HQ City Report QUETTA: Eating a handful of walnuts each day might help keep the doctor away, at least for some people who are at risk of developing diabetes, a U.S. study suggests. When people in the ... Read more
HQ City Desk QUETTA: Physical fitness may be critical for maintaining a relatively youthful and nimble brain as we age, according to a new study of brain activation patterns in older people. For most ... Read more
HQ City Report QUETTA: Too much television-watching in young adulthood could lead to cognitive problems in mid-life, suggested a study Wednesday that tracked more than 3,000 people for 25 years. Peop ... Read more
HQ City Desk QUETTA: Cure rates for teens and young adults with cancer have improved, but survivors face higher risks of being hospitalized than people in the general population because of the double ... Read more
HQ City Desk QUETTA: People with type 2 diabetes who smoke have significantly higher risks of heart disease, stroke, and death than diabetic non-smokers, a new study shows. They also had higher risk ... Read more
HQ City Desk QUETTA: Blood pressure treatment guidelines in Canada could change, say experts, after a major U.S. trial was stopped early when aggressive controls cut the risk of death and heart dise ... Read more
HQ City Desk Got 10 minutes? What about eight? Or six? Seems the hour-long workout has shrunk to a few minutes. Sure, brief exercise is less daunting and easier to do, but is it enough to get result ... Read more
Scientific experts recommend: HQ City Desk QUETTA: A committee of scientists has advised the government to halve the current recommended daily intake of sugar. Nutrition experts say no more than ... Read more
HQ City Desk QUETTA: Smoking could play a direct role in the development of schizophrenia and needs to be investigated, researchers say. The team at King's College London say smokers are more likely ... Read more
There is a perception that cervical cancer is a young woman's disease, but half of deaths occur in women over 65, a British Medical Journal report says. It argues that the age limit for cervical scree ... Read more
