Indian origin Miss Shyla Angela Prasad was conferred with the title Miss Earth Fiji 2015. The event being one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world is an International Environmental Event channeling the beauty pageant entertainment industry as an effective tool to promote environmental awareness. Shyla competed against 80 to 90 candidates from […]
NSW recorded its highest ever number of deceased organ donors in 2015, Health Minister Jillian Skinner announced today. NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service figures show there were 127 deceased organ donors in NSW in 2015 – surpassing the previous record of 102 donors in 2013 and exceeding the 2015 target of 116 donors. The […]
New Delhi, Delhi has seen 40 swine flu cases this year till Tuesday, a city government health official said. “This year, we have witnessed 40 swine flu cases from various parts of the city,” the health official told IANS. He said there has been no death so far due to the air-borne disease, which in […]
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today reminded all food businesses to ensure they are familiar with the requirements of the nutrition and health claims standard, with the transition period for the new standard ending on January 18. FSANZ Acting Chief Executive Officer Peter May said that during the three-year transition period businesses have been […]
Australians are their own worst enemies when it comes to eating better and controlling their weight, according to findings from a new survey by the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet online. The survey, which looked at the weight management habits of more than 2300 Australians, found 69 per cent of respondents identified themselves as the main […]
Patna, Women in a village in Bihar are celebrating — as all its 240 households have been provided with cooking gas connections and they no longer have to use firewood, cow dung cake or charcoal to cook. Kausar Bano and Anjum Ara are two of the nearly 300 women in Purakothi village in Arwal district, […]
New York, Do you tend to munch something or the other between your meals even when you are not hungry? If yes, such a habit could certainly satisfy your taste buds but harm your health, warns a new study. In contrast to people in traditional societies, people in contemporary societies often eat not on account […]
Bengaluru, With increasing cases of cancer across the country, the medical fraternity and policy planners face the challenge of mitigating and preventing the dreaded disease, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Wednesday. “Official data reveals one in 15 men and one in 12 women in urban areas face cancer risk in their life time. With […]
Panaji, Vices such as AIDS and drug addiction are against the Indian tradition and should be tackled effectively, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha said in her address on the eve of the state’s Liberation Day. “On the social front, we have to keep Goa away from evils such as crime, drug addiction and AIDS. These vices […]
Everyone should observe the following rules of food intake. Ayurved has explained ten rules for food intake and it is described in Charak Samhita. Intake of food should be warm – Warm food is delicious after intake and it helps digestive fire to digest the food properly. Intake of food should be unctuous – Slightly […]