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All-India electronic database system for healthcare by 2020: J P Nadda

Currently, the Health Ministry has three common applications in use across the country at Health and Wellness Centers -- for Reproductive Child Health (RCH), Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) and TB

Alcohol, caffeine are common triggers of irregular heart rhythm

People don't always realise when the heartbeat is irregular

Your health app could be sharing your medical data with a host of companies

A big concern for app users is how their data will be used and by whom

Drinking sugary beverages linked to increased risk for early death: Study

The more sugar-sweetened drinks people consume, the higher their risk for death

Here's a user manual to keep your knees working for years to come

The knee is a hinge joint, meaning it works like a door hinge to straighten and bend in roughly 130 degrees of motion

Fit & Proper: Let's look at the five crucial facts about tuberculosis

TB is caused by a type of air-borne bacteria that mainly attacks and infects the lungs

Environment is cleaner. Your immune system has never been so unprepared

The immune system's enemies list was attenuated, largely for the good

Air toxicity can lead to anxiety, cognition problems and mental disorders

People with sleep apnea tend to stop breathing briefly during their sleep

Eggs increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, premature death: Study

Healthier people tend to eat more eggs because they feel there's a lot of protein in them

Indians in white-collar jobs more prone to obesity, chronic health risks

The average BMI of men in white-collar jobs was 1.17 kg/m2 higher than those in blue-collar occupations

From kick-set to freestyle, here are few water workouts one can try

Swimming is more demanding and burns more calories than a 30-minute land workout

We broke the same bone. My recovery was a breeze, hers an ordeal. Why?

It's not often you come across a reflection on metatarsal fractures, despite the fact that they are common

Mediterranean diet may boost endurance exercise within days: Study

The Mediterranean diet is well-established as having numerous health benefits

A cure for HIV? Case studies show feasible treatments not yet realised

The treatment involves destroying a person's own immune system with high doses of chemotherapy or radiation. Then the patient receives a transplant of new stem cells from either themselves or a donor

Major breakthrough in treatment of AIDS: Second patient cured of HIV

London HIV patient's doctors found a donor with a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to HIV

COPD: What we know about the disease that killed a million Indians in 2017

Levels of air pollution have risen dramatically over the last two to three decades. That has had a major impact on COPD

Smaller nations are the world's healthiest, Canada tops list

The top 10 in Global Wellness Index includes large nations such as the Philippines and South Korea, but also finds room for Oman, Iceland, Maldives, Netherlands and Singapore

Cycling integral to recovery from injuries, but selection of bike crucial

Cycling deals with impairments such as decreased muscle strength, range of motion, and reduced fitness

Few minutes of intense exercise may be as effective as much lengthier walks

Studies show that interval workouts can improve aerobic fitness, blood sugar control, blood pressure

Adults who quit smoking have lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

Current smokers are also 67% more likely to develop "seropositive" rheumatoid arthritis - when patients have antibodies in their blood that help identify the disease