Healthy articles

Washing your hands is such a basic, everyday activity that you probably don't spend too much time thinking about it. Enter Global Handwashing Day — a day on which everyone should re-examine their habits.

Suicide attempts are shockingly common, but few people know how they can best support a loved one who has tried to take their own life. Here are some pointers.

For long, the choice of contraception lay entirely in the hands of men. However, the introduction of Enovid in 1960 changed the scenario in favor of women. The introduction of birth control pills was a development that truly empowered the women.

Often seen by others as shy, withdrawn and antisocial, introverts are highly misunderstood. An introvert is someone who is the quiet type, preferring to spend time alone or in small groups rather than in large, social gatherings.

When we think of the potentially deadly eating disorders anorexia and bulimia, we typically think of a young adult, usually a female. Doctors have begun to report cases of anorexia and bulimia, however, even in toddlers.

Dementia is difficult to cure but a number of studies suggest that the risks of dementia can be cut by exercising. Due to lack of treatment, focus is shifting on preventing dementia. Read on to find how we can curtail the risk of dementia by exercising.

Men see testosterone replacement therapy as an anti-aging formula. Its benefits like increased muscle mass, improved libido, boosted energy levels and enhanced concentration seem too good. But does it work or does it have some limitations?

Did you know that as well as helping you lose weight, fasting might help you to live more healthily and for longer too? Learn the scientific reasons it works and how in just two days a week you can enjoy the benefits.

Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, wrote the English poet William Congreve in 1697. And it also has the ability to stimulate immune response and relieve pain better than medications, a newly published meta-analysis confirms.

Eye diseases like Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Retinitis Pigmentosa bring misery to tens of thousands of people a year by causing irreversible, progressive blindness. New research now aims to cure these diseases.