‘Heat stress’,the effect on the human body,rises at a faster rate than temperature, partly because warmer air can hold more moisture. Humid air absorbs more liquid at a slower rate so human’s main method of cooling down, sweating, is less effective.
Global megacities like Kolkata could face annual deadly heat waves like the one that claimed over 2,000 lives in...
Madhya Pradesh witnessed yet another horror show of healthcare, where dogs have eaten up the body of a woman aged 70 who went missing from a government hospital in Rajgarh on March 22. This is the fifth such incident recorded in the state in less than 10 months, and the second this year.
Some sanitation workers chanced upon the grisly...
A 5.6 magnitude Earthquake struck Japan's Fukushima on Tuesday. The earthquake emanated about 50 kilometers off the coast of Fukushima, which has the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that there was no risk and hasn't issued any tsunami warning from the earthquake.
The quake struck at a depth of 42.3 kilometres (26 miles) in the Pacific Ocean...
Lifestyle changes, eating habits, and tiresome competitive life has put women in a danger zone. Health has now become a least concern for them, prioritizing other things. Heart disease is one of the major health concern they set aside.
According to a survey in US, an estimated 43 million women have heart disease and yet they are unaware of it....
