Bring back childhood exercises
Life Desk :The fun, excitement, fights and the boisterous yelling of childhood is etched in all our hearts.We all share a similar memory, returning from...
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Weavers are artists, not mere handloom workers
Life Desk :Ace designer Varun Bahl, who is part of an initiative to revive the heritage of the Indian textile industry and employment for the...
Why opting for cooking oil
Life Desk :With so many options available for cooking oil in today’s time, it’s easy to harbour confusion over what constitutes a healthy cooking oil.Different...
World Blood Donor Day 2015
Life Desk : The World Blood Donor day is observed on the June 14 every year. The theme for this year’s event is “Thank you...
Older generation is in crisis
Life Desk : The number of older people aged 60 and above is estimated to rise from 542 million in 1995 to about 1.2 billion...
Every child has the right to education
Life Desk Child labor refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives them of their childhood and denies their fundamental right to...
New treatment for bone loss
Life Desk :At The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Florida, researchers have developed a method to manipulate a protein that could result in the development of...
Beat the heat of summer
Life Desk :After a week’s hard work, a luxuriously relaxing massage spells a well-spent weekend rejuvenation. A good pair of hands can smooth the knots...
Humans have more than 5 senses
Life Desk :It turns out, there are at least nine senses and most researchers think there are more like twenty-one or so, according to the...
Links between birth month and health
Life Desk :People born in May have the lowest disease risk, and those in October have the highest risk, a computational method developed by scientists...
Better ways to cook vegetables
Life Desk :Brimming with the goodness of vitamins, minerals, fiber and anti-oxidants, vegetables are among the healthiest foods available. In fact, people who consume veggies...
Active video games creat energy imbalance in male adolescents
Life Desk : Active video games (AVGs) have been shown to increase energy expenditure as compared to seated/sedentary video games. However, the effect of AVGs...