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Did You Know That Avocado Can Be Used as a First Food for Babies?

July 30, 2016 Srijita'First, a, As, Avocado, Babies, be, Can, Did, Food., for, Know, That, Used, You

Feeding babies avocados, which has a neutral flavour, soft consistency and nutrient density, can help in boosting their growth and development, says a study, suggesting that the fruit can be used as a first food for infants. Babies’ ideal first foods should have a low to moderate sweet and salty flavour profile to avoid early preferences for sweet foods. The findings showed that avocados are unique among complementary and transitional foods and they provide an ideal source of calories to meet the increasing energy and growth demands of weaning infants…

A Milk Dispensing ATM? Is it for Real?

July 30, 2016 Srijitaa, ATM?, Dispensing, for, Is, It, Milk, Real

Ever heard of an ATM dispensing milk? The idea materialised into reality when students at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, decided to set up machines dispensing human breast milk. The ATM kicked-off its service last week with an aim to nourish premature babies born at the institute. The milk bank is all set to guide and advice new mothers on breastfeeding as well. “We chose to call it Amudham Thaippal Maiyam (ATM); ‘Amudham’ means nectar in Tamil; ‘Thaippal’ stands for breastfeeding and ‘Maiyam’ means centre…

Not a ‘healthy’ idea to have chicken at roadside eateries

July 27, 2016 Srijitaa, at, chicken, eateries, Have, Healthy, idea, Not, roadside, to

Your favourite chicken curry can be a source for food poisoning due to lack of hygiene at meat vendors.”At least 70% common gastroenterological infections may be associated with eating out. When we ask patients about what they ate last, the most common answer is non-vegetarian food at an eating joint,” shared Dr Abhijit Chandra, head of surgical gastroenterology department, King George’s Medical University. “Take a trip to the Narhi vegetable market and see how chicken and fish are culled and you would get an idea of the hygiene standards,” said…

Age is just a number

July 19, 2016 Srijitaa, Age, Is, Just, Number

Age is just a number (Plume Creative/Getty Images) Anti-ageing treatments can be a tough one to decode. Here’s how to separate myth from fact and make informed choices. Like fine wine, every woman wants to age gracefully. And so, we ditch cigarettes and chug green juices for a youthful glow, stock up on SPF-infused makeup and blow half our paycheck on a small jar of antiageing cream. But how effective are these measures? We blow the lid off eight myths that surround the concept of beauty and help you…

We touch our smartphones at least 2,617 times a day

July 15, 2016 Srijita2617, a, at, Day, least, Our, Smartphones, times, Touch', We

Did you know touching your phone multiple times throughout the day makes you prone to infections? If you didn’… Read More We touch our smartphones around 2,617 times a day, according to new research which found that phone screen time was 2.42 hours for the average user, and 3.75 hours for the heavy user. For the study, a research firm in the US recruited a demographically diverse sample of 94 Android users from a pool of more than 100,000 participants. Then they built a supplementary smartphone tool to track…

Pint-size device a big help for stroke victims

July 15, 2016 Srijitaa, Big, Device, for, Help, Pint-size, Stroke, victims

The size of a smartphone, the device stimulates muscles rendered immobile by a brain stroke and revives moveme… Read More A wearable device designed by a research team at the Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata (INK) holds out hope for stroke patients who have severe movement impairment. The size of a smartphone, the device stimulates muscles rendered immobile by a brain stroke and revives movement. It uses a mild electric shock to rejuvenate muscle tissues inactive for more than six months. Experts and doctors at INK, who have worked closely…