April 30th, 2007
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Botanical Name : Butea monosperma
English Name : Flame of the forest
Hindi Name : Palash, Dhak
Sanskrit Name : Palash
Scientific name: Butea monosperma, Butea frondosa
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Common names: Flame of the Forest, Dhak, Palas, Bastard Teak, Parrot Tree, Dhak [...]
tags: Herbs & Plants author: Mukul comments: 1 Comment
April 30th, 2007
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KnowHow team explains: Sweating is a natural phenomenon that occurs so that our body temperature remains constant. When the heat is on and we perspire, we might feel that all that sweat hardly does any good to us. On the contrary, it does [...]
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April 30th, 2007
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I have a headache.†Everyone — from children, teenagers and adults to the elderly — has said this at some time or the other. The statement may be true, or it may simply be an excuse to avoid an unwelcome conversation, person or venture. After all, [...]
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April 30th, 2007
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CHICAGO: A single dose of morphine was found to lower the inhibitions of rats, even after the drug had left their systems, a finding that may help scientists better understand addiction in humans, US researchers said on Wednesday.
In rats, the painkiller [...]
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April 29th, 2007
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As earthbound beings, humans have always had a fascination with winged creatures of all kinds. The idea of being able to spontaneously lift off from the earth and fly is so compelling to us that we invented airplanes and helicopters and myriad other flying machines [...]
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April 29th, 2007
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Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of aging processes such as glycation or, temporarily, as the result of prolonged (more than a few minutes) immersion in water. Wrinkling in skin is caused by habitual facial expressions, aging, sun damage, smoking, poor hydration, and various [...]
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April 29th, 2007
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Other Names:
French: macis
German: Muskatlute
Italian: mace, macis
Spanish: macÃa
Indian: jaffatry, javatri, jawatrie
Mace is the aril (the bright red, lacy covering) of the nutmeg seed shell. The mace is removed from the shell and its broken parts are known as blades.
The history of mace is closely [...]
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April 29th, 2007
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WASHINGTON: Men who suffer migraine headaches have a higher risk of heart disease, particularly heart attacks, according to a study published on Monday.
The researchers found a 24% increased risk for overall cardiovascular disease in men who experienced [...]
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April 28th, 2007
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NEW DELHI: Children born to mothers who reached puberty before 11 years of age are five times more likely to be obese as adults.
In a first of its kind study, a team from the British Medical Research Council and University of [...]
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April 28th, 2007
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The Wind
We can connect ourselves with a basic force of nature by focusing on the essential element of air during a wind meditation. We begin by centering ourselves on our breath. We inhale the life-giving force, feeling it fill us, and [...]
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April 28th, 2007
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LONDON: The modern lifestyle, which puts people under constant stress, could severely damage major organs and lead to heart attacks, kidney disease and dementia, scientists have warned.
Stress may lead to unhealthy habits such as smoking, eating a poor diet, drinking too much [...]
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April 28th, 2007
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Common Names:
English: celery, leaf celery, stalk celery, celeriac, turnip-rooted celery
French: céleri, céleri feuille, céleri à couper, céleri-branche, céleri à côtes, céleri-rave
Portuguese: aipo hortense, salsão, aipa nabo
Chinese: 芹èœ
Pinyin: qÃn cà i
Apium graveolens is plant species in the family Apiaceae, that includes two important types of vegetable known as [...]
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April 27th, 2007
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NEW YORK: The brain-damaging effects of alcohol strike women more quickly than men, a new study conducted in Russia confirms.
Female alcoholics performed worse on a number of tests of neurocognitive function compared with males, Barbara Flannery from RTI International in Baltimore and [...]
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April 27th, 2007
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Explanation:
‘Vriksha’ means tree in sanskrit. In this asana, the body stays upright like a tree. This is also called Ardha (half) Chandrasana.(Chandra means moon)
How to do the exercise:
1.Stand straight and keep both the legs together. With the right hand lift the right [...]
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April 27th, 2007
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The Botanical name is Ricinus and Indian name is Arandi.
The name Ricinus is a Latin word for tick; the seed is so named because it has markings and a bump at the end which resemble certain ticks. The common name [...]
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April 27th, 2007
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NEW YORK: Drinking at least two cups of tea daily can protect you from developing skin cancer, says a new study, but scientists call for more research to strengthen the findings.
Tea’s disease-fighting properties appear to protect the body against Squamous cell [...]
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April 26th, 2007
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When we feel pain, our first impulse is often to eradicate it with medication. This is an understandable response, but sometimes in our hurry to get rid of pain, we forget that it is the body’s way of letting us know that it [...]
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April 26th, 2007
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Muscle pain is common. Fibromyalgia occurs in 2 percent of the general population (in 0.5 percent of males and 1.5 percent of females) and is diagnosed in approximately 15 percent of patients seen in rheumatology clinics and up to 10 percent of those [...]
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April 26th, 2007
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Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast Asia. The plants are large shrubs or small trees, reaching 5–15 m tall, with spiny shoots and alternately arranged evergreen leaves with an entire margin. The [...]
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April 26th, 2007
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Confused about how to lose weight? All the common diet myths are debunked here!
Weight loss can be difficult, no thanks to popular misconceptions that have the ring of truth but can actually work against you. Among the more common myths:
1. Desserts are forbidden.
The truth [...]
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