New Delhi: A healthy nutritious diet including tomatoes, sweet potatoes and fish can boost sperm production and support healthy sperm count in men, fertility experts said in New Delhi on Thursday. They said the need to pay importance to the food habits was because several life factors such as stress, obesity, lack of exercise caused a negative impact on men’s sperm, without even making them realise and further causing trouble […]

The science of sleep can be fuzzy and confusing at times. Researchers are still not sure what our brains are up to, why we dream, or what those dreams even mean. But there are some intriguing things we’ ve learnt in recent years about our mind’s journey to the Land of Nod. Here are 10 surprising facts from the BBC Future archive and elsewhere that shed some light on why […]

  We often hear it said that sugar is white poison, and if you didn’t take it seriously until now, it’s time you changed your view. Believe it or not, sugar is one of the worst enemies for your health, waistline, teeth, internal organs and overall well-being, for several reasons. Here, we have a list of downsides to sugar-loaded products, so take a quick look and see for yourself just […]

Hello there. Kya aap kisi ko ek hi baat repeat karte karte sun ke pak chuke hain? Kya aap apni baat ka cheenti jitna bhi asar na hota dekh kar thak chuke hain? Give me a full-of-depression high-five and join an asylum. Because I might have to, very soon. I don’t know if there is a medical name for this disease but I have been saying the same thing — […]

The encephalitis toll in northern West Bengal went up to 11 on Friday as two more patients died in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) here, a health official said. A 40-year-old woman patient succumbed early on Friday to Japanese Encephalitis, while a 27-year -old Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel perished of acute encephalitis syndrome on Thursday. The first deaths were reported in May. Encephalitis, caused due to bacterial or […]

Eat it raw or put them in salads. Put it in a sandwich or sprinkle it up in your dishes – Tomatoes the ‘Superfood’ will enrich all your dishes with a variety of nutrients. What’s in a Tomato? A medium size tomato just contains less than 20 calories and provides significant amounts of vitamin C, potassium, lycopene and other nutrients. Why would anyone hate the mighty – Tomato? So next […]

When I was a 13 year old kid, I was busy worrying about my pocket money and my morning cartoons. You know, the important things in life. It’s safe to say that my list of life’s achievements at that point did not include stunning the RBI Governor with a brilliant and incredibly well informed question. When RBI Governor, Raghuram Rajan, was addressing a group of students in Mumbai, he probably […]

  Mulberry is a sweet, delicious and nutritious fruit belonging to the Moraceae family. They usually grow in a variety of temperate areas. People all over the world enjoy this berry. It has a lot of nutritious value and is packed with health benefits. Here are some health benefits of the fruit: Good for digestions: Mulberries contain dietary fiber which improves the digestive health by bulking up stool and reducing […]

Delhi’s Ira Singhal topped the Union Public Services Commission civil services exam this year. But celebrations at her home are a little muted, as her parents are apprehensive about whether she will get a posting. Ms Singhal is differently abled, and her parents say although she had cleared the revenue services exam earlier, she had not got a posting. The young woman is an engineer from Delhi’s NSIT (Netaji Subhas […]

It’s true that we hold our lives very dear to ourselves. But, do we also hold dear those traits which actually make us alive in the true sense? As none of us would be ready to exchange our lives with howsoever big an offer comes to allure us; why then we discount our humanistic ideals in exchange of trifle allurements, succumbing to the commands of our mind? One of the […]