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India is home to 50.8 million people with diabetes, the highest in the world, followed by China with 43.2 million. There are 285 million people in the world suffering from diabetes, the number has gone up from the estimated 150 million in 2000, reports the Diabetes Atlas, which was released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in Montreal, Canada, on Tuesday.

Hairstyle junkies of the city have a new therapy to look forward to. Ity Agarwal of Psalm 23 has developed a milk straightening process so that your newly straightened hair doesn?t look like a bundle of grass.

Rebecca Ruiz, Forbes.com
Try smiling while being laid-off. Or conjuring positive thoughts after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Or finding the bright side of a Wall Street meltdown.

Srinagar, Oct. 20 -- It is good news for diabetics and people suffering from heart ailments. Cholesterol-lowering drugs - statins- prescribed to these patients, can also protect them from pneumonia, sepsis and other infections.

India needs around 20,000 liver transplants annually. But the number of annual transplants are only 400. However, there?s hope that the procedure will see a surge in numbers, thanks to the Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill, 2008, being introduced in the Parliament by year-end.

In a rare case, that has baffled medical scientists around the world, cancer cells passed over from a mother to her unborn baby.

Rich dark chocolate delicately coats the succulent strawberries to make attractive after dinner treats.

A honeycomb shaped delicacy made using plain flour and ghee that has originated in Rajasthan. Ghevars are usually large in size approx. 200 mm. or 250 mm. (8" or 10") squares or rounds and are either sweetened with syrup or served topped with sweet rabdi (i.e. thickened milk).

Recent studies show how neglecting your weight and fitness has serious consequences for your health.

Ever wonder why it is so hard to bulk up at the gym? The reason may be genetic, says a team of Canadian researchers.

If the thought of eating fish eggs, or caviar doesn?t tempt you, how about puting it on your face? The facial treatment for this wedding season is the caviar skin treatment where caviar is mixed into a face pack guaranteed to refresh tired-looking skin.

The master plan for the redevelopment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is finally on the fast track. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad visited the country?s premier hospital on Monday evening and inspected the facilities there.

Honourable Health Ministersaheb, I am from Buldhana, just like you. I live in Karamkhed village, about a two-hour drive from your family home.

Ever been struck by a bout of nausea on a trek in the mountains? Learn about high altitude sickness and how to cope with it.

Close to 80 per cent of the diabetics die of cardiac ailments, said Dr Surinder Kumar, endocrinologist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

Hormonal fluctuations are usually reported in the context of the physiology of women, because women?s bodies have a rhythmic ebb and flow of hormones that occurs every month. Beginning with menarche and ending with menopause, women have a cyclical hormonal rhythm every month all their lives.

Q I am 23 years old. My height is 5?11? and my weight is 58 kg. I have read an article that I should actually weigh 72 kg. I am constantly losing weight and this is worrying me a lot. What can I do to stop this rapid weight loss? I also have pain in my legs. What?s better for me, a gym workout or yoga? Gagandeep A We suggest you join a good gym for your weight gain.

Rebecca Ruiz, Forbes.com
Imagine three items in your grocery cart: Peppercorn Ranch SunChips, Cocoa Krispies and Country Crock margarine.

Before staying up nights to score off the field before matches with the blessing of the management, India?s cricket team should consider this: sleepless nights cause chronic fatigue, poor concentration and mood disorders, all essential to score on the field.

Only the twitter of birds and the humming of machines can be heard here. Brows knitted, men and women walk from one building to another, ferrying bottles, vials and canisters. They talk to each other in whispers.