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Antioxidants in Citrus Juices 10 Times Higher, New Research Shows

A team of researchers from the University of Granada in Spain has found that antioxidants in juices of citrus fruits were 10 times higher than what was estimated earlier and recommended the necessity to revise health professionals' tables on the antioxidant capacities of food products.

Dec 8, 2014

Tips on how to stay slim during Festive Season revealed

New Delhi, Dec 08 (ANI): Nutrition experts have revealed how one can stick to their diet and still remain in shape. During the holidays, it can get extremely busy and stressful and we tend to overindulge so it is important to keep active.If people know they have evening engagements, then can try exercising or walking in the morning. Exercise can help expend extra calories that they may be taking in but more importantly it helps to reduce stress and increases energy. A 30-minute walk or easy bike ride is indeed a great way to keep active and reduce stress or one should aim for either high-intensity interval training or resistance training. This might include running fast for one minute, followed by two minutes of walking that they repeat 10-15 times or lifting weights to get stronger. These exercises have been shown to improve metabolism, fat loss and muscle gain.

Dec 8, 2014

Mumbai Woman Develops Life-Threatening Condition from Antibiotics; at Risk of Blindness

Nearly 30 percent of Heena's skin has peeled off and is covered with blisters.

Dec 8, 2014

Pakistan: The Truth About 14 Children with Thalassemia Infected with HIV/AIDS After Blood Transfusion

The two-member probe committee in its report has declared that the "the reports were baseless and there is no existence of any thalassemia patient with HIV infection"

Dec 7, 2014

Pepper Rasam recipe

Pepper Rasam Ingredients Tomato - 4 Tamarind puree - 1 cup Sambar/Rasam powder - 2 tsp Pepper - 2 tsp Cumin seeds - 2 tsp Salt to taste For Tempering Ghee - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp A few Curry leaves Method: 1. Cook tomatoes in a huge pot and add salt to it. 2. Once they are half-cooked, add tamarind puree, pour some water and add a tsp of sambar/rasam powder. 3. Let it boil for a few minutes and then add some pound pepper and cumin seeds. Let it boil for a few more minutes. 4. For tempering, Add mustard to some ghee. Once they start splattering add curry leaves and pour this tempering into the rasam & mix it. 5. Turn off the stove, Pepper rasam is ready to serve. 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

Dec 6, 2014

Unhealthy Weight as Bad as Cigarettes: Obesity can Deduct Eight Years from Life

Extreme obesity shortened life expectancy by eight years, while obesity and overweight reduced six and three years from a person's total life span.

Dec 6, 2014

Alcohol Causes Cancer; Red Wine Prevents It: 5 Research-Proven Health Benefits of Grape Products

Excess intake of alcohol is known to cause DNA damage and cancer. In the new study, researchers found that a chemical compound in red wine and grape skin called resveratrol was highly effective in killing the cells damaged by alcohol.

Dec 6, 2014

More the commute to office less the life satisfaction for workers

New Delhi, Dec 05 (ANI): A new study has demonstrated that one is less likely to be satisfied with their life if they spend more time in commuting to and from work. Long commute lengths are related to an increased sense of time pressure therefore the longer it took someone to get to work, the lower their satisfaction with life in general. Longer commutes meant less time for other activities, which leads to lower life satisfaction and are detrimental to health and maybe it was better to take a job that paid a little less money but was closer to home.

Dec 5, 2014

Going to bed early can help you worry less

New Delhi, Dec 05 (ANI): A new study has revealed that at what time a person goes to bed and how long they sleep affects how much they worry. People who sleep for shorter periods of time and go to bed very late at night are often overwhelmed with more negative thoughts than those who keep more regular sleeping hours.Such people also tend to worry excessively about the future, delve too much into the past, and experience annoying intrusive thoughts and these individuals also tend to have sleep problems.

Dec 5, 2014

India to Export Buffalo Meat to Russia; More Products to Follow

In the face of retaliatory sanctions by Russia on EU, India set to benefit from an increase in trade of agricultural and dairy products

Dec 5, 2014

Ranbaxy Unit at Dewas Plant Slapped With EU Ban for Non-Compliance, Company Sees No Impact

Non-compliance report raises red flag over Ranbaxy's Dewas plant for deficiencies in design and operation of the clean-rooms, controls for preparation of components, leading to ban on exports from one of the units at the plant.

Dec 5, 2014

New Drug Can Repair Spinal Cord Injury

A new drug can help cure spinal cord injury and even restore certain functions, latest research shows.

Dec 5, 2014

HIV Drug Prevents Prostate Cancer Metastasis

Experiments conducted on mice showed that maraviroc, a CCR5 (chemokine receptor type 5) receptor antagonist used in HIV therapy was highly effective against prostate cancer metastasis.

Dec 5, 2014

Vitamin D Deficiency can Cause SAD; 5 Tips to Fight Winter Depression

In a study reported in Medical Hypotheses, researchers found that vitamin D deficiency was directly linked to seasonal affective disorder (SAD) , a type of depression related to changes in season, that appears during the same time, every year.

Dec 5, 2014

Delhi To Scrap Cars Over 15 Years In A Move To Reduce Pollution. Will Car Sales Pickup?

The National Green Tribunal banned vehicles older than 15 years off the streets of Delhi, with its unenviable record of being the world's worst polluted city. Will the move help more cars remains to be seen

Dec 4, 2014