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Heart diseases, cancer, diabetes & respiratory diseases increasing

The probability of dying pre-maturely from a non-communicable disease like cancer has gone up in India between 2010-2012 and it has emerged as the leading cause of fatalities globally, a … continue reading

Eat chocolate and win the Nobel Prize

A study has found that a country’s consumption of chocolate is directly correlated to the number of Nobel laureates it has produced. Leading the world in both chocoholism and Nobels: … continue reading

Higgs boson – God particle

India is acknowledged for its contribution in understanding the formation of this earth. On 4 July 2012, the CMS and the ATLAS experimental collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider announced that they observed a new particle that is consistent with the Higgs boson, noting that further data and analysis were needed before the particle could be positively identified.

Experience of Polarities – The Secret of the Vital force and Healing

On June 23, in webinar, Dr Jayesh Shah will discuss his new techniques, a combination of a number of meditative techniques integrated into the Sensation Method. This method of allowing deepest expression of the Vital Force often results in instant healing combined with deep insights into the homeopathic remedy and its source.

Dr. M.L. Agarwal Marg – a great tribute to late Dr. ML Agrawal

This 20th November was the 11th death anniversary of Dr. M. L. Agrawal, a distinguished homoeopath and a man of ethics, after 32 years of relentless work for homoeopathy, left for heavenly abode on 20/11/2000.

In the memory of Dr. M. L. Agrawal, this year Delhi Government named a road “Dr. M. L. Agarwal Marg” South Anarkali Extn., Delhi 110051.

HIV :: A hairpin to fight HIV

When a host cell is infected with HIV, the virus brings its own genetic material into the host cell. This cell then replicates, reads the viral RNA, and uses it as a blueprint to produce more viral proteins. Complete viruses are then released to attack the next cells.

Chocolate :: People are programmed to love chocolate – chocolate lover

For the first time, scientists have linked the all-too-human preference for a food — chocolate — to a specific, chemical signature that may be programmed into the metabolic system and is detectable by laboratory tests. The signature reads ‘chocolate lover’ in some people and indifference to the popular sweet in others, the researchers say.

Prostate Cancer :: Surgery may offer best chance of long-term prostate cancer survival

A study from Switzerland suggests that men who have surgery for prostate cancer appear less likely to die of the disease within 10 years than men who choose other treatment options, especially if they are younger or have cancers with certain tumor cell characteristics, according to a report in the Oct. 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Tuberculosis :: New initiative to address TB drug shortage

The Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility and UNITAID announced a collaboration with 19 countries to address life-threatening shortages of anti-tuberculosis drugs.

Health :: Why do males and females frequently differ in body size and structure?

As even the most casual observer of nature knows, males and females frequently differ in body size, form and structure. But how these differences have developed – a topic studied for decades by evolutionary biologists – is not as clear.