How can one lower insulin levels?
News Desk | Insulin is a hormone the body uses to gain energy from carbohydrates in food. Without insulin, a person's blood sugar levels can...
Poor sleep may fuel harmful eating habits and diabetes
News Desk | Sleep deprivation may contribute to our craving for unhealthy foods, leading to a night-time snacking habit, recent research suggests. This, in turn,...
‘Healthy obesity’ – not so healthy for the heart
News Analysis | Some people with obesity are free of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, which is often found to accompany this condition. It is...
Boy jumps from fourth floor in Centaurus, but why should we be worried?
Tehreem Tahir | This article is written by an eye-witness who was present in Centaurus when this sad incident took place. GVS is publishing this...
Metabolically ‘Healthy’ Obesity – Higher risk of mortality?
News Analysis | ‘Metabolically Healthy Obesity’ refers to the absence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes in people who suffer from obesity. This has led...
You don’t need anxiolytics when you can eat dark chocolate!
News Desk| According to recent research findings, there might be health benefits to eating certain types of dark chocolate. Findings from two studies, being presented...
How can you stop a panic attack?
News Analysis | Panic attacks can be sudden and overpowering. They can affect anyone and may be caused by general anxiety, panic disorder, or depression....
Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO
AFP | While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too little...
Smoking: a rundown on lighting up
AFP | Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions...
Artificial Intelligence better at finding skin cancer than doctors: study
AFP | A computer was better than human dermatologists at detecting skin cancer in a study that pitted human against the machine in the quest...
Walk and chew gum, it may keep you thin: study
AFP | Still looking for the secret to effortless weight loss? It may be as simple as chewing gum while walking, Japanese researchers suggested on...
Texas school shooting survivors step up calls for gun reform
AFP | Survivors of a recent gun rampage at a Texas school intensified their calls for reforms including tougher gun restrictions Friday, as several of...