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A Strand of Hair Can Help Trace an Individual

Hair is made up of a protein called Keratin. Proteins are made of amino acids which are the building blocks of life. A Protein present in the hair contains a lot of information that can uniquely iden...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Kanimozhi Tamilselvan on Wed, Sep 14, 2016   (5212)

Understanding The New Powerful Technology- Crispr Cas9

A revolutionary technology CRISPR-Cas9 is the talk of the scientific world at the moment. It is being considered as a revolutionary technology that will finally help scientists to edit and transfor...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by GAIRIKA BHATTACHARYA on Mon, Sep 12, 2016   (4930)

Facial Features are Determined by Genes

  Genes play a great role in framing character such as decision making and self control but recent studies suggest that genes are involved in the development of facial features and facial abno...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Kanimozhi Tamilselvan on Mon, Sep 12, 2016   (4637)

Tips to Ease Back Pain

Back pain is the most common ailment that affects almost everyone at some point in their lives. Pain in the back may be linked to ligaments around the spine, nerves, spinal cords and the skin around ...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Kanimozhi Tamilselvan on Thu, Sep 8, 2016   (5352)

Is Your Body Weight Ideal For Your Height?

Weight is an important criteria to assess the growth and developmental status of the child. Among Indian children, the weight of a full term neonate at birth is approximately 2.5 kg to 3.5 kg.  ...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Kanimozhi Tamilselvan on Wed, Sep 7, 2016   (5452)

Enhancing Life With Cystic Fibrosis-Genetic Disease

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease that affects the respiratory , digestive and reproductive system caused by Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR ) g...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Kanimozhi Tamilselvan on Tue, Sep 6, 2016   (5608)

Pancreatic Cancer - Know it, Battle it, End it

Pancreatic cancer is the 11th most common cancer in men and 9th in women globally.  Pancreatic cancer is sometimes known as “Silent Killer” because it does not cause any symptoms i...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Kanimozhi Tamilselvan on Sat, Sep 3, 2016   (4400)

Why Growing Kids Should Necessarily have Balanced Diet and Dietary Habits?

There is an old saying that “a good building needs a strong foundation”. This holds true for the initial phase or the growing phase of an individual’s life too. This growing age is ...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by kriti ranjan on Fri, Sep 2, 2016   (4286)

Be Aware Of Hepatitis C Virus

Hepatitis C is a contagious disease caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Hepatitis C is the leading cause of liver cancer. It is the most common blood borne disease. HCV is 10 times more infectious tha...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Kanimozhi Tamilselvan on Fri, Sep 2, 2016   (7175)

Painless treatment of piles ; Stapler surgery and DG- HAL

  If Piles (hemorrhoids) are detected at an early stage it can be treated effectively without having to do open painful surgery. Many advanced minimally invasive techniques are availab...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Jhawar-Hospital on Sun, Jan 24, 2010   (24463)

An Eating Disorder called Pica

In my childhood days, I was friends with a girl in the neighbourhood who would secretly nibble on ash chips from the small mud ‘choolah’ in her backyard. She would encourage me to taste s...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Lakshmi Gopal on Mon, Apr 4, 2011   (37903)

How To Relish The Banana Stem For Good Health

Banana stem, appearing as a waste of the banana plant is supposed to be very good for health. One can use banana stem for its high nutritive value in different ways. It is also a source of energy and...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Nirmala Subramanian on Tue, Feb 16, 2010   (44943)

What’s the Difference between Viruses, Viroids and Virusoids?

Kaushik Bharati, PhD   What are Viruses?   Viruses are a unique and distinct group of infectious agents that are characterized by their simple, acellular organization and mode...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Kaushik Bharati on Thu, Sep 24, 2015   (48399)

Pubalgia; Groin Pain.. What it is, How and how it is diagnosed.

Pubalgia... ...was originally known as Sport's Hernia , and Sportsman's Hernia , and described abdominal and inguinal pain experienced by athletes without any evidence of actual hernia upon phy...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by I1580918 on Wed, Feb 24, 2010   (45753)

Homeopathy Remedies for the Elderly & Their Problems

Our last part of life is the old age. Some think  it is good to die early than suffer in old age. The physical and mental suffering like SENILE DEMENTIA during old age frightens most ...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by arun kumar burnwal on Mon, Jun 6, 2011   (76051)

DNB diploma gets international recognition

It is great to read that the DNB diploma offered by the National Board of Examinations , New Delhi, India has gained recognition in Europe and Middle East. The RCS Edinburgh now recognizes surgeons ...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by KETAN VAGHOLKAR on Tue, Nov 8, 2011   (26574)

Increase your children's intellegence by homoeopathy

There are many problems of children which make trouble their parents. Some children are weak in study, some write untidy, Some of them are weak in mathematics and some have a...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by arun kumar burnwal on Mon, Jun 13, 2011   (34620)

Top Homeopathic Medicines for Hair Loss!

Hair fall is one of the commonest symptoms with which patients present to us. Sometimes it is an associated symptom of some other major disease symptom or it is the disease per say. I have not observ...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Shreya Deshpande on Tue, Mar 15, 2011   (50002)

How to Get Rid of Teeth Sensitivity

Have you had this irritating toothache when you eat something too sweet, sour, cold, or hot? Well, you are not alone. According to American Dental Association, 1 in 8 adults suffer from pain due to s...Read More
facebook Twitter Posted by Krishna Bora on Tue, Aug 13, 2013   (25328)
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