FDA approves first 3-D mammography device
THE FOOD and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved the first mammography device that generates 3-D images of the breast, potentially helping doctors spot more cancerous t
First-aid to your rescue
A well-stocked first-aid kit is a necessity in every home. Most families forget to keep a handy kit at home. In fact, every family should have one of these at home and one in the car. Also, make sure you take your handy kit on family vacations. Listed below are the essentials of a first aid box and the same should help you organise a perfect kit
ED affects your heart
Many people think their sex life is not a part of their overall health and are often reluctant to spend money for a sex examination and resort to
self-medication or follow self-help books without knowing what they’re doing.
Turn Your Back to ailments
Is posture important to health? Yes it is! Yoga says it, science says it and most importantly, your back tells the entire story. The human spine isn’t a straight formation.
It has curves and is constituted in three parts, below the neck (lordosis-slight forward curve), the upper back (khyphosis-slight backward curve) and the lower back
Booking weighty issues
Recent figures from a top book retail website indicated how weight loss books are becoming bestsellers in the non-fiction category in India. With several dieticians, some even with a celebrity client or two, and fitness experts penning books on how to shed the kilos, the junk food-obsessed generation only seems to be more than
Striking features
If you thought that it was only kajal or eyeliner that could define your eyes to perfection, think again. The latest trend right now is to ‘lift’ your eyes by highlighting the inner corner, apart from focusing on your eyes. This technique also makes your eyes look bigger.
Here are a few steps that you need to keep in mind while highlighting the inner corners of your eyes.
Go green
What’s the one thing that women around the world including beauties like Deepika Padukone and Angelina Jolie have been sporting? The colour green, when it comes to make-up. Yes, that’s right, hues like the shades of the forest, earthy grass and even bolder ones like jade and emerald have been making waves. While stars with a
All about the ‘balance’ effect
Intense standing side balance: To begin with, stand with your feet and shoulders wide apart. Slowly bend your right leg towards the front and hold your big toe with three fingers. Stand straight and place your left hand on your hip. Now slowly stretch your right leg. Once you stretch your leg and maintain balance, slowly turn your head
Hula-hoop for curvalicious waist
Michelle Obama swears by it, so does Beyonce and even Pooja Bedi. In fact, it looks like the hula-hoop craze has gripped women who aim for that curvaceous waist. Says Udayakumar, a celeb fitness trainer, “For beginners, a hoop weighing less than one pound is suitable. Only experienced people must use heavier loops.” Vijay T., another celeb trainer, adds, “All one needs is a few minutes everyday. Like skipping, the hula-hoops can be practiced even while watching TV and relaxing.
Hubble finds a green cloud is birthing stars
THE HUBBLE space telescope has zoomed into the Hanny’s Voorwerp (Hanny’s object), an unexplained space oddity, to unveil a pocket of young star clusters within it and solve other mysteries.