If you’re the kind of late riser who thinks it’d be ideal if the whole ‘morning thing’ could just kick off a couple of hours later, you’re not the only one. According to a prominent sleep expert in the UK, it’s not you who’s out of whack – it’s our entire current system of work and schooling hours. Paul Kelley ...

Eating more fruits and non-starchy vegetables such as artichoke, avocado, asparagus and cucumber leads to weight loss, according to a massive new study analyzing the effect of each one. “The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults and children should eat a variety of fruits and vegetables to help them achieve and maintain a healthy weight,” writes study author ...

Have you ever thought why losing weight is so difficult for most of us? It is because we generally have to give up most of the good things we love. If you are a foodie, it is even more painful. But what if we can eat delicious food and still lose those irritating inches? Yes, it can be done! Try ...

Medical practitioners and dieticians have for long recommended that adults keep off shrimp as it is considered high in cholesterol. Now, a study, to the delight of non-vegetarians, shiws that the traditional wisdom may be flawed. A study by Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture says healthy individuals can have a moderate quantity of shrimps as part of their daily diet ...

While we know that roti is nothing but another form of bread, we have always been told that it is a far healthier option to consume. In the days when bread was white, there was a pretty sound argument on behalf of roti. But today when bread is available with all sorts of multi grains, and roti is still primarily ...

An American man suspected of killing a South Korean college student in 1997 protested his innocence as he arrived in Seoul under guard on Wednesday after being extradited from the United States. Arthur Patterson, 35, is expected to face trial on charges that he killed Jo Jung-Pil, who was stabbed multiple times with a knife in a fast-food restaurant toilet ...

US aerospace giant Boeing has reached deals with Chinese firms to sell 300 aircraft and set up a completion centre in China, state media and its local partner said Wednesday, as President Xi Jinping began a visit to the United States. The massive order, which was not immediately confirmed by Boeing, demonstrates the vital importance of the Chinese market despite ...

 The United States has warned that the toughest crackdown in years on Chinese activists threatens to cloud the high-profile state visit by President Xi Jinping. Yet human rights is unlikely to dominate the agenda when Xi is welcomed at the White House on Friday. As China emerges as an economic and military rival that Washington both competes and cooperates with, ...

The passport of Kashmiri separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani suspended by the government on Tuesday to prevent him from flying to New York for an event where he was likely to have spoken against India. The government action came after reports that the hardline Hurriyat faction leader was planning to travel to New York to attend the annual meeting of ...

At least 38 Islamic State group fighters were killed in air strikes by the Damascus regime against three jihadist-held towns in central Syria, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. Monday’s strikes hit Palmyra and two other towns in Homs province, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.