Jun 13 2008
The country of Japan can be categorized as one of the most fitness conscious and healthy city. Taking a step further in making it more so, Japanese officials have taken a path breaking initiative. The government has launched a campaign to slim down the...
Jun 11 2008
The mango season comes…but ah! It comes but once a year We let those precious moments slip In sheer calorie fear!!!!! Who says that apple is the forbidden fruit? Mango has taken its place long back-ever since weight ceased to be a vector quantity and...
Jun 11 2008
As the days of soaking in the sun lazing on the beach are over, the hotel giants with their properties in Goa are selling the rooms at much cheaper rate luring the customers to have a barefoot walk on the wet beach or romancing in rain. Across the...
Jun 11 2008
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed hope that progress will be made on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, despite domestic political opposition. “Our domestic politics has prevented us from going ahead. I will still continue to...
Jun 11 2008
There are more kids who suffer from ‘number blindness’, the disorder that makes it difficult for them to understand maths and numbers, than those who suffer from ‘word blindness’ or dyslexia as it is known. The finding is based...
Jun 10 2008
Water conservation is one of the prime concerns on the mind of every environmentalist and rightly so. Considering the consumerist nature of the world populace, minimizing the wastage of water becomes quite difficult. Not only homes but the industries...
Jun 7 2008
Researchers who spied on 100,000 people using their cellphone signals confirmed that most human beings are indeed creatures of habit. Most of us go to work, to school and back home in surprisingly predictable patterns, something the researchers said...
Jun 7 2008
You can now find out whether you are an early bird or a night owl – thanks to scientists at Swansea University, who have discovered a new “non-invasive” technique of identifying people`s sleep patterns. Researchers from the School of...
Jun 7 2008
Assessing the nicotine content in toenail clippings may help predict a woman`s risk of developing heart disease, says a new study. The US study on nurses suggests that measuring the nicotine content in toenail clippings can help in calculating the...
Jun 7 2008
Saving the living has always been the No. 1 priority for a New York City ambulance crew. But a select group of paramedics may soon have a different task altogether: saving the dead. The city is considering creating a special ambulance whose crew would...