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Srinagar, Feb 9: “Men haven’t got breasts, they have chests,” Abdul Majid (name-changed), 60, an orchardist from South Kashmir tried to reason with the doctor when he was tested positive for cancer

Srinagar, Feb 3: Inside an old nondescript building at Srinagar’s Barazulla locality, the soft February sun sieves through the windows and lights up the profile of a man in earnest contemplation seated in

Srinagar: Hypertension is the major contributing factor to the burden of non-communicable diseases in Kashmir, a new study by Government Medical College, Srinagar, has revealed. Entitled “Prevalence of Hypertension and its Association

Srinagar, Jan 26: Imagine a city with sustainable eco-friendly buildings that reduce asthma, allergy and sick building syndrome. Thanks to Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL), new environment-friendly buildings are being lined up

Srinagar: When 27-year-old youth Aaqib Peerzada entered into a casual discussion with a gynecologist on board a Dubai-India flight, he was shocked to know that the companies are using plastics and toxic

From a rusty bed on which she lay in one of the wards of Lal Ded Hospital, Shaheena Altaf has been pleading with her mother and other relatives who surround her to

Srinagar, May3. Trembling and yelling for help, Nayeem 21, Wednesday collapsed on the floor of the Drug De-addiction Centre set up at SMHS hospital. His two younger brothers, who had been attending

Weight loss is something that we all struggle with. Sometimes we are successful in reducing our weight but more often than not, the number in the weighing scale slowly creeps back up.

Doctors at Tufts University in Massachusetts, the US, say it’s pretty clear that supplement use has no benefit for the general population and is not a substitute for a healthy balanced diet.

Teeth whitening products – that promise to make your smile brighter – may also be causing tooth damage, a study has found. Scientists at Stockton University in the US found that hydrogen