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How to keep your kidneys healthy

Kidney disease is a major health concern across the globe. However, inculcating a few simple rules in your daily life can help you keep your kidneys healthy and enhance the overall efficiency of your body as well.

24 Feb 2021

Breaking your daily monotony can help reduce stress

When it comes to managing stress, the proverb ‘variety is the spice of life’ holds true. Making small changes in your dull life can significantly ease tension.

22 hours ago

Follow '5-a-day' rule for longer, healthier life

If you are scouting for a magic potion to live a longer and healthy life, try five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, in which two are fruits and three are vegetables, according to new research that combed through studies representing nearly 2 million adults globally.

23 hours ago

Life-changing surgery sees Emirati surfer ride the wave to recovery

Mohammad Hassan participated in the Dubai Fitness Challenge 2020, playing thirty different sports in thirty days to prove that his ostomy bag wouldn’t hold him back from his athletic career

28 Feb 2021

Salt spa seasons cradle of Libya's revolution

"The inhalation of salt particles purifies the respiratory tract and brings benefits for the skin," says joint founder Iman Bugaighis, sporting a white blouse and a pink veil around her head.

28 Feb 2021

DHA plans to use smart healthcare technologies for remote-patient monitoring

DHA has collaborated with Enpy, a Dubai firm; to explore the use of AI-powered device for remote-patient monitoring. Enpy is a start-up UAE company, based in Dubai, specialising in Medical Artificial Intelligence. It has designed the non-invasive innovative medical device.

27 Feb 2021

I gained a lot of weight over COVID-19, says Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow

Despite putting on weight, she shed 4.9 kilos after eating bone broth for a week, said the actress. "You started me on the bone broth cleanse, which was incredible (and) hard."

27 Feb 2021

VIDEO: 81-year-old German woman becomes TikTok fitness star

She has amassed around 125,000 followers and more than 2 million likes on the TikTok app, which is hugely popular among teenagers and is best known for dance and lip-syncing routines and viral challenges.

26 Feb 2021

Brazil trans twins undergo gender confirmation surgery together

"This is the only reported case in the world" of twins who were presumed to be male at birth undergoing female gender confirmation surgery together, said Dr Jose Carlos Martins of the Transgender Center Brazil, a clinic in the southeastern city of Blumenau.

25 Feb 2021