As thousands of people become infected and are killed by COVID-19 daily, scientists and doctors the world over are working hard to come up with its medicines and vaccines. Here is a look at what a vaccine is and a short history of its development
The world has changed forever in these last few weeks. And when this is all over, we would also have changed in so many ways — the way we do things, the way we look at things and the way we take all small and important things in life. These weeks and the weeks ahead of social distancing due to COVID-19 appear daunting and depressing. There are more questions than there are answers. Few people are sure of what to do, but there is no doubt that staying at home…
Children, who are exposed to an onslaught of noise at home, in recreational activities and in their surroundings, are as much at risk of facing noise pollution as adults are in similar conditions.
Digital addiction is as bad as any other addiction and we need to put ourselves through a digital diet, plus an intake of healthy digital nutrition, to overcome this modern menace
Some years ago when I joined a workout class at a health club, I was surprised to find a good number of middle-aged ladies enrolled in it too. Sure, they were interested in losing a few inches here and there, like everyone else, but they had been instructed by the doctors to exercise in order to manage the post-menopausal effects and disorders, such as joint pains. They are the lucky and enlightened few who realise that many of the physical problems they are going through is due to menopause…
All the medicines in the world are in some way derived from herbs and medicinal plants, and these have also been used from the beginning of time, so why not turn directly to natural cures for winter ailments Desperate situations call for desperate measures. And when can one be more desperate than situations when the doctor’s prescriptions have been tried time and again without success. Desperate, one tends to try out a few herbal remedies which mothers and grandmothers are always recommending. And, more often than not, one finds…
Many things which make us mad don’t deserve the attention we give them, and the emotional and physical discomfort we put ourselves through on their account. So why think about things that are not in our control and lose sleep over them? Everyone seems to be under some sort of stress these days. And some people are spending more time talking about it, as if it is the latest fashion, than doing anything constructive to ward it off. Most people think that stress can only be taken care of…