Enlarged prostate: What is the King's health problem?

Enlarged prostate: What is the King's health problem?

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, An enlarged prostate (pink) sitting below the bladder (purple) By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Charities have welcomed the King going public and sharing details about his prostate problem, to encourage men with similar symptoms to ask their doctor for a check-up. He has an enlarged prostate – something many … Read more

Theft of fence is latest problem on Bengaluru-Mysuru access controlled highway

Theft of fence is latest problem on Bengaluru-Mysuru access controlled highway

Iron fence has been removed on some stretches of Bengaluru Mysuru access controlled highway. The main purpose of erecting the fencing is to prevent entry of pedestrians, livestock, and dogs into the main carriageway, and reduce the likelihood of accidents. | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K : Bengaluru–Mysuru access controlled highway is encountering a new … Read more

Palaniswami says his party’s use of black shirts is meant to highlight the problem of law and order

Palaniswami says his party’s use of black shirts is meant to highlight the problem of law and order

Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly Edappadi K Palaniswami addresses a press conference in Chennai. | Photo Credit: ANI The AIADMK’s interim general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Wednesday said he and his colleagues were wearing black shirts while taking part in the Assembly proceedings to highlight the problem of law and order in … Read more

Capturing ‘problem’ elephants, the Tamil Nadu way

Capturing ‘problem’ elephants, the Tamil Nadu way

December 11, 2022 08:17 pm | Updated December 12, 2022 01:49 am IST – UDHAGAMANDALAM A makhna elephant in Pandalur. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement From meticulous planning to execution, a recently concluded successful operation to capture an elephant called Pandalur Makhna-2 or PM2 in the picturesque Nilgiris has turned the spotlight on the … Read more

Why Pandemic, Personal Stressors Push Some to Problem Drinking

Why Pandemic, Personal Stressors Push Some to Problem Drinking

Aug. 23, 2022 – We live in particularly stressful times, and some people turn to alcohol to cope with challenges, from the COVID-19 pandemic to any number of personal stressors. And the hits just keep coming, as it seems like stressful infectious disease news keeps coming – more people developing long COVID, the monkeypox outbreak, … Read more

Lead Exposure Is Still a Problem for Kids, and the Pandemic Has Made It Worse

Lead Exposure Is Still a Problem for Kids, and the Pandemic Has Made It Worse

The good news – if it’s possible to describe a slow, insidious, and permanent poisoning as “good news” – is that the blood lead levels of children in the United States have dropped steadily over the past half-century. The bad news is, the pandemic may have erased some of those gains. During the pandemic, and … Read more

When Body Image Becomes a Problem for Female Athletes

When Body Image Becomes a Problem for Female Athletes

SOURCES: Paula Quatromoni, DSc, registered dietitian; associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology, Boston University; chair, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University. Kara Bazzi, co-founder and clinical director, Opal: Food and Body Wisdom. EY and espnW: “Where Will You Find Your Next Leader?” The New York Times: “Gracie Gold’s Battle for Olympic Glory Ended in a … Read more