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'Sleepy Hollow' Disorder: New Wave of Mysterious Disease Hits Kazakhstan Again, Makes People Doze Off for Days on End

A new wave of the mysterious and baffling disorder widely known as "Sleepy Hollow" have appeared in Kazakhstan's Kalchi village.

Mar 3, 2015

Chapati Strips Vegetable stir fry

Chapati Strips Vegetable stir fry Ingredients Chapati - 4 Oil - 2 tbsp Grated Carrot - 1 cup Green capsicum - 1/2 thinly sliced Chopped Cabbage - 1/2 cup Onion - 1 sliced A few Coriander leaves Ginger & garlic paste - 1 tsp A few Garlic cloves thinly sliced Salt to taste Pepper - 1 tsp Soy sauce - 2 tsp Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp A piece of Ginger finely chopped Method : 1. For this recipe, you can make chapati in advance or you can use leftover chapati. 2. Using kitchen scissors, cut the chapati into thin strips. 3. In a wide pan add oil, onion, garlic, ginger, green capsicum, cabbage and sauté for a few minutes. 4. Add Ginger and garlic paste, carrot and mix it. Now you can add the soy sauce, tomato ketchup, salt, pepper, chapati strips and mix it well. After 5 minutes turn off the stove. 5. Your Chapati Strips Vegetable stir fry is ready. Like us on FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HomeCookingShow Follow us on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/VentunoCooking Subscribe to YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/VentunoHomeCooking A Ventuno Production : http://www.ventunotech.com

Mar 3, 2015

Regular breakfast skippers should gradually increase morning protein intake

New Delhi, March 2 (ANI): A new study shows that an individual's breakfast habits play a vital role in gradually increasing the protein intake in the morning. The study found that the metabolic responses to eating a high-protein breakfast were different from breakfast skippers than to who daily have their morning meal. The researchers explained that the habitual breakfast skippers experienced poorer glucose control throughout the day when they consumed a high-protein breakfast, whereas those who typically ate a high-carbohydrate breakfast had improved glucose control after they ate a high-protein breakfast. Researchers said that habitual breakfast skippers faces increased inability to metabolize a large quantity of protein, but once they start-eating breakfast, they should gradually transit to a breakfast with more protein and will have improved glycemic control.

Mar 2, 2015

Swine Flu: Death Toll Reaches 1075; Nearly 20,000 People Test Positive across India

Of all the swine flu-affected regions, Gujarat has been hit the worst.

Mar 2, 2015

Here's How Salman Khan is Protecting Himself from Swine Flu

According to sources, Salman Khan and the rest of 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' team have resorted to Ayurvedic remedies to keep the H1N1 virus at bay

Mar 2, 2015

Black Tea can help prevent Diabetes

New Delhi, March 2 (ANI): A new research has found that drinking a cup of black tea can prevent type-2 diabetes in humans. According to the research black tea restrains the body from absorbing glucose sugars, excess of which causes type-2 diabetes, a daily reported. The researchers said that their findings suggested that black tea had potential for carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzyme inhibition and this activity depended on high molecular weight phenolic compounds. The researchers also mentioned that just like green tea, black tea also possesses anti diabetic activity.

Mar 2, 2015

Salman Khan Tests Negative for H1N1 Virus; Sonam Kapoor May Have Contracted it from Physical Trainer

According to reports, Salman Khan has tested negative for the H1N1 virus

Mar 1, 2015

Swine Flu: Death Toll Reaches 1000-Mark, 17,000 Diagnosed with H1N1 Virus

The Health Ministry has solicited all the states in the country to ensure that all chemist shops have the Osetamivir drug.

Feb 27, 2015

Two in three of regular smokers end up dying due to habit

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): A new study has demonstrated that smoking kills two out of three people if they continue their habit.According to the study smokers have around three-fold the risk of premature death of those who have never smoked and they also found that smokers might die 10 years earlier than non-smokers. Researchers said that higher tobacco prices have been shown to be the most effective intervention available to governments to reduce demand for tobacco and with smoking being a major cause of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke the more deterrents people have between them and smoking, the better.

Feb 26, 2015

Kids watching TV for more than 2hrs at greater risk of blood pressure

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): A new study has demonstrated that children are likelier to have a higher risk of high blood pressure if they watch more than 2 hours of TV a day. The study showed that spending more than two hours a day in front of a screen increases the probability of high blood pressure by 30 percent. The study shows the number of new high blood pressure cases and the connection between physical activity and different sedentary behaviors with the risk of high blood pressure in children. Experts have recommend that young people carry out physical activity for more than 60 minutes a day, and advise that sedentary activities last no longer than two hours a day.

Feb 26, 2015

Vitamin D deficiency causes Diabetes, not Obesity

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): A new study has examined that people who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have diabetes, regardless of how much they weigh. The study found that people who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to be obese and they also are more likely to have Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and metabolic syndrome than people with normal vitamin D levels. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and maintain bone and muscle health. The skin naturally produces this vitamin after exposure to sunlight. According t the study, vitamin D deficiency and obesity interact synergistically to heighten the risk of diabetes and other metabolic disorders.The average person may be able to reduce their risk by maintaining a healthy diet and getting enough outdoor activity.

Feb 24, 2015

Kerala style - Cabbage Thoran

Cabbage Thoran Ingredients Cabbage -1 finely chopped Shallots - 1 cup Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Coconut oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 3 A few Curry leaves Grated Coconut for garnish Method: 1. In a mixing bowl, add cabbage, turmeric powder, shallots and mix them well. Keep aside. 2. In a wide pan, add coconut oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and pieces of red chilli. Once the mustard seeds starts splattering, add curry leaves and the cabbage mixture. 3. Sauté it for a few minutes and then add chilli powder, salt. Mix it well. 4. Cover the pan and let it cook for a few more minutes. 5. Finally, garnish it with grated coconut. Like us on FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HomeCookingShow Follow us on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/VentunoCooking Subscribe to YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/VentunoHomeCooking A Ventuno Production : http://www.ventunotech.com

Feb 23, 2015

Ebola Scare: North Korea Bans Foreign Runners from Annual Pyongyang Marathon

North Korea has banned foreign participants from the annual international marathon to be held in April.

Feb 23, 2015

Sunlight, Vitamin D-rich Diet Can Reduce Swine Flu Risk

A good dose of sunlight and a diet containing mushrooms, egg yolk, sardines or fortified milk products could keep swine flu at bay

Feb 23, 2015

Eggs, Red Meat Not Linked to Bad Cholesterol: US Health Panel

Earlier notion that cholesterol in eggs and red meat would directly increase the amount of "bad" cholesterol in the blood, has been proven wrong.

Feb 22, 2015