Health aNd Fitness Guide

Next time you are trying to settle down a distraught friend or a loved one, say this: “Look at me!” Eye-contact will quickly help regain composure, says Mardi Kidwell, a communications professor at the University of New Hampshire. Kidwell’s research examined how law-enforcement officials often successfully use eye-contact to soothe distressed or hysterical suspects and → Continue reading »

Here’s a unique way to control overeating — keep your dirty dishes or empty glasses in view. When researchers at Cornell University treated graduate students to a free chicken-wing buffet, those whose dishes piled up ate 28 per cent less than people whose tables were continually bused. The people who ate more thought they were → Continue reading »

To lose weight faster, focus on your arms with every stride, which research has shown can speed your calorie-burn. Try these strategies from Mark Fenton, author of The complete Guide to Wal king for Health, Weight-Loss, and fitness. Bend arms to 90 degrees. This makes the swing quick and compact — your feet have no choice → Continue reading »

Researchers and medical experts have expressed hopes of a major breakthrough in cancer treatment soon with the development of vaccines for various forms of the disease. During a three-day international conference on environmental parasitology and community healthcare initiatives in Agra recently, E.P. Cohen of the University of Illinois presented his research papers on why cancer → Continue reading »

An American study says regular intake of grain-only breakfast cereal reduces risk of heart failure in men. In a comparison of people who ate no whole-grain cereal and those who ate 2-6 servings per week, the latter group has 21 per cent reduced risk of heart failure. Those who ate 7 or more servings per → Continue reading »