Have you eaten your curd today?

By- Sweta Uchil-Purohit Nutritionist   We all remember Little Miss Muffet eating her curds and whey in the nursery rhyme, but how many of you eat curd every day? If you don’t, then you may want to start including it in your diet from today. Yoghurt or ‘curd’as it is called in India is something […]

Girls today taller by 1 cm and boys by 3 cm

Girls today taller by 1 cm and boys by 3 cm

Compared to eight years ago, 18-year-old boys and girls from India’s middle and upper classes are 3 cm and 1 cm taller, respectively, according to the latest growth charts published this year for children aged five to 18. The growth figures — last updated in 2007, using data collected more than two decades ago — […]

Indian-origin scientist designs tiny ‘vehicle’ to drive drugs to targets

Indian-origin scientist designs tiny ‘vehicle’ to drive drugs to targets

With the side-effects of therapy being one of the major stumbling blocks in advancing treatment for deadly diseases, a team of scientists, including one of Indian origin, has designed a “nanovehicle” that could drive drugs straight to their destinations – the diseased tissues – thereby sparing other healthy organs from any unintended effects. Made of […]

Delhi government’s fever/dengue clinics to open Monday

Delhi government’s fever/dengue clinics to open Monday

Dedicated fever/dengue clinics across the national capital would start functioning from Monday morning, the Delhi government said on Saturday. These clinics will function in the government dispensaries at 55 locations across the city. Health Minister Satyendar Jain has directed these clinics to function from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. including Sundays and holidays till further […]

Dengue fallout: Goat milk price hits Rs.2,000 in NCR

Dengue fallout: Goat milk price hits Rs.2,000 in NCR

Following suggestions by traditional healers that goat milk may be beneficial to people infected with dengue, the price of such milk in the National Capital Region (NCR) has reportedly soared to Rs.2,000 per litre. Though it is claimed that goat milk helps in increasing platelet count — which drops alarmingly in dengue patients — there […]

How to take care of your health in spring season

By: Dr. Pradeep Neupane (B.A.M.S.) Clinical Director According to Ayurvedic philosophy, the warmth of spring starts melting the accumulated kapha from winter which starts liquefying and running out of the body. This is why people tend to get spring colds. At the same time, booming flowers shed their pollen, which can also aggravate kapha types […]

E-CIGARETTE BAN TAKES EFFECT

E-CIGARETTE BAN TAKES EFFECT

New laws banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to children come into effect in NSW today.   The Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 was amended in June, creating restrictions on the sale to minors, display and advertising of e-cigarettes and e-cigarette accessories.   Changes to the Act will be implemented in two stages: ·         Banning […]

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