Srijita, Author at Pinfaves

Pinch of Salt

October 16, 2016 Srijitaof, Pinch, Salt

Sometimes, it’s nice to take life — read food — with a pinch of salt. Or even a few more. Somewhere down the line, salt has gotten a bad rap. It has been battered and bruised in advertisements and dragged through the proverbial mud on the doctor’s table. The condemnation this condiment has been receiving over the years has been confounding. Yes, an excess of salt is bad but there’s actually no need for more than the daily requirement of 3 grams a day or a little less than a…

I took 100 selfies a day… didn’t know how to stop

October 16, 2016 Srijita100, a, Day, didn't, How, I, Know, selfies, Stop, to, Took

Have you looked at the mirror and hated what you saw? Now increase that self-loathing a 100 times and add panic to it…that’s what I was like few months back. I hated my nose, pimples, skin… I hated looking at my reflection whether in a shopping mall or at home. I would wash my hands and face constantly. The only saving grace was that I looked better at night. At night, at some angles, with my hair done a certain way, I looked alright. I know that for a fact…

Women need to LOL for a long life

October 16, 2016 Srijitaa, for, Life, LOL, long, Need, to, Women

Laughter can keep death from your door, especially if you are a woman. Results from a 15-year study in Norway published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine in April showed that women who can see the lighter side of things live longer even when they are beset with illness, particularly heart disease and infections. In men, laughter appears to boost immunity only against infection. Researchers in Norway studied the correlation between sense of humour and mortality among 53,556 women and men in their country using a questionnaire, and examined death from…

Soon, Google maps for the body

October 16, 2016 Srijitabody, for, Google, Maps, Soon, The

Scientists launched a global initiative on Friday to map out and describe every cell in the human body in a vast atlas that could transform researchers’ understanding of human development and disease. The atlas, which is likely to take more than a decade to complete, aims to chart the types and properties of all human cells across all tissues and organs and build a reference map of the healthy human body, the scientists said. Cells are fundamental to understanding the biology of all health and disease, but scientists cannot yet…

Insulin, hepatitis B shots may get cheaper

October 16, 2016 Srijita'Hepatitis, B, Cheaper, Get, Insulin, May, shots

Scientists at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, have for the first time in India developed indigenous technology to produce protein-based medicines like insulin, streptokinase (clot buster) and the hepatitis B vaccine. They expect this to cut the cost of these medicines by 3-4 times. India is largely dependent on imported and patented technology (expression vector) for production of insulin, streptokinase and hepatitis B etc. The importance of IMTECH’s work can be gauged from the fact that India is No.2 in the world after China in diabetes and hepatitis B patients:…

Five in Six Infants Undernourished, Risk Irreversible Mental and Physical Damage: U.N.

October 15, 2016 Srijitaand, damage, Five, In, Infants, Irreversible, mental, physical, Risk, Six, U.N., Undernourished

Five in six children under two years old in developing countries are not getting enough of the right kinds of food, putting them at risk of irreversible mental and physical damage, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday. Half of children aged between six and 23 months are not being fed frequently enough, UNICEF said. And a widespread lack of solid foods and variety of ingredients are depriving the same age group of essential nutrients when their growing brains, bones and bodies need them the most, the agency said.…