Health benefits of eggplant
Life Desk :Eggplant (Solanum melongena), also known as brinjal or aubergine, belongs to genus Solanumand to species nightshade. It got its name because of its...
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Smoking and its effect on skin
Life Desk :Cigarette smoke is one of the most toxic compounds known and is truly a slow poison. Cigarette smoke, being a mixture of 4000...
I owe this lesson to my six-year-old daughter
Life Desk : Believing that I have been a strong-headed girl all my life, at 34, life is making me vulnerable for emotions and bonds....
Smoking pot raises risk of stroke, heart failure
Life Desk : Marijuana use may lead to 26 per cent increase in the risk of stroke and a 10 per cent increase in the...
Daytime sleepiness linked to cognitive impairment in elderly
Life Desk : Older adults tend to fall asleep during the day and the prevalence is 50%. Recurrent awakenings due to disrupted breathing leads to...
Mind diet
Life Desk : As you get older you need to take care of your brain as much as your body. Recently, MIND diet has gained...
Just brows-ing
Life Desk : Grooming your eyebrows is somewhat like a short-term investment plan – you invest a bit and the returns are huge. Ignoring it...
Tuberculosis free South East Asia by 2030
Life Desk :Tuberculosis (TB) incidence is noticeably high in the regions of South-East Asia. WHO target is to achieve global eradication of tuberculosis by 2030....
Is rice healthy or not?
Life Desk :Rice is a staple food for many Asian countries, serving as a main food source for about half the world’s population. But, is...
Hypnotherapy for sleep disorders
Life Desk :Hypnotherapy is derived from the word Hypnos, the Greek God of sleep. Hypnosis means falling asleep. Marmer defined “hypnosis as a psychophysiological tetrad...
Gender bias in academic selection
Life Desk : Gender representation and equality in medicine has been an important area of student discussion in recent years. Women are less likely than...
Zika virus can affect the heart
Life Desk : Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya virus can affect the heart. The deadly Zika virus, which is already known to...