By Anil K. Rajvanshi Kapalbhati is a part of Pranayam kriya where one forcefully exhales rapidly and in short bursts. Practitioners claim that it helps in cleaning lungs and in exercising the abdomen muscles. It…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Women who are above 50 years, suffer from higher risk of getting diagnosed with osteoporosis or weakening of bones than men leading to hip fracture, according to health expert at…
Bengaluru, Sep 6 (IANS) France has offered India its expertise in space medicine, astronaut health monitoring, life support and radiation protection for India’s proposed manned space mission, a French space official said on Thursday. “As…
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday returned from the US two days ahead of schedule, and headed for his private residence near here. Parrikar, who is being treated abroad for…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Condemning the government’s decision to ban e-cigarettes in the absence of scientific evidence, experts said the move is regressive. In a statement on Thursday, the Association of Vapers India (AVI)…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the AAP government to respond to a plea for action against illegal pathology labs and diagnostic centres here. A bench of Chief Justice…
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Consuming wholegrains such as a slice of rye bread or a bowl of oat porridge daily can prevent the development of Type-2 diabetes, finds a study. The study, led by researchers…
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Genetic factors account for about 60 per cent of academic success, even after accounting for intelligence, finds a study. For many years, research has linked educational achievement to life trajectories,…
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has woken up from yet another slumber and begun collecting science data again, the US space agency has said. It began collecting science data on August…
Ranchi, Sep 6 (IANS) Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad has been shifted to the paying ward of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) as he could not reportedly sleep due to incessant barking…
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists have spotted a surprising feature emerging at Saturn’s northern pole as it nears summertime — a warming, high-altitude jet stream with a hexagonal shape….
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Celebrity interior designer Gauri Khan has joined hands with Pride of Cows for a limited edition bottle for the premium milk brand’s seventh anniversary celebration. The bottle brings in some hues…
San Francisco, Sep 6 (IANS) Google on Thursday launched a new search engine for the scientific community that will help them make sense of millions of datasets present online. The service, called Dataset Search, will…
Rome, Sep 6 (IANS/AKI) Surgeons at the Vatican children’s hospital in Rome have carried out a pioneering operation in which a Lebanese woman’s kidney and part of her liver were transplanted in her 30-month-old son,…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Preparations for the Delhi government’s drive to plant five lakh saplings at 600 locations here on September 8 was reviewed at a meeting with officials and other stakeholders by Environment…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the special courts to award compensation to sexually abused children on the lines of a NALSA scheme for victims of sexual assaults and acid…
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA on Wednesday announced it has stopped selling vegetarian biryani and samosa at its store here following an incident last week in which a customer found a…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into unfair practices by super-specialty hospitals in Delhi in respect of healthcare products and services provided to in-patients. Earlier,…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland will visit Delhi’s Mohalla Clinics on Friday, the Delhi government said on Wednesday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s…
Tokyo, Sep 5 (IANS) Being deprived of sleep for just six hours or a single night may affect the liver’s ability to produce glucose and process insulin, increasing the risk of metabolic diseases such as…