What caused a young girl to batter a baby almost to death? The answer to this question lies in her past.
New ankle implant makes foot movement, gait and balance as good as normal after replacement surgery. Jaya Shroff Bhalla reports. Out of Sync | Ankle replacement
Popularly referred to as the “armageddon virus”, the H5N1 bird flu virus has been called “probably one of the most dangerous viruses you can make” by its creators because of its ability to spreads easily between humans and kill faster than all other flu viruses known in recent human history.
A hi-tech laser that makes cataract surgery foolproof is all set to revolutionise treatment of the disease that is the leading cause of blindness in India.
A new, small study of 25 women suggests that being mildly dehydrated can take a toll on women's mood and cognitive function. US magazine TIME reported last week that the women in the study experienced the bad effects from only mild dehydration about one percent lower than optimal hydration levels.
High-frequency focused ultrasound is the new non-surgical option to treat fibroids in the womb, which affects one in five women under 55 years. Rhythma Kaul reports.
The only car I have ever lusted after was the Lotus Esprit S1 from the Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me. Roger Moore’s wonder-machine had front-mounted rocket launchers and morphed into a submarine underwater. The screen role did more for Esprit sales than anything Lotus had attempted to do before. The company spent £18,000 on the film, which caused sales to shoot up so dramatically that the waiting list for the car ran into 3 years. Sanchita Sharma reports.
So here I am midweek at possibly the best stand-alone Vietnamese restaurant in Bangkok, putting myself around the following: an omelette slow-cooked to thin, crunchy perfection with snips of sprouts, a tiny bowl of yellow rice with black raisins, fried spring rolls that I wrap one at a time in a lettuce leaf and spike with grated carrot relish and because the person I’m with insists, we end with a bowl of classic pho (clear Vietnamese soup with things in it), one-into-two, for it’s really been a bit much. Perhaps I should have had the fresh (unfried) spring rolls with yards of leaves inside but how much rabbit food can a person eat? Renuka Narayan writes.
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If you thought fruits, healthy vegetables and juices is all that Kareena Kapoor consumed to keep herself fit, the actress says it's all a myth! In fact, she says she digs into potato and cauliflower paranthas almost every day. The once size zero actress, Kareena now looks healthy. She says eating right is they key to a good figure.
Why do some diets work, and thfter some time just stop working? What is the perfect diet that actually works all the time? How can you lose weight and keep it off? These are some of the questions on everyone’s mind. So we shall try to unravel these mysteries.
Although the idea that laughter improves health has been around for centuries, the modern therapeutic use of humour originated in the 1970s when American journalist Norman Cousins documented laughing as a major curative factor during his prolonged ailment.
Eating grapes may slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide, say researchers. The antioxidant actions of grapes are believed to be responsible for these protective effects.
Severe headaches for days, nausea and vomiting migraine patients go through hell. In fact it has been ranked as the 19th most disabling disease by WHO. But anti-ageing drug botox can bring some relief to chronic patients, say experts, though there is not much awareness about this cure yet.
Research shows that heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, and now scientists in China may have discovered why.