Milk and yogurt (curd/dahi) are an essential part of the recommended ‘healthy Indian diet’. We’ve all heard about calcium in milk and yogurt and how it makes our bones stronger, but a new study has found that consuming yogurt 4 to 5 times a week may help you lower the risk for developing Type-2 diabetes as well. Yogurt contains a specific type of Vitamin K, as well as pro-biotic benefits […]
Washington: US health care workers are clamouring for hazmat suits and more training with protective gear after a Texas hospital worker was infected with Ebola while caring for a patient. After first blaming the case on a “breach of protocol,” the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vowed on Monday to “rethink” the US approach to Ebola, but didn’t say what might change. Meanwhile, doctors and nurses […]
Sydney: A new study has revealed that a mother’s previous sex partners can influence the appearance of her future child. The theory that the looks of children may be influenced by past sexual partners dates back to ancient Greece, where it was an accepted fact, but the origin of the genetics in the 20th century disregarded the idea until now. Scientists at the University of New South Wales have discovered […]
The United Nations named 2013 ‘The International Year of Quinoa’. In this way the grain’s nutritional potential and its raising worldwide popularity was recognized once again. Quinoa is the magic grain of South America. It was the staple food of the Incas and the Andean peoples before the Incas, so it holds the character of the ancients. It is very nutritious and contains all of the amino acids your body […]
In her book “Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking“, Susan Cain illustrates how today’s world has created an Extrovert culture; the ideal is to be sociable, loud, bold, and it is so because it resonates with how most of our interactions are nowadays. We are bold and loud all day on our social media; the corporate environment favors the “golden boy/girl”, who wins over […]
Noted lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has completed 50 years in the film industry. Recalling his long association with Bollywood, he said: “It was on October 4, 1964, that I stepped down at the railway station in Mumbai. Over the years I’ve realised that all that has happened to me is not because I’m good, but because people have been good to me. “If I had to describe my journey […]
Life after death? Awareness may continue even after the brain has shut down completely, according to the largest ever medical study into near-death and out-of-body experiences. Scientists at the University of Southampton spent four years examining more than 2,000 people who suffered cardiac arrests at 15 hospitals in the UK, US and Austria. Nearly 40 per cent of people who survived described some kind of ‘awareness’ during the time when […]
The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain’s “GPS system”. UK-based researcher Prof John O’Keefe as well as May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser share the award. They discovered how the brain knows where we are and is able to navigate from one place to another. Their findings may help explain why Alzheimer’s disease patients cannot recognise their surroundings. “The discoveries have […]
Roasted peanuts are more likely to trigger an allergic reaction than raw peanuts, according to an Oxford University study, involving mice. Scientists say chemical changes caused by dry roasting processes may prime the body’s immune system – sparking future allergic reactions. But much more work is needed before humans should consider swapping roasted nuts for raw ones, they say. The research appears in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical […]
New York: Men, who consume alcohol have a greater risk of contracting human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a study said. HPV is a common sexually transmitted virus, with over six million new cases reported in the US each year. The experts at https://emmausmedicalandrecovery.com/ said that studies prove that men, who consumed on an average over 9.9 grams of alcohol per day, had a significantly higher risk of HPV infection, the findings […]
