With growing instances of hospitals, especially private ones, being accused of misleading patients to jack up their medical bills, leading specialists and other doctors have been brought on an online platform so that patients could avail of a second opinion from them as to whether the treatment course being adopted for them is right and […]
Title: Good Morning, Mr Mandela; Author: Zelda la Grange; Publisher: Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 373; Price: Rs.599 If someone thought they were going to be vouchsafed some secret when Nelson Mandela indicated that he wanted to have a “private discussion” with them, they would be left disappointed – and possibly embarrassed – as all […]
New York, Language used in everyday social media posts may have a strong connection to an individual’s health, according to a new research from University of Pennsylvania. The new results suggested that by building a language databank, it may be possible to link social media content to health outcomes. “We don’t often think of our […]
Lucknow, In a laudable move, the Uttar Pradesh government will soon provide free sanitary napkins to reduce the absenteeism of girls in schools during their periods, an official said, adding the move follows growing concerns over personal hygiene of girls attaining puberty. Nodal teachers will be appointed by the education department to distribute sanitary napkins […]
Haridwar, Hundreds of activists on Sunday took part in a mass campaign across four states to clean numerous ‘ghats’ of the Ganges, a spiritual group here said. The mass cleaning took place at 200 points between Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand and Patna Sahib in Bihar, and also covered Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. A spokesman for Gayatri […]
If you are holidaying in Nepal and want to enjoy sublime experience above the snowy peaks, just fly up to the majestic Mt. Everest. In less than 60 minutes of the flight, you can fly close to Mt. Everest, the world’s highest peak in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal. Travel […]
A “Candy Crush” freak, 30-year-old Arjun had been feeling pain and numbness in his thumb and index finger for some months now. Most of his free time went into playing games and texting messages on smartphone. Unable to understand the cause behind his misery, he sought medical help. Dr Maninder Shah Singh, senior orthopaedic surgeon […]
The Facebook social networking site has launched a new app that will help you take or upload photos and videos or update your status in a jiffy. Called “3D Touch”, the new application allows iPhone 6s and 6s Plus users to hard press the app icon that will offer a handful of shortcuts, technology website […]
New York, A glass of red wine every night may help people with Type-2 diabetes manage their cholesterol and cardiac health, suggests new research. People with diabetes are more susceptible to developing cardiovascular diseases than the general population and have lower levels of “good” cholesterol, the study said. “Initiating moderate wine intake, especially red wine, […]
As the marriage season peaks in Kashmir this autumn, the traditional Kashmiri Wazwan cuisine is being savoured at marriage parties with gusto these days. Traditional local chefs, called Wazas, who specialize in cooking this extended, predominantly mutton-based feast, are in high demand. “It is in fact the availability of the Waza that determines the marriage […]