Gurgaon, May 3 (IANS) Mothers can now share their personal parenting experiences across cities and help other parents with their experiences though online portal mycity4kids, which is an online community for mother-bloggers in India. Since…
By Aastha Ahuja Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) This is one thing that Punjabis don’t mind wearing on their sleeves – ‘Punjabiat’. Even the younger generation of Punjabis, be it in India or abroad, are quite…
New York, May 3 (IANS) Apart from losing weight, a diet low in calories is also likely to increase vigour and improve sexual drive, finds a new study. The findings showed that a low calorie…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) During the scorching summer, it is important to protect one’s eyes from the heat and the glare. The sun’s glare is strong enough to cause permanent retinal damage to the…
New York, May 2 (IANS) Use of a mobile phone app that provides supportive texts and an online Facebook community can significantly increase the rate of breastfeeding among new mothers, new research has found. The…
New York, May 2 (IANS) Children who live with a smoker or have exposure to tobacco smoke inside the home become frequently ill and are more likely to have pediatric health care visits, including sick…
New York, May 2 (IANS) Researchers have identified two genes that can explain why some women are likely to have non-identical twins. While it is known that if a woman’s female relatives have non-identical twins,…
Mumbai: Actress Mandira Bedi during the 3rd NRI of the Year Awards-2016 in Mumbai on April 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Actress-designer Mandira Bedi has unveiled her patent collection of beach saris…
By Ritu Sharma Dhaka, May 2 (IANS) In a quest to explore shared culture and history of all the territories that once formed part of an undivided Indian sub-continent, I chose the easiest one –…
Toronto, May 2 (IANS) As the summer picks up the heat, kids suffering from mild gastroenteritis and dehydration should be given diluted apple juice instead of electrolyte drinks to replace fluid losses from diarrhea and…
New York, May 2 (IANS) More than one-third of US children with autism spectrum disorders have wandered away from a safe environment within the past 12 months, new research shows. “Elopement, or wandering, places children…
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Google on Monday celebrated renowned Indian cartoonist Mario de Miranda’s 90th birth anniversary with a doodle honouring the artist. Miranda who developed his own independent style of creating cartoons and characters,…
London, May 1 (IANS) Elderly people who experience steadily increasing depressive symptoms are more likely to suffer from dementia, finds a study. The findings may also indicate the early stages of dementia — a group…
The party animal Helsinki, May 1 (IANS) A team of Finnish scientists has decoded changes in the brain that make people prone to excessive drinking — a discovery that can lead to new drug therapies…
New York, May 1 (IANS) Schools that provide each student with a laptop computer, as well as the appropriate support for both students and teachers, see significant improvement in academic achievement, a new study suggests….
Los Angeles, May 1 (IANS) Singer Lionel Richie is launching his own cosmetic line inspired by the title of his hit song “Hello”. Richie’s company filed a trademark for the beauty line called “Hello by…
Beijing, May 1 (IANS) A new study has highlighted rising obesity rates among children in rural China. The study, published in the latest issue of the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found children and adolescents…
New York, May 1 (IANS) People married to a frail spouse are likely to become frail themselves and a person married to a depressed spouse is more likely to be sad, say researchers, adding that…
New York, May 1 (IANS) Have you ever been bullied in school, college or social media? A new study shows that the combined effect of both face-to-face and cyber-bullying may increase the risk of aggressive…
London, May 1 (IANS) Listening to traffic reports on the radio could be so dangerous for your driving that you could even miss an elephant standing by the side of the road, warns a study….