Intrusive parents make children more anxious
Life Desk : Parental intrusiveness such as constantly interfering with children’s decision making and learning process might cause long-term negative effects on them.Parents should be...
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In search of friends and friendships
Ranjit Podder :Friendship is a relationship where there is love, honour, trust, dependability, responsibility, emotional attachment, selflessness, honesty, submissiveness, humanity, sympathy, empathy, sacrifice, and sensitivity....
Home monitoring of blood pressure ups emergency visits
Life Desk :High blood pressure or hypertension has become an increasingly common complaint in emergency departments.A recent study conducted in Canada, shows that the number...
Occupational overuse syndrome
Life Desk :Occupational overuse syndrome (OOS) comprises a range of conditions, such as injury and discomfort or continuous muscle pain, damage to tendons and other...
E-pharmacies becoming popular
Life Desk :Consumer Online Foundation highlighted the latest consumer trends in buying medicines by a recent press conference.The survey report revealed the risk of medicines...
‘Selfie elbow’ becoming new medical condition
Life Desk :Selfie, selfie elbow, health news like tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow, an addiction to selfie-taking can cause a pain in your primary pic-snapping...
Low calorie diet can add years to your life
Life Desk :Count your calories even if you don’t need to as a recent study has suggested that cutting calories can extend your lifespan.Overeating can...
Healing hair loss with homeopathy
Life Desk :Alopecia refers to any hair loss in any part of the body that is normally hairy and includes thinning of hair, baldness and...
You can do better if you think so
Life Desk :People using self-talk, for example telling yourself “I can do better next time” – performed better than the control group in every portion...
DietDash helps train the brain to resist food craving
Life Desk :New computer game called DietDash may train your brain to resist sweets. Drexel University researchers have developed a computer game and smartphone app...
Air pollution may cause kidney disease: Study
Long-term exposure to air pollution may not only lead to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, but also cause damage to the kidneys, a new study has...
Woman contacts life-threatening infection from her pet dog
Life Desk :An elderly woman contacted a life-threatening infection from her household per, an Italian greyhound. She was admitted to intensive care due to organ...