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August 2008

August 19, 2008

For intelligence, Size does matter!

It seems that size does matter when it comes to intelligence! It seems that Einstein's...

August 16, 2008

Independence Day gift of life from Indian docs to Pakistani student

Tayyab Niaz is a 20 year old Mechanical Engineering student in Multan. He had developed...

August 01, 2008

Lying posture makes you creative!

Does posture help in problem solving or thinking differently? BS, you would say... right? Well,...

July 2008

July 29, 2008

Soy Intake can lead to infertility?

Most vegetarians use soy as a source for protein foods. In fact most simply cut...

July 28, 2008

Orange Juice can be very harmful to your health

Are you one of those who likes to have a glass of Orange Juice in...

July 28, 2008

Health effects of bad bras

Of all the dress accompaniments, a lady's bra must definitely rank as the most interesting...

July 28, 2008

Mindful Meditation slows HIV progress

Meditation is a bastardized word. People have made it into practices into exercises into methodologies.....

July 12, 2008

Tony Snow dies of cancer

Today another person went down to cancer - colon cancer. Tony Snow was the press...

July 03, 2008

Food rots, people die of hunger and the rich guzzle grain by multiples – India's future Food Security

I had put up these stats of utter neglect in India when it comes to...

June 2008

June 10, 2008

Quack-y cure for Heart disease?

Is this the age of "QUACKS" in the medicine area? Well, it certainly does seem...

May 2008

May 13, 2008

Smoking and Terrorism

A post by Suresh Naig ======================== Contrast with the ban on smoking scenes in Indian...

May 13, 2008

Drinking Pepsi could damage your DNA and liver (Cirrhosis)

Drinking sodas like Pepsi, Fanta, Sprite and Oasis could mess your DNA, seriously damaging the...

May 10, 2008

The curse of memory

Her name is Jill Price. Her disease is called hyperthymestic syndrome (from the Greek thymesis,...

March 2008

March 25, 2008

Fusion of Animals and Humans and our "Morality"

Humanity has always been curious about mixing breeds and species. First it was the horses...

March 16, 2008

Sleep well and keep healthy

I was young and I slept so much that it was a joke! Whenever people...

March 15, 2008

Viagara 4 times a day for a 2 year old..

Yes, that is the cheapest way for him to stay healthy and alive. Oliver Sherwood...

March 15, 2008

Are we pre-wired for Mathematics?

I had gone for on an internship during my Masters program at IRMA to a...

February 2008

February 20, 2008

Autism: a lid to immense beauty and intelligence!

Different is bad. Conformity is good. Anything that is not according to our way of...

February 15, 2008

Pacing of a Genius or Mediocrity evaluating a genius with a low scale?

This is the story of a 7 year old boy surgeon who is now in...

February 14, 2008

Weight management and my paranthas

Ever since I went to work in my first job and stopped playing, my girth...

February 13, 2008

Is Science doing a Makardhwaj?

There is an incredible and unbelieveable tale in the life of Hanuman - the Hindu...

February 11, 2008

Kiss: Its evolution and usefulness

Since we are in the global "love/romance" season until this weekend, here is something on...

January 2008

January 29, 2008

Breathe in Cow Dung… Throw up cancer

Remember how we scoffed at the village houses where cow dung and its cakes were...

January 24, 2008

A girl whose blood group changed to donor's!!

This is a strange tale (sent by Vish), where a body took on the character...

January 23, 2008

Friendly people get fat, worriers remain thin!

My weight gain over the past years has been troubling me. Now, I know what...

January 19, 2008

Strange history of Vibrators and Sex Toys..

This is the most amazing and counter-intuitive story I have read in a long time....

January 17, 2008

Why men and women are attracted to longer legs

Men, it is said, like long-legged women. Well, it is the other way around as...

January 17, 2008

Your body within the first 60 minutes of drinking Coke

We all know drinking Coke is pretty bad for the body! But how bad?? Here...

January 15, 2008

A beating heart created in a lab

Scientists have taken the next step in biological science! They have created a beating heart...

January 03, 2008

Think and Grow Thin – literally!!

Does mind rule over the body or the other way around? Can you change your...