On 21 July there were reports of Switzerland Junior Squash player Ambre Allinckx pulling out of the World Junior Squash Championship that is going on in Chennai, citing the reason that “India is unsafe for women”, turns out that the reports were untrue. According to a release sent by Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI), … Read more
Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections. You can spread certain “germs” casually by touching another person. Infections and communicable diseases are quite common and affect all age groups. In most cases, the cause is lack of proper hygiene. Frequent hand washing with soap and clean water help … Read more
Gluten Intolerance is an important cause of chronic diarrhoea, failure to thrive, and anaemia in children. Around 25 lakh children under five years of age probably have an undiagnosed celiac disease in India. Celiac disease constitutes 4% of all childhood diarrheal mortality. Symptoms of Celiac disease in children Chronic diarrhoea Poor growth Short stature Anaemia … Read more
Kidneys are the two bean-shaped organs located behind the abdomen; Kidneys are considered one of the vital organs of the human body that perform various essential roles. Kidney diseases are silent killers, which will largely affect your quality of life. There are however several easy ways to reduce the risk of developing kidney disease. Functions … Read more
Crash dieting for losing weight has become a fad among young women. It’s a make believe world with ridiculously designed diets and false promises of getting you into get good shape. Are you aware that Crash diets bring about unnecessary health problems? Ill Effects of Crash Dieting Nutritional deficiencies Weak Bones Anaemia Menstrual irregularities Excessive … Read more
Walking for just 30 minutes three times per week could improve the quality of life for those with advanced cancer, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Surrey and King’s College London in the UK explored the impact of walking on the quality of life and symptom severity in patients with advanced … Read more
Participating in yoga and deep breathing classes twice a week along with home practice may effectively reduce the symptoms of depression, a new study claims. The findings provide support for the use of yoga-based interventions as an alternative or supplement to pharmacologic treatments for depression, researchers said. “This study supports the use of a yoga … Read more
Giving major relief to common man, the GST Council reduced tax rates on more than 50 items and exempted sanitary napkins, rakhis, stone, marble, wooden deities and Saal leaves from the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax. It has decided to slash the tax rate on as many as 17 items to 18 percent … Read more
The Bihar government has introduced reservation in promotions to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes personnel in its services. 16 per cent reservation will be given to SCs, and one per cent to STs. The decision was taken following an advice received from the Union Personnel and Training Department in the light of the orders … Read more
Actress Janhvi Kapoor who made her Bollywood debut with ‘Dhadak’ has said she does not feel she has become a star with the success of the film but she is just trying to be an actor. Janhvi, on Saturday, asked the media at Gaiety-Galaxy — a famous sub-urban single screen theatre — along with her co-actor Ishaan … Read more