San Diego: Losing as little as 30 minutes of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, a new study finds. 

Washington: For a variety of reasons, many women choose to postpone childbearing until they are in their 30s or even 40s. But the difficult truth is that the biological clock waits for no one, and fertility declines with age.

Columbus: A new study shows that while most mothers are aware of the practice of breast milk sharing, almost one-third of them say they wouldn’t consider the health of the donor or the safety of the donor’s milk before feeding it to their baby.

Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease worldwide. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the first indigenously developed and manufactured Rotavirus vaccine: 'Rotavac’, recently. This indigenously developed vaccine will boost efforts to combat infant mortality due to diarrhoea. 

Washington: Glorious, red pomegranates and their Middle Eastern sister, luscious toffee-like dates, are delicious, increasingly trendy, and healthy to boot. As it turns out, when consumed together they are a winning combination in the war against heart disease. Just half a glass of pomegranate juice a day with a handful of dates can do the trick!