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January 2013

January 11, 2013

All about Food Myths and Fad Diets

Here is a very interesting discussion where we listen to the experts on the Fads...

January 11, 2013

What Pakistan can learn from the Indian Experience of fighting polio

Polio as a disease rendered many young lives in India very difficult to live forever,...

January 09, 2013

If you are Drinking Soda, specially Diet, you are Clinically Depressed; or soon will be

We know sodas are bad for health and body. But beyond the bodily impact, Sodas...

January 08, 2013

How the Unconscious Mind impacts our Conscious Life and Actions

A very interesting discussion on the Unconscious Mind. Leonard Mlodinow, author of Subliminal: How Your Unconscious...

January 08, 2013

“Medical Chest” from 2000 year old Roman Ship wreck shows an Eye Medicine

What happens when you find an over 2000 year old ship wreck under sea and...

January 08, 2013

India’s permissible Radiation Limits from Cell Phone Towers is 900 times the global safety limits; causes headaches, behavioral problems

This is unacceptable. Just because people are not aware and ignorance is being misused -...

December 2012

December 20, 2012

Neem-Papaya juice found effective in Dengue prevention and cure

This is a rather interesting find - cure that occurs in nature - which can...

December 17, 2012

Hazards of Sleeplessness

Sleeplessness is abig epidemic in the world right now, specially in the US. Remember how...

December 11, 2012

Are Tattoos an advanced form of Acupunture?

Tattoos today are more a fashion statement. In fact, in some cases, they signify rebellion...

December 04, 2012

Melinda Gates on her life, relationship with Bill Gates and her Passion!

We have heard a lot about Bill Gates, but hardly anything about Melinda Gates. Here...

December 04, 2012

Is the “5 second” rule of picking food off of the ground really true? (Video)

A lot of us often talk of the "5 second rule" to pick up food...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Is India the answer to America's Health Cost Woes?

This video is very instructive in where the health care is headed, if US hospitals...

November 24, 2012

Mobiles are jeopardizing AIDS fight in India by decentralizing prostitution

Indian strategists who were fighting AIDS had thought that they had found the way to...

November 23, 2012

Did you know: Your office desk may be 400 times dirtier than a toilet seat? (Infographic)

Did you know that your office desk is 400 times more dirtier than a toilet...

November 22, 2012

North Indian kids more obese and unhealthy than kids in rest of India

Kids in North India are less healthier than kids in other parts of India. This...

November 13, 2012

Woman dies as Docs refuse Foetus Termination after miscarriage because it is against Christianity

Abortion and termination of foetus has been a BIG election issue with the Republicans. Some...

November 10, 2012

Is Belly Button just a "Birth Scar" or something more important?

An average belly button is not as harmless as it may seem. Any average Belly...

November 06, 2012

Do Blood Groups define Personality Types and Belief System?

Japan is a remarkably homogenous country and people have to invent differences for prejudice to...

November 05, 2012

Saskatchewan (Canada) Government wants to Lure Indian Docs to Set up practice in their province

Saskdocs (Physician Recruitment Agency of Saskatchewan) and the local physician and health region representatives are...

November 03, 2012

Roche's Hepatitis Drug Patent Revoked by India's Intellectual Property Appellate Board

In a major win for Indian drug companies which manufacture generic drugs for major ailments,...

November 01, 2012

India's poor being used as guinea pigs for trials by Multinational Drug Companies

Some British and German drug companies have been using poor people in India as guinea...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Instant Noodles are Unhealthy!

Just Five Minutes? This very popular ad for Maggi Noodles and the popularity of Instant...

May 2012

May 26, 2012

An Indian Sexologist's view of changing lives in India

In India, sex is often talked of in hushed tones. In a country which gave...

May 21, 2012

India Tops the world in Maternal Deaths!

Another damning indicator of health for India. Something that can be easily prevented by a...

May 21, 2012

Sperm Donors now asking for Brahmin and Sunni/Shia Sperms

We had talked about designer babies and how some parents had come out with an...

May 20, 2012

India's Health Conundrum: Price Control, Generics and Patents

Earlier this year (2012), the Indian patent office coerced Bayer AG to give the licence...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Foolish “Brain Drain” Bogey for Medical Students going to US

There was a time in India when many were concerned about "Brain Drain" - i.e.;...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

Why the Deepika negative image works on your eyes that way?

Have you looked at the latest Image negative of Deepika Padukone doing rounds on Facebook?...

January 2012

January 19, 2012

Chennai Couple wants IITian Sperms for a Designer Baby: A Debate

Recently, a couple in Chennai came out with an advertisementlooking for sperms of an ex-IITian...

January 14, 2012

India goes one year without polio

Of the many diseases in India, one has hurt the lives of many people. Many...