Hot and bothered? Try nimbu-paani, onions
byNew Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Naseem Haider laboriously digs at a Metro construction site in the scorching heat day after day. As he swings…
Health
Yoga not just for body, but also brain: Researchers
byLos Angeles, June 6 (IANS) The enormous benefits that regular practice of yoga yields in increasing the flexibility of the body is well known….
Encephalitis kills seven more, toll 19
byPatna, June 6 (IANS) Seven more children have succumbed to encephalitis in Bihar, taking the total deaths in the state since early May to…
Despite Lokayukta dampener, Gouds get fish ‘medicine’ ready
byHyderabad, June 6 (IANS) The Bathini Goud family here has begun preparations for administering the fish “prasadam” (medicine) for asthma patients here June 8-9,…
Italy may ban smoking e-cigarettes in public places
byRome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) The Italian health ministry’s top advisory body has recommended a ban on the smoking of electronic cigarettes in public places…
Indian doctors body in US launches anti-obesity campaign
byWashington, June 5 (IANS) The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has launched a new campaign to check childhood obesity in the…
Students protest against fake drugs in Srinagar
bySrinagar: Dozens of school children here today staged a peaceful protest against fake drugs in Jammu and Kashmir. Carrying banners and placards saying “Fake drugs…
Heart ailments, diabetes lead to diseased brain
byWashington, June 5 (IANS) A recent study has shown that people suffering from type 2 diabetes and heart disease are at an increased risk…
`People need to get less emotional about antibiotics’
byPuerto Baquerizo Moreno (Ecuador), June 5 (IANS/EFE) People need to talk about excessive use of antibiotics without getting emotional or mixing politics into the…
Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital to be redeveloped
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The government will redevelop the capital’s Safdarjang Hospital at a cost of Rs.1,332 crore, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said…