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How aches and pains hit the young

New Delhi: Backaches attributed to regular commuting by public transport and long hours spent before computers, coupled with smoking and drinking, are the main reasons for absence from work among urban Indian youth, a new study has found. Backache accounts for the loss of millions of person-hours, the study, commissioned by the makers of a pain relieving balm and a non-governmental organisation, found. — PTI

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