New method for early detection of tumours

New method for early detection of tumours

Here is a method that can potentially nip the threat of cancer in the bud. A team of researchers from University of South Carolina has developed a new way to detect a handful of lurking tumour cells – even if they are in the ratio of a billion to one in the bloodstream with healthy […]

Eat sprouting garlic for more heart-healthy antioxidants

Eat sprouting garlic for more heart-healthy antioxidants

 Listen to your grandmother when it comes to garlic and its health benefits. Don’t throw ‘sprouted’ garlic – old garlic bulbs with bright green shoots emerging from the cloves – in the garbage as it has more heart-healthy antioxidant activity than its fresher counterparts. People have used garlic for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. […]

Broccoli- The super food for you!

Broccoli- The super food for you!

Broccoli may not be your favorite food, especially kids who run just by the name of this vegetable. But a number of researches have suggested that this vegetable can be considered a ‘Super Vegetable’ with all its qualities which sends your health soaring, from boosting immunity to strengthening your skeleton and joints to cutting cancer […]

Entering TV industry not a step back, says McConaughey

Entering TV industry not a step back, says McConaughey

Oscar nominated actor Matthew McConaughey may have recently received critical appreciation for his role in “Dallas Buyers Club”, but he says he isn’t afraid of stepping out of his comfort zone by making the leap to the small screen. In the new TV drama “True Detective”, which has eight episodes, McConaughey plays Detective Rust Cohle. […]

China punished 10,000 over food safety since 2011

China punished 10,000 over food safety since 2011

 China has prosecuted over 10,000 people in last three years since 2011 for production and sale of substandard and poisonous food, Chinese Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said here Friday. According to statistics from SPP, the highest agency at the national level responsible for both prosecution and investigation in the People’s Republic of China, prosecutors also […]

Watch out for harmful chemicals in cosmetics

Watch out for harmful chemicals in cosmetics

Wonder what makes your skin itchy or turn red after you apply your favourite personal care product like cream and sunscreen? An expert says chemicals like paraben and phthalates present in the products are capable of damaging skin. Sumesh Sood, chief operating officer of personal care brand Organic Harvest Company, warns against a list of […]

Super speciality wing, emergency block at Safdarjung hospital

Super speciality wing, emergency block at Safdarjung hospital

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday laid the foundation stone for a super speciality wing and an emergency block at the Safdarjung Hospital here as part of its redevelopment project. One of Delhi’s oldest and among the first hospitals, it is visited by hundreds of patients every day. The infrastructure upgradation of the hospital is […]

New vaccine added to Universal Immunisation Programme

New vaccine added to Universal Immunisation Programme

 A new vaccine has been included under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) in the past three years, parliament was informed Friday. “Based on the recommendation of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), one new vaccine – haemohilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine as Pentavalent vaccine combination (DPT+Hib+Hepatitis B) has been included under UIP […]

Over 400 Chinese students infected with norovirus

Over 400 Chinese students infected with norovirus

Over 400 students in Chinese province of Zhejiang have been infected with norovirus, a common cause of viral gastroenteritis, authorities said Wednesday. The students belonging to several schools in Haining City and Haiyan County, including Kindergartens and middle schools, are receiving treatment in local hospitals, Xinhua quoted the municipal government of Jiaxing City, which administers […]

Who inspires Lorde’s style?

Who inspires Lorde’s style?

Singer Lorde says she looks up to the likes of Grace Jones and David Bowie for style. “People like Grace Jones and David Bowie, who have such a sense of themselves… The kind of clothes that I’ve found I like to wear over the past year and six months have all been things that make […]

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