Diabetic? Forget pills, pop almonds

Diabetes is caused when there is deficiency of insulin hormone, which controls blood sugar level. Its symptoms include fatigue, excessive thirst and frequent urination. "With an estimated 50.8 million people living with the disease, India has the world's largest population of diabetics in the world, followed by China with 43.2 million," says the World Health Organisation(WHO). The number in India...

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Spectacles go chic!

"Not so long ago, glasses were seen primarily as a medical aid rather than a stylish accessory," the Scotsman quoted Bryan Margate of Vision Express, as saying. "It is encouraging to see that the introduction of style has had a huge and positive impact on people's perceptions. There is a real sense that eyewear can boost your confidence and your desirability today – both to potential partners and...

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Sex during pregnancy

My wife is three months pregnant. Is it okay for us to have sex? I feel embarrassed to ask our family doctor. We are avoiding sexual contact; but I do feel the urge for sex. What do we do? This is one of the most common questions posed by couples expecting their first child. Their lack of knowledge regarding the correct method, timing and frequency cause varied misconceptions and at times, a total...

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Parents responsible for kid's bad behaviour

A child's bad or erratic behaviour in the classroom can be attributed to his or her parents a study has found. A survey of over 8,000 members by the NASUWT Teachers Union found that more than two in three teachers identified poor back-up from parents as the most common factor for student misbehavior. The negative influences of television and media were also blamed by teachers. "Parents...

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Parents, key to keep teens off alcohol

Parents can play an important role in preventing teenagers from consuming large quantities of alcohol, according to a new thesis. It said that adolescents who smoke, stay out with their friends and have access to alcohol - from their parents, for example - when they are as young as 13 are at greater risk of becoming binge drinkers in their late teens. "Initiatives that focus on strengthening the...

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Groom yourself for college life

Making the transition from school to college is filled with anxiety. Aisha Sahijwala gives you tips on grooming yourself for the much-talked-about college life "Since high school, I anxiously waited to enter college - a place filled with fun, freedom and of course, education," recalls Simran Gupta, a class XII student of Mithibai College. A number of individual perceptions are linked to campus...

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Childhood stress accelerates cell ageing

  Researchers claim that stress suffered during childhood has deeper implications, which show at a later stage. According to a study of children from Romanian orphanages, the effects of childhood stress could be visible in the DNA on growing up, reports Nature . It is now proved that children who spent their early years in state-run Romanian orphanages have shorter telomeres than...

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