A weekly round-up of health news stories that grabbed our attention from around the world over the last 7 days: Late night TV makes you fat, alzheimer's is increasingly a women's problem, rich people live longer and having many sisters makes you unsexy... India Malaria Deaths Underestimated New research funded by the US National Institutes of Health, the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute reports that deaths in India due to malaria, as reported by the...

A weekly round-up of health news stories that grabbed our attention from around the world over the last 7 days: Watermelon reduces blood pressure, walking stops braind degenration, falling in love is a painkiller and chikungunys attacks Jaipur... Yoga May Help Fibromyalgia Symptoms Yoga - i.e. gentle stretches and meditation may alleviate the symtoms of fibromyalgia - a chronic pain syndrome. The finding was based on a study where women took 2 hours of yoga a week for 8 weeks.(Bloomberg Business Week) Walking...

A weekly round-up of health news stories that grabbed our attention from around the world over the last 7 days: men seeking short term lovers prefer hot bodies to pretty faces, walnuts help lower blood pressure cause by stress, light drinking during pregnancy does not have any negative impacts, most men are unaware of male breast cancer, neighbourhoods can have a depressing effect on health, native Hawaiians are at greater riskk of dying early... One-Night Stands Explained: Men Prefer Hot Bods...

A weekly round-up of health news stories that grabbed our attention from around the world over the last 7 days: Tennis grunters have the advantage, women need to sleep just five hours a day and blueberries and pomegranate juice is good for health.… Nestle Enters the Functional Food Market Nestle announced it would invest about $500 million in a new venture called "Nestlé Health Science" to develop foods and supplements to help prevent diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. In an effort...

A weekly round-up of health news stories that grabbed our attention from around the world over the last 7 days: Another health supplement warned dangerous, dogs might encourage fitter children and banning farmers from growing tobacco not the best idea.… Banning Tobacco Growing Not Viable Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi said that banning farmers from growing tobacco is not a viable option unless there is an effort to seek out an alternative crop. He said that his...