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Moms-to-be, take care of your health. Your immune system may influence baby’s brain

March 8, 2018 Loknath DasBaby's, Brain, Care, Health, immune, influence, May, moms-to-be, of, System, Take, Your

The state of a woman’s immune system during pregnancy may shape the connectivity of her child’s brain, suggests a study, emphasising the influence of maternal health on a child’s susceptibility to psychiatric disorders later in life. The findings showed that short and long-term brain functioning can be influenced by immune system activity during the third trimester of gestation. Infections, stress, illness, or allergies are commonly known to trigger immune responses. When the body’s immune system detects one of these factors, two proteins namely IL-6 and CRP are released as part…

Research Review Focuses On Potential Health Benefits Of Pears

February 15, 2018 Loknath DasBenefits, focuses, Health, of, On, Pears, potential, Research, Review

HIGHLIGHTS Review of studies attempts to outline health benefits of pears. Pears are excellent sources of fiber, sorbitol and potassium. USDA guidelines recommend eating more fruits. Who doesn’t love to bite into the juicy, bright green pear? It’s as much a fruit to be eaten raw, as it’s a delight to cook with. Now new research review has systematically attempted to study the health benefits of pears, hinting that regular pear consumption might be healthier than we earlier thought, and might even aide weight loss, due to the presence of…

Health Benefits Of 38 Important Spices From Around The World

February 14, 2018 Loknath Das38, Around, Benefits, From, Health, important, of, Spices, The, World

Spices play a significant role in the way we cook and consume food around the world. Every spice has its own flavoring and essence, and its addition or omission can literally make or break a dish. There are many spices we use in our day to day cooking, these include popular ones like cumin, black pepper, turmeric and coriander seeds. Spices are known to have several health benefits; in fact it’s the addition of a bouquet of spices, that make traditional indian home-cooked food one of the healthiest meals eaten around the…

Cape Town’s water crisis is already posing a risk to public health

February 7, 2018 Loknath Dasa, Already, Cape, crisis, Health, Is, posing, Public, Risk, to, Town’s, Water

People queue to collect water from a natural spring in Cape Town. (AP Photo/Anwa Essop) The water crisis hitting Cape Town is increasing the danger of diseases that surge when people do not wash their hands. The four million residents of South Africa’s second-largest city are being urged to get by on 50 liters (13 gallons) of water per person per day. That leaves roughly 2 liters (0.5 gallons) a day for washing hands and brushing teeth, or roughly one-eighth the amount of water than most people consume each time they wash their hands and face.…

Regular Cycling May Not Have A Negative Impact On Male Sexual Health: Study

January 16, 2018 Loknath Dasa, Cycling, Have, Health, Impact, Male, May, negative, Not, On, regular:, Sexual, Study

Challenging previous studies that claimed cycling could take a toll on the sexual health of men, a new study has said that the common form of exercise and transportation may not have the harmful consequences as previously cited.Cycling is one of the most common and popular choice of transportation and workout across the world, and the latest study addresses the claims which said that the physical activity could be harmful for the sexual health and urinary function of males. The new study revealed that the benefits of cycling “far outweigh…

We give people their humanity back’: inside Croatia’s pioneering mental health centre

November 19, 2017 Loknath DasBack, Centre, Croatia’s, Give, Health, humanity, Inside, mental, People, pioneering, their, We

High walls still surround the oldest asylum in the Balkans, an 18th-century building pocked with the artillery scars of last century’s civil war, but the gates are no longer locked. Handles have been replaced on internal doors and bars removed from windows. “The jail,” said Darko Kovaoic, a 53-year-old poet with schizophrenia who lives here, “has broken open.” The institution in Osijek, eastern Croatia, is run by Ladislav Lamza, a former social worker who is taking on the government, the health minister, and his own staff to transform the lives of…