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A Superfood Smoothie Bowl You’ll Love

August 30, 2016 Srijitaa, Bowl, love, Smoothie:, superfood, You’ll

If you’re looking to take your healthy breakfast to the next level, you could transform your morning smoothie by a) Making it into an eat-with-a-spoon smoothie bowl; b) Adding some health-boosting superfoods; or c) All of the above. Aussie nutritionist Lola Berry chose C for this recipe, featured in her book, The Happy Cookbook. It’s packed with good-for-you and delicious ingredients (hello acai, blueberries and chia seeds), it comes together in seconds and its thicker texture gives it staying power, so you won’t be hitting the vending machine before lunch. (No wonder Lola has…

Why It’s Bad to Skip Prescribed Medications After a Heart Attack

August 30, 2016 Srijitaa, After, Attack:, Bad, Heart, Its, medications, Prescribed, Skip, to, Why

Many patients who have clogged arteries or survive a heart attack don’t consistently take medications prescribed to prevent life-threatening complications, a study confirms. Taking drugs at least every four out of five days lowered the odds death, heart attack, stroke or surgery to restore blood flow, the study found. But less than half of patients took their meds that often. “We have effective, safe inexpensive drugs that prevent stroke, death and heart attack but they don’t work unless the patient chooses to take them,” said Dr. Marie Brown, a researcher…

A Tiny Power Plant You Could Swallow to Fight Cancer

August 30, 2016 Srijitaa, Cancer, Could, Fight, Plant, Power, Swallow, tiny, to, You

Human beings benefit from more than four billion years of evolution in bio-energy. But come on. We can do better than that. So a group of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are at work on a tiny battery made of our own chemicals they could put in a pill you’d swallow – a micro power plant that could deliver controlled-release therapies to fight disease with previously impossible precision and safety. Conventional time-release capsules deliver medicines in the form of small molecules. The more complex the agent, the more power and…

Chikungunya Cases On A Rise Since 2006

August 27, 2016 Srijita2006, a, Cases:, Chikungunya, On, Rise, Since

Chikungunya is an infection caused by the chikungunya virus. The virus is passed to humans by two species of mosquito of the genus Aedes: A. albopictus and A. aegypti.Since 2004, the disease has occurred in outbreaks in Asia, Europe and the Americas.Characteristic symptoms include sudden onset with high fever, joint pain, and rash. Other symptoms may occur, including headache, fatigue, digestive complaints, and conjunctivitis.chikungunya may cause long-term symptoms following acute infection termed chronic chikungunya virus-induced arthralgia. The increase this year in cases of the dreaded vector-borne chikungunya disease across the…

Coffee Makes You Too Jittery? There’s a Green Alternative

August 18, 2016 Srijitaa, Alternative, coffee, Green, Jittery?, Makes, There’s, Too, You

Image via iStock Matcha tea has been touted as a superfood because it’s high in antioxidants and vitamins. But most who drink it have a simpler mission: It’s their morning cuppa. A majority of Americans drink at least one caffeinated beverage per day, but the side effects can be unpleasant. Vandana Sheth, a registered dietician for 18 years, said many of her clients want a morning jolt but do not like the headaches, racing heart and sweaty palms that go along with several cups of coffee. For these people, she…

Fogging: A public spectacle that scares no mosquito

August 15, 2016 Srijitaa, Fogging:, mosquito, No, Public, scares, spectacle, That

“Fogging has no use. We do it to convince people that the corporation is taking steps to check mosquitoe… Read More Every time an association of residents dials the corporation helpline and complains of mosquitoes in a neighbourhood, a man or a vehicle with a mosquito fogger visits the next day to smoke out the midges. For years now, fogging has been the cornerstone of vector control activity undertaken by the Greater Chennai Corporation. Not only is this procedure ineffective, it is also highly polluting. The idea is not new…