Science & Health

Hair Dyes May Contain Toxic Chemicals Linked to Cancer - Study

Certain hair dyes and perming products available in the market may contain some banned toxins linked to cancer, according to a team of Swedish researchers.

Jun 10, 2014

New Rock in Hawaii Made of Plastic (Wikimedia Commons/Hajj0 ms) [Representational Image]

Plastic Wastes Turn to New Rock in Hawaii

A team of researchers have discovered that some plastic wastes are soon becoming a new type of rock.

Jun 10, 2014

Keeping Mobile Phones in Trouser Pocket Damages Male Fertility

Exposure to radiation from mobile phones kept in trouser pockets can leave a negative impact on sperm quality.

Jun 10, 2014

Kazakh Woman Disfigured After Cancer Misdiagnosis gets Free Surgery in the US (Army Medicine/Flickr) [Representational Image]

World's Smallest Pacemaker Fitted inside a Patient in UK

Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, a little larger than an antibiotic pill, was implanted directly into a patient's heart for the first time in the UK.

Jun 10, 2014

Regular Physical Activity Helps Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes

Health News: Read about the activity that can help improve breast cancer.

Jun 10, 2014

Rise in Carbon Dioxide Level Linked to Low Quality Food - Study

Carbon dioxide and climate change will lower the quality of food in the future, claims a new study.

Jun 10, 2014

Chatbot Passes 'Turing Test' by Pretending as 13-Year-Old Boy (Representational Image) [Wikimedia Commons/Tom Yates]

Eugene Goostman: Chatbot Passes 'Turing Test' by Pretending as 13-Year-Old Boy

A chatbot named Eugene Goostman became the first computer program to pass the iconic Turing Test, fooling humans by making them think it's a 13-year-old boy.

Jun 10, 2014

Importance of lycopene-Rich Foods: Eating 4 Tomatoes Daily Lowers Risk of Kidney Cancer

Eating more lycopene-rich foods, particularly tomatoes, may help protect against risk of developing kidney cancer, a new study says.

Jun 9, 2014

Litchi Virus Update: 6 More Children Fall Sick in West Bengal

Litchi Virus: Doctors at the Malda Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal reported six more new cases of the deadly disease

Jun 9, 2014

Local merry mocktail

Ingredients Guava Juice - 60 ml Lime juice - 145 ml Tabasco sauce Oyster sauce Salt Chilli powder Method Add icecubes to a shaker glass. Add a few drops of tabasco sauce and oyster sauce. Add a pinch of salt, chilli powder, Lime jucie and guava juice. Shake the drink. Rim a glass with lime and chilli powder. Pour the drink into the glass and garnish.

Jun 9, 2014

Push Up Variations to Build Strength

Spice up and intensify your routine with these Push Up variations on the classic upper-body builder. The beauty of the pushup is that you can do it anywhere, anytime. It's a great all-encompassing exercise that hits not only your arms and chest but also gets a burn going in your core. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VentunoFitness Twitter - https://twitter.com/VentunoFitness Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/ventunofitness A Ventuno Production http://www.ventunotech.com

Jun 9, 2014