Avocado or alligator pear is a large berry containing a single seed. They have a green-skinned, fleshy body that may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. It is also considered as one of the healthiest food in the planet because they contain 25 essential nutrients, including vitamin A, B, C, E, & K, copper, iron, phosporus, magnesium, and potassium. Avocados also contain fiber, protein and several beneficial phytochemicals such as beta-sitosterol, […]
Attention men and women! That muscle you’ve been building, you know the stuff- it’s showing up under tee-shirts as bulging biceps and your legs look amazing this summer in shorts and skirts. But did you know your muscle is doing more than making you look good; it’s actually helping you live a longer and healthier life. That’s right; you’ll look great and for an incredibly long time! According to an […]
New York: To all the husbands out there: the key to a quality marital life is to keep your wife happy no matter what. When it comes to a happy marriage, says an interesting study, the more content the wife is with the long-term union, the happier the husband is with his life no matter how he feels about their nuptials. “I think it comes down to the fact that […]
New York: Include more vitamin B1-rich food in your diet as neurologists have underlined that deficiency of a single vitamin B1 (or thiamine) can cause a potentially fatal brain disorder. The brain disorder called Wernicke encephalopathy typically occurs in people who have disorders such as alcoholism and anorexia that lead to malnourishment. “Wernicke encephalopathy is an example of the wide range of brain diseases called encephalopathies that are caused by […]
The Pakistani army said Friday it had arrested the gunmen who tried to kill schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai in the country’s restive northwest in 2012. The teenage activist was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen but recovered and went on to earn international plaudits for her fight for the right of all children to an education. The detention of the 10 men, a joint operation involving army, police and […]
New Delhi: Diabetes has become a common disease these days just like any other whacky flu, cough and cold. Life is certainly not easy for a diabetic as one has to maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout, since there is no cure for the disease. Offering a new hope to diabetics, researchers at Assam’s Tezpur University and West Bengal’s Visva-Bharati University have derived that natural extracts from a particular species of […]
Long-term use of pills for anxiety and sleep problems may be linked to Alzheimer’s, research suggests. A study of older Canadian adults found that past benzodiazepine use for three months or more was linked to an increased risk (up to 51%) of dementia. NHS guidelines say the drugs should be used for eight to 12 weeks at most. The French-Canadian team says while the link is not definitive, it is […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold two days of meetings with President Barack Obama in his first visit to the US since being banned in 2005, US officials have confirmed. Mr Modi will visit the White House on 29-30 September. The two leaders are expected to discuss issues “to expand and deepen the US-India strategic partnership”. Mr Modi was denied a US visa in 2005 after religious riots in […]
Aligarh: A new variant of a superbug has been accidentally discovered by researchers at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), an expert here said. Asad Ullah Khan, associate professor and coordinator of the interdisciplinary biotechnology unit at the AMU, and his team discovered a new variant of the New Delhi Metallo-betalactamse – also called NDM-4 – from sewage water in Aligarh in February-March. “This is a dangerous sign, indicating the start […]
he greed for more is always there in us. We get enough, we have enough, we store enough but still we want more. This need for more is called greed. In many of us, there is a rapacious desire to acquire wealth and possessions. Where greed exists, morality and ethics vanish. We think wrong, speak wrong and act wrong in order to acquire more wealth. Jealousy, anger, bitterness and lies […]
