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Vedic vibration technology- the new cure for arthritis

One of the primary disabling ailments in the world has found a new treatment - Vedic vibration technology. A study, titled 'A double-blind randomised controlled trial of Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology in subjects with arthritis,' revealed that scientists succeeded in achieving 100 per cent relief from painful arthritis in 36 per cent of the patients treated and at least 60 per cent...

Vibrating Insoles could Help Balance

Researchers say vibrating insoles can jumpstart the nervous system into action. A new study looked at the use of the //insoles to help people maintain better balance. They proved most effective in elderly people -- a group who can benefit most from better balance and reduce the number of falls and bone fractures. Researchers tested the insoles on 15 young people and 12 older people. The...

Yet Another Reason To Celebrate Drinking

Gone are those days when drinking was considered to be forbidden. It has now become a compulsory //aspect for a socialite. A new research has found that drinking is not all that bad. Those who drank within safe limits have been reported to have better verbal skills, memory and speed of thinking than those at the extremes of the drinking spectrum. Moderate drinkers not only performed t...

Indian Doctor Wants March 21st To Be Celebrated As World Down Syndrome Day

Balbir Singh, president of Down Syndrome International (DSI), is an Indian origin Singapore doctor who got involved in the Down Syndrome fraternity after the birth of his daughter Jaspreet 25 years ago who had Down’s syndrome. Down Syndrome Association (DSI) Singapore, founded by Singh// some 25 years ago, on talking in the Southern African Conference on Down Syndrome and Intellectual Dis...

UF scientists Throw light on the origin of vertebrate skeleton

Lampreys were thought to be different than other backboned animals, but recent study has shown that things may not be all that different in the genetics of their skeletal development. These findings will be published online in the National Academy of Sciences// UF scientists were able to find the very same protein, called collagen, involved in building cartilage in the lampreys, which...

Birds of a Feather: Children, Activists and Bird Lovers Join To Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day in Kenya

Kenya – Kenya Is all set to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. Amid the Avian Flu onslaught and the fear of its spread, birds, especially wild migratory ones are being// looked upon with disdain. This time, children, artists, and environmentalists will add to the gaiety of the World Migratory Bird Day, to be held on the edge of the Great Rift Valley. A worthy effort to narrow the rift wi...

President Launches Madras University's 150th Year Celebrations

President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday inaugurated the 150th anniversary celebrations of Madras University, his alma mater and one of the oldest //and most prestigious educational institutions in India. Speaking on the occasion, the president called for moral leadership and greater research. "Good teaching emanates from research. Any university is judged by the research it produces," Kal...

Tallest man to participate in the Guinness day celebrations

Xi Shun, 55, from China is the world’s tallest man alive. He is 7 feet, 8.95 inches tall.// The Guinness Day is to be celebrated across the globe on November 9th. Xi will be sent to Brazil to participate in the celebrations. His record will be published in the Guinness Book of Records, 2007, which he will autograph in Rio de Janeiro. He will visit Sao Paulo and enjoy a ride with Sao Pau...

American Cancer Society celebrates the Great American Smokeout

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Great American Smokeout on tomorrow//. The objective of the Great American Smokeout over the past three decades has always been to highlight the health dangers of tobacco use as well as the challenges of quitting. Tomorrow, Americans who smoke and want to quit are urged to call the American...

National Neonatology Forum Plans to Celebrate Newborn Week

To spread awareness on infant care, the National Neonatology Forum (NNF) has announced newborn week celebrations Dec 15-21. // The NNF's thrust this year includes provision of newborn care at home and recognition of danger signs, transferring sick newborns from home to referral centres and caring for sick or low birth neonates. The NNF has evolved a project cooperation agre...

Limb Regeneration Exists Innately In All Vertebrates – Says Researc

Most of the animals have lost the ability to replace their missing limbs unlike salamander's leg, which has the ability of replacing the missing //leg with a brand new one that sprouts out in no time. Now research teams of Salk Institute for Biological Studies are successful in regenerating a wing in a chick embryo – a species not known to be able to regrow limbs. The study suggests t...

Celebrating Christmas With Wine – The Elixir of the God

Wine is a famous drink and the sparkle of many a party. That apart, wine is very much in the good books of medical experts, as a health drink, known to sustain cardiovascular// health and keep age related dementia at bay. So, when we raise a toast to health, it is cheers to a copious flow of health benefits. The roots of wine are entrenched in Christianity, where wine is considered sa...

Earth Day Celebrated With Hopes of a Greener Tomorrow

Disappearing trees, a polluted river and a handful of concerned citizens. Delhi, burning under the scorching summer sun, heralded World Earth Day Sunday, //by raising its voice on various issues that are pricking our fragile ecosystem. 'We are on the brink of a challenge,' said Ravi Aggarwal of Toxics Link, an environmental NGO. 'The issue of stopping deforestation and felling of tree...

Britney Spears New Album to Celebrates Womanhood

Troubled pop singer Britney Spears' come-back album will supposedly not talk about the breakdowns she has experienced in the past few months but will instead "celebrate womanhood". Nate Hills, who collaborated on a few of the songs, said the album is not going to be about Spears venting her problems, reports dailysnack.com. He said: "There was no, 'I need to let it all...

Indian Wine Major Indage Celebrates 25th Anniversary

New Delhi, Wine lovers in the national capital had a great time as Chateau Indage, a wine producing company, celebrated its 25th anniversary with a wine festival. Around 400 people Saturday savoured different varieties of wines like Chantilli, Ivy and Marquise de Pompadour and participated in events like grape stomping and foot massages with wine. The candles, cakes,...

Goans Celebrate Monsoon Festival

Goans this weekend had a gala time celebrating annual Monsoon festival, which marks San Joao, the feast of John, the Baptist . Monsoon festival is a legacy Goans have inherited from the Portuguese, who ruled the State until it was liberated in 1961. During the celebrations, Goans jumped into rivers, ponds and wells amidst persistent rains. In villages, th...

Biggest Gay Pride Celebration in Toronto

Toronto's 27th annual celebration climaxed Sunday with a vibrant Pride Parade.Thousands of people lined downtown Toronto's streets Sunday afternoon to enjoy the city's Pride Parade, Canada's largest gay pride celebration. The parade is Pride Week's signature event and is known internationally for its elaborate costumes and floats.It was the culmination of a week honoring diverse sexual...

Madhya Pradesh Bans Use of Vibrating Condoms

The Government of Madhya Pradesh has banned the use of vibrating condoms, saying it goes against Indian culture. The state-run Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) introduced the item throughout the country about three months ago. Protesting its launch, Hindu hardliners described the condom was a sex toy going against Indian ethics. Responding to the protest, t...

France Celebrates Summer With All-night Music Fest; NY Swings Along

France celebrated the summer solstice in the wee small hours Friday with an all-night music festival in cities and towns that drew 10 million revellers onto the streets , while New York swung along for the first time. In Paris, the mood and vibe changed from area to area. Thousands flocked to Abbesses on the slopes of Montmartre and danced in the narrow streets as small-time artists...

Madhya Pradesh may Ban Sale of Vibrating Condom

Bhopal, The Madhya Pradesh government is contemplating a ban on the sale of Crezendo, a condom brand that comes with a vibrating ring, if it is proved to be a sex toy . Marketed and sold by Hindustan Latex Ltd (HLL), a pack of Crezendo comes with three condoms along with a vibrating ring and is priced at Rs.125. While the Madhya Pradesh Public Welfare and Development M...