New York, Mar 4: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest man in the Forbes magazine's annual billionaire list that includes 56 India based billionaires led by RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani. Gates is back at the top spot after a four-year hiatus, reclaiming the title of world's richest person from Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu, who had ranked number 1 for...
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Washington, Feb 24: A new study has revealed that there are some significant differences between men's and women's hearts, and these differences may put women at a much higher risk for heart woes than their male counterparts. The research by Dr. Janine Austin Clayton, director of the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health, revealed a dangerous difference in the...
Feb 10: According to a report by leading experts, it has been revealed that about 78,000 infants born with congenital heart disease in India die every year because of inadequate health care facilities. In a medical camp,Dr Murtaza Chisti, Chief Cardiac Surgeon of the Mahatma Gandhi Cardiac and Critical Care Centre told that "Every year 1.5 lakh infants were born in India with congenital heart...
New York, Feb 9: An Indian-origin doctor in the US has implanted the first miniature-sized, leadless cardiac pacemaker directly inside a patient's heart without surgery. The leads-free pacemaker is implanted directly inside the heart during a catheter-guided procedure through the groin via the femoral artery. The device implanted by Vivek Reddy from The Mount Sinai Hospital, resembles a small...
Feb 5: Twenty-somethings with even mildly elevated blood pressure may face an increased risk of clogged heart arteries by middle age, a long-term U.S. study finds. The study, which tracked nearly 4,700 people, found that even "pre-hypertension" in young adulthood was linked to a higher risk of calcium buildup in the heart arteries 25 years later. Experts said the findings send a message to young...
Want that enviable washboard ab? Practicing these moves regularly will help you Don't want to end up injured or exhausted? Don't overdo things on the workout front. Instead, aim for a brisk 20-minute walk every day to burn fat, plus do the following exercises to help tone your abdominal muscles. Bicycle crunch: Lie down with your back pressed onto the floor. Bring your hands behind your head...
Ingredients: 1. Grapes 2. Custard powder 4tabl spn 3. China grass (half pack) 4. Milk 1 liter 5. Jelly jello 2 packets 6. Sugar (as required) 7. condensed milk (half tin) For Decoration 1. Whip cream (dream whip) 2. Chocolate scrapped Method: 1.) Cut the grapes into pieces and place it on the pudding tray. 2.) Boil the jelly jello and pour it in the same pudding tray and refrigerate so that it may...
Resolutions to lose weight are often made in January yet almost as frequently abandoned as heavy hopefuls find diets that demand fasting, virtually no carbs or liquid food shakes notoriously hard to stick to. But even "fad" diets can lead to a slimmer, lighter New Year for those whose resolve remains robust, according to doctors and nutritionists analysing them. Gathering for a London conference...
Most smokers say they want to quit and many will make a New Year’s Resolution to quit in 2014. If this is your year to quit, the American Lung Association (ALA) offers five tips to help you along the way: 1. Learn from past experiences. Most smokers have tried to quit in the past and sometimes people get discouraged thinking about previous attempts. Those experiences were necessary steps on the...
Jeddah, Dec 30: The Pakistan Welfare Society (PWS) organized a women’s health awareness program on Saturday with the aim of enlightening the people about health issues. The program comprised a panel of four female doctors — Dr. Rabia Khatoon, family consultant at King Fahd Hospital; Dr. Nilofar Azra, gynecologist and obstetrician; Dr. Farzana Iqbal, gynecologist and obstetrician at King Faisal...