Science & Health

Ebola: ZMapp Experimental Vaccine 100% Successful on Monkeys

The clinical trials have shown that the ZMapp Experimental Vaccine is 100 percent effective on animals.

Aug 30, 2014

Mammootty Kick Starts 'My Tree Challenge'; Nominates Shah Rukh Khan, Vijay and Suriya

The aim of Mammootty's "My Tree Challenge" is to make the world a greener and better place to live.

Aug 30, 2014

Spot Electricity Prices Swell as Coal Reserves Drop

The power tariff has touched a record high of around Rs.6 per unit over the last week

Aug 30, 2014

'Two Moons' Hoax: Absence of Twin Moon on 27 August Disappoints Many

Several sky watchers, who believed that two moons would appear in the sky on 27 August, were left disappointed after it turned out that the 'twin moon' story was just a hoax.

Aug 28, 2014

Tourism in Africa Taking a Big Hit Due to Ebola virus

The Ebola outbreak has stagnate the economic growth of West African countries, as they struggle to deal with the deadly contagion.

Aug 28, 2014

Eating Tomatoes Keeps Prostate Cancer at Bay; 10 Other Foods that Fight the Deadly Disease

In a new study, eating about 10 portions of tomato a week slashed the risk of prostate cancer by 18 percent.

Aug 28, 2014

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Modak

Modak Ingredients For Dough Rice flour - 1 cup A pinch of Salt Hot Water - 1 cup Ghee For Filling A little Water Jaggery - 1 cup Grated fresh Coconut - 1 cup A few Cardamom pods Method: 1. To make the dough, add salt to rice flour and knead a dough with hot water. 2. For the filling: take a little water in a pot, and add jaggery to it and let it melt. After it melts, strain the jaggery syrup to remove impurities. 3. Add the coconut to the strained jaggery syrup. Pound some fresh cardamom and add it. 4. Cook it till all the moisture evaporates and it reaches a thick consistency. Let is cool. 5. Take a little dough and make a round ball by rolling it. Grease your palm, either with ghee or oil. Flatten the dough, place some filling in the center and close it from all sides sealing it. It should look like a dumpling. 6. Make a bunch of these, place it in the steamer and steam the modak for about 10-15 minutes. Remove from steamer and 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

Aug 28, 2014

Marijuana Compound Holds Promise for Alzheimer's

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychotic component in cannabis, reduced production of amyloid beta, the toxic proteins responsible for the brain disease, to slow and halt progression of the brain disease.

Aug 28, 2014

Ebola in India? Health Ministry Tracking 821 Passengers from Africa

The Union Health Ministry is currently keeping tabs on 821 people who have travelled from the Ebola-hit West African countries.

Aug 28, 2014

Harsh Vardhan Plans to Set up 20 New Cancer Treatment Centres in India

Vardhan announced that the government would set up 20 advanced treatment centres for cancer patients throughout India.

Aug 27, 2014

Hormone Therapy Lowers Brain Abnormalities in Premature Babies

Preterm babies who received high doses of hormone erythropoietin (EPO) within 42 hours of birth showed fewer brain abnormalities.

Aug 27, 2014

WHO Urges International Community to Crackdown on E-Cigarettes

The WHO has called out to the international community to impose stricter regulations for the use, sale and the advertisement of electronic cigarettes.

Aug 27, 2014