Health & Food

Washington, Nov 4: The force of downward pull caused by the gravity on the scalp may be key contributor to the events leading to progressive hair loss in male pattern baldness, a new study claims. The effects of gravity may explain the apparently paradoxical effects of testosterone in male pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia (AGA), researchers said. "The new theory's unparallelled ability to...

High long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content in blood could cut small brain infarcts' risk and other brain abnormalities in elderly people, a new study has suggested. In the Cardiovascular Health Study in the USA, 3,660 people aged 65 and older underwent brain scans to detect so called silent brain infarcts, or small lesions in the brain that can cause loss of thinking skills...

A chicken delicacy with simple ingredients that has a different taste Achari Chicken is prepared in several ways. Some add tempering using mustard oil in the end. Here I am giving a recipe which is simple, quick and easy to cook. Ingredients Group 1 Oil: 4-5 tablespoon Fenugreek seeds: 3/4th teaspoon Mustard Seeds: 3/4th teaspoon Fennel seeds (sounf): 3/4th teaspoon Kolonji seeds: 1 teaspoon...

Jane E Brody, Oct 7: At a party I recently attended, a woman in her 60s proudly announced that her periodic facial treatments “have made me look 10 years younger.” A man of similar vintage said he was considering “facial tucks” to raise his sagging jowls. Some days it seems everyone I meet is afraid of getting old - or at least of looking as old as they are. Occasionally, I see women who have had...

New research has found that yoga can help menopausal women sleep better. Researchers at Group Health Research Institute found that women who took a 12-week yoga class and practiced at home had lower risk of insomnia. However hot flashes persisted. Yoga is quite popular in the U.S and is among the top ten complementary exercises practiced by Americans. About 6 percent of the U.S population reported...

London, Sep 8: Smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes to try to kick their habit are at least as likely to succeed in quitting or cutting down as users of nicotine patches, according to research published on Sunday. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers compared electronic, or e-cigarettes, with the more standard nicotine replacement therapy patches. They found levels of success were...

Litchi Souffle (Serves approx. 20 persons) Ingredients: Litchi tin: 1 kg Cream tin: 1 kg Gelatin: 3 tbsp. Milk: ½ cup Sugar (Approx): ¼ cup or less Method: Step 1: Dissolve gelatin in half a cup of cold water. Keep it just for two minutes. Cook dissolve gelatin on double boiler for a minute. Keep aside till it becomes cool. Step 2: Separate litchis with the syrup & make pieces of desired size of...

Washington, Sep 4: Lack of a good night's sleep can not only give you puffy eyes but also make you look old by increasing the wrinkles and fine lines on your face, a new study has found. People also looked sadder when sleep-deprived than after normal sleep, and sadness was related to looking fatigued, scientists said. Sleep deprivation affects facial features such as the eyes, mouth and skin, and...

Ali Hussain Khan ages eight times faster every year from the condition, which has already killed his five brothers and sisters Tragic Ali Hussain Khan looks like a wizened old man – yet he is only 14.Heartbreakingly, he’s also the last surviving child of SIX siblings hit by a rare, crippling ¬and incurable disease.But despite suffering such a terrible loss, brave Ali refuses to give up hope a...

In a non- vegetarian hogging family, there would be just a handful of persons who would not love eating prawns. Here’s the recipe for Prawns Manchuri: Ingredients: Prawns - 500 gms Red chilli paste - 2 tbsp Onions - 2-3 medium sized Capsicum- 1 Garlic - 4 cloves Tomato sauce- 2 tbsp Soya sauce -1 tbsp Oil - 2 tbsp Salt to taste Coriander leaves Method: 1. Clean the prawns and cook them with red...