This page is dedicated to stories from our column on Health and Lifestyle that appear in The Hindu on Fridays. The idea of the column is to focus on health aspects that are can be altered with lifestyle modifications. Of course, these days health is increasingly a lifestyle. I may even sneak in a non-column story if it falls into the pattern.
November 26, 2010
Religious? And Diabetic? Watch your foot, this season.
November 12, 2010
Gestational diabetes – a mother’s concern
November 5, 2010
Eat safe, stay safe during Diwali
October 29, 2010
Find out if you have kidney trouble with a small dipstick test at home
October 22, 2010
Taking breast awareness campaigns online
October 15, 2010
Ouch! Groan! Take care of osteoarthritis
October 8, 2010
Hear! Hear! The salient features of ear care.
October 1, 2010
Bad breath’s not a laughable matter.
September 3, 2010
The importance of iodising salt.
August 27, 2010
Sports important to keep children away from obesity. Read here..
August 14, 2010
Beware those vessels in your body. Vascular Peripheral Disease can even kill.
August 6, 2010
Paracetamol poisoning? C’est possible!
July 30, 2010
Don’t underestimate the value of exercise for diabetics
July 16, 2010
Beware A(H1N1), it is preventable.
July 9, 2010
Hair needs care. Or din’t you know that.
July 2, 2010
Who is taking care of the doctors? Read on.
June 25, 2010
Addiction can also be prevented, with some lifestyle modifications. Delaying ‘first use’ is a ruse that works well, experts say here.
June 18, 2010
Knowing you have to exercise and eat healthy does not mean you DO all those things. A Nielsen study reiterates this.
June 11, 2010
Hospitals have to save power just as they do lives. A story on green hospitals.
May 28, 2010
Chennaiites, beware conjunctivitis! It is the season…
May 14, 2010
Before you pick up food in a store, check if the product is within its expiry date. So we say here.
May 7, 2010
A balanced diet keeps you going on and on and on… Here.
April 30, 2010
Getting some shut eye is very important. Read on…
April 23, 2010Avoiding malaria is keeping your home free from mosquitoes. According to this report.
April 9, 2010
Immunisation is important for your kids. Read this
March 26, 2010
Tuberculosis has a lot to do with lifestyle, especially what you eat. So we say in this story.
March 12, 2010
On World Kidney Day, remember it is important to control your blood sugar level too. See this.
March 5, 2010
The lifestyle bugs are not just Hypertension and Diabetes. They’re just the flashy ones. Young ones have got to watch their bones too:Arthritis
February 26, 2010
Eating disorders? In India? Naah. Here’s proof that Bulimia and Anorexia are here to stay. Click this.
February 19, 2010
Contraceptives are not only for spacing births. Read more here.
February 6, 2010
Cinema’s the big influence, especially when it comes to smoking and alcohol. Will Tamil cinema keep tobacco out of the films? Here is what is happening…
January 29, 2010
Is your kid watching too much TV? You need to be concerned; here’s what you can do. Click here.
January 8, 2010
There is a link between climate change and everything. Definitely on health as well. Read how, here…
December 25, 2009
This Friday’s column is on health camps. Eye-camp, health-camp, dental-camp, bone density camp… the human body is sort of covered if you just go to these camps. Is there any serious scientific value at all to these camps? Read on, here…
