WELLNESS

New Delhi: The arrival of the monsoon brings many rain diseases along with it. As the much-awaited rains bring relief from the summer, there's also an increased vulnerability to a lot of diseases that are common during the season. The contaminated water sources and the changing weather are main factors responsible for it. 

New Delhi:According to a study published in the journal 'Physiological Measurement', scientists have developed a low-cost and non-invasive method of measuring the severity of muscle injuries in footballers, an advance that will help the players return to action faster. 
Researchers from Polytechnic University of Catalunya in Spain developed the new technique, called localisedbioimpedance measurement (L-BIA). It is often difficult to get a clear idea of when athletes would be fit again because the 'muscle gap' - or muscle damage - cannot easily be measured by current methods, researchers said.

The holistic science of Yoga is the best lifestyle ever designed and is very effective in managing stress disorders and lifestyle disorders like diabetes. Modern research has focused on psycho-physiological beneficial effects of yoga which is more than a mere physical exercise.
It has been reported that even a short lifestyle modification and stress management education program based on yoga reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus (DM) within a period of 9 days.

New Delhi: In a recent survey conducted by a private diagnostic chain one in ten adults in India suffers from hypothyroidism, with 50 per cent of them being women.Research is under way to find out why the numbers are going up. Strangely, it has increased more among women in the 20-40 age groups.
According to the survey, more than a quarter of India population suffers from thyroid disorders, that means about 32% Indians have various forms of thyroid disorders.

New Delhi: Indian missions abroad are gearing up to celebrate the International Yoga Day on June 21. 

In Colombo, Sri Lankan President MaithripalaSirisena joined yoga enthusiasts at the Independence Square while NavtejSarna, Indian ambassador to the US led a group of yoga aficionados at the National Mall in Washington D C performing different asanason sunday.