Health

London, June 12 (IANS) Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's Disease (PD), reveals a new study.
Researchers have observed that regularly drinking coffee can cut the risk of developing the disease by 25 percent. However, the risk fell to 14 percent among female coffee drinkers.

"This study confirms an inverse association between caffeine intake and the risk of PD, which can hardly be explained by bias or uncontrolled confounding," telegraph.co.uk quoted researchers from the University of Porto, in Portugal, as saying.

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) At least 23 first aid kiosks and a team of medical trainers will be placed at prominent Metro stations in the capital to provide prompt assistance to commuters during the Commonwealth Games in October, an official said Sunday.
"The first aid kiosks will be installed at 23 Metro stations, which are expected to have a higher footfall during the Commonwealth Games. A team of four qualified first aid trainers will be on duty," a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official said.

He has been helping Africans improve their vision through low-cost Indian technology. And with Indian private companies now flocking to Africa, Pradhan hopes one of these will adopt his pet project as a community initiative and spread it to the rest of the continent.

"Among all its health programmes, India has done very well in the national programme for controlling blindness," he said.  

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Tall and dark? Then you are not likely to be deemed handsome, going by current trends, even though India has always worshipped dark gods.

The metrosexual look is getting preference - and that means men are chasing fairness creams and chemical peels, thanks to media and advertising playing a role in promoting them.Commenting on the Indian man’s growing fascination for fair skin, Apollo Hospital senior cosmetic surgeon Anup Dhir told IANS: “I get around 8-19 inquiries every month from men to improve their skin tone and help them look fairer. From visiting parlours for manicures and pedicures to spas, they are concentrating on every aspect of grooming. And that means falling for fairness products.

One of the major ailments that trouble a majority of women around this world is ‘Irregular Period’ and associated ailments.