A study has found genes being responsible for the less or high immunity of people, as some recover from the flu overnight while some can take weeks to recover, ABC report said.

Saas-bahu stories have been there for centuries. And, now a new study says that the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still continues to be at the root of much family disharmony.

As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.

In an international index measuring one-night stands, total numbers of partners and attitudes to casual sex, Britain comes out ahead of Australia, the US, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany.

Researchers have based their findings after comparing green and black tea to soda and orange juice in terms of their short- and long-term erosive effect on teeth, the latest issue of the 'General Dentistry' journal reported.

The founder of a French lingerie line and her husband were killed during this week's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, the company's President said today.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said India has a long way to go towards controlling the incidence of diabetes in the country, which has assumed dimensions of a 'tsunami'.

Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, will not follow the Malaysian move to ban Muslims from practicing yoga, the country's top clerics have said.

A Toronto University study shows that well-educated people have a greater sense of control over their lives and careers.

Chronic vitamin D deficiency may be a culprit in heart disease, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, a new study has suggested.

Hectic lifestyles have nearly halved the attention span of average Britons from 12 minutes a decade ago to five minutes and seven seconds, a new research shows.

A dog's life? It will probably be the object of envy in Britain, which will soon have the world's costliest dog house, pegged at 250,000 pounds ($380,000).

Fifty years from now, if current trends persist, obesity will be up there with climate change and water shortage as one of the biggest problems facing India.

Ready-to-wear saris are fast gaining popularity in India, said Kolkata-based fashion designer Radhika Singhi.

With the constant pressure to look good, people are knocking at the doors of cosmetic or plastic surgeons for an image makeover, but it is the wedding season that witnesses the maximum influx of people prepared to go under the knife just to acquire that perfect look.

According to Dr Malcolm Carruthers of the Centre for Men's Health, some men become testosterone-resistant in their late 50s, meaning that despite normal levels of the hormone, the body is no longer able to respond to it in the same way.

Emails have joined fags and runs for coffee as the latest threat to workplace productivity, for a new study has revealed that the popular online communication mode wastes an hour a day.

Fed up with their dull marriages, two couples start looking at others to spice up their lives. And while that is the plot of a new Hindi film, the tale is indeed a reflection of life in urban India, say relationship experts.

Uncertainty can be more stressful for some people than a clear negative response, says a new study.

A team at the Spanish National Cancer Centre in Madrid has found evidence that a naturally occurring substance, which can create "immortal cells," could be the key ingredient in the fountain of eternal youth.