It was Friday 13, 1998, when Neerja Malik, then 44, a social worker and mother of 7-year-old twins, was diagnosed with cancer in her left breast. Shocked and numb, she remembers breaking the news to her father, a retired naval 

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Indian women—and often the most misunderstood. Like many illnesses with no obvious symptoms, the mystery around its manifestation feeds the fear. “If I were to ask ten people to 

Last week’s news that Bollywood celebrity Sonam Kapoor was diagnosed with swine flu brought the disease into the limelight. The name itself launched a thousand worries across the country, but the truth is that swine flu isn’t much more serious 

When Akhila Krishnamurthy, 36, discovered she had diabetes during the second trimester of her pregnancy, it was “a wake-up call.” While she had a family history of diabetes, she never expected it during the course of an otherwise normal pregnancy. 

There’s something in the air in India’s cities. India is home to 15-20 million asthmatics, and, in light of the recent World Health Organization (WHO) report that lists New Delhi as the world’s most polluted city, this number is only likely to 

Everyone is acquainted with fiber’s most well-known and euphemistically extolled health benefit – as a natural laxative, it keeps you “regular” – but for most people, that’s where the knowledge ends. As it turns out, there are many other reasons 

As children across India battle academic and parental pressure navigating an intensely competitive school system, a good night’s rest can be rare. Sri Ram*, 15, who lives in Chennai, doesn’t remember a single night in the past year when he went 

While it is an incredibly effective and satisfying way to exercise, running can often cause great wear and tear on your body. In 2008, Arvind Bharathi, an avid runner himself and the business head of Runners For Life, a Mumbai-based training centre, sustained 

It’s never easy to watch parents age. So often, it’s a sudden realization, an almost physical jolt when your father struggles to lift his suitcase or your mother needs to pause during a gentle walk. You start calling or visiting 

If you’ve just welcomed a bundle of baby joy into your world, chances are that you’re probably heavier than you’ve ever been in your life. You may be agonizing over all of the kilos that found their way to your 

Part Two of a two-part series on postpartum depression. (Part One, “A Silent Sorrow,” explores causes, symptoms and prevalence.) It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and Amrita Ashok* is dreaming about another life. “I was a high-powered investment banker in another avatar,” 

Living more healthfully is a standard New Year resolution – but it’s not an easy one.  Get a little help in 2015 with one of these health and fitness apps. We’ve compiled a best-of-the-best list to help busy moms (and 

Part One of a two-part series on postpartum depression. When Anita Prakash* moved back to her hometown in India, after living in the UK for several years, she was overjoyed to discover that she was pregnant. She expected the next