

At least 41 million children around the world obese or overweight, it says

Stress in the city

How brain behaves when stress builds up

Push to prevent cancer, strokes

Government wakes up to threat of non-communicable diseases

Family meals mean sound health

Gut factor

Why people in the West are more prone to allergies?

Urban malady

A Japanese study suggests that city life contributes to premature death

Genes, Dreams and Reality

Don't blame your genes. Environment and lifestyle cause cancer

TB part of urban culture

Bytes

Watch the clock

Understanding body clock can pave the way for better health

High BP, tobacco are top killers

Study on global disease burden shows infectious diseases are declining

Global warming can't be fixed without egalitarian ethic

UK advertising committee widens restrictions on food and drinks ads

Growing tendency

Compared to Europeans, South Asians need longer workouts

The next challenge

Bureaucrats pose a threat to the process

The impact

Kerala's income growth rate has increased, among several other positive signs

A long haul

Decentralisation in Kerala is the work of a persistent civil society

Stressed out

Few studies on hypertension, but doctors say it is rising