Simple Steps for Living a Healthy Life

If you work a lot more than 40 hours each week it will sooner or later catch up with and you will burn out. You may feel that this is necessary given the present times, but you will have to try to find the balance that will give your employer what they require without infringing on your health. You have to find time to do things that are fun and that you feel you have earned as a result of your hard work.Eating is another part of our lives that many people struggle with. Food is often used to provide comfort and many times not used for nourishment alone. It is important to pay attention to the signals sent by our bodies and eating when we are hungry and only until we are satisfied. Emotional eating has become a way of life for a great many people leading to being overweight and having to deal...

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Lokpal - Only Meeting, No Meeting Ground

As expected, discussions between the government and civil society representatives on the drafting of a Lokpal Bill are headed for a breakdown with both sides admitting there’s no agreement on any of the fundamental issues.As a result, in what could be a first, two versions of the draft Bill could be sent to the Cabinet, leaving it to take a final call on the Bill.Sources said the government has already decided that whether the two sides agree on a single draft Bill or not, it would go ahead and introduce a Lokpal Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament. After a two-hour meeting this afternoon, the two sides agreed only on the date of their next meeting, probably the last, on June 20 and, if needed, June 21.The contentious issues like inclusion of the Prime Minister, the higher judiciary...

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Major Factors Regulating Growth In A Healthy Child

Many factors contribute to a child’s overall growth. However, nutrition, hormones and the growth potential a child inherits from their parents are the major factors regulating growth in a healthy child. Chronic illnesses such as diseases of the kidneys, liver or heart, as well as chronic use of certain medications can delay a child’s growth. GROWTH CHARTS Doctors use growth charts to determine if a child is growing normally with respect to their height and weight. Since there is a range of normal heights at any particular age the growth charts are composed of curves which represent percentiles of growth. HOW...

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Govt Committed To Curb Black Money Menace

Competition among tax havens had created an unhealthy situation, helping individuals to park substantial undisclosed income outside their countries, denying government's legitimate revenues, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday. The government was committed to vigorously pursue all necessary steps to curb the menace, he added.The UPA government has been on the back foot over the issue of black money and has been criticised for its failure to bring back money stashed in foreign countries. The government has taken several steps to blunt the attacks which has seen civil society members taking to the streets. Mukherjee said there was a considered view that tax havens and low tax jurisdictions were important actors in the global financial crisis. The opaque system in these jurisdictions...

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Congress Calls Anna Hazare 'Unelected Tyrant'

A day after finance minister Pranab Mukherjee took on civil society activists for trying to supplant Parliament, Congress joined the act, dismissing Anna Hazare's complaint to Sonia Gandhi about being tagged a saffron agent by not only repeating the charge but virtually labeling him a tyrant.Congress pushed back hard at civil society after being at the receiving end of anti-corruption campaigns, saying Hazare is "reading from a script written by forces behind him" - a clear reference to RSS -- and accusing him of being consistently soft on corruption in BJP-ruled states like Gujarat and Karnataka.Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari also hit out at the Hazare group for being "unelectable" and said, "If this democracy faces its greatest peril from someone, it is from the tyranny of the unelected...

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Gujarat Gets 500 Medical Seats In A Week

Those who wish to pursue MBBS, here is some good news. The state has got approval for 500 medical seats in a week's time from the Medical Council of India (MCI). The state had received approval for 150 seats each in the Medical College in Sola and Adani Medical College in Bhuj last Thursday.MCI on Saturday approved 150 medical seats in the new medical college in Ahmedabad, which will be run by Gujarat Cancer Research Society. In addition, 50 seats have been increased in the Medical College in Bhavnagar. State health minister Jay Narayan Vyas on Sunday said, “Gujarat would probably be the first state in the country to get approval for 500 new medical seats in a year. We are also expecting MCI's approval for the new medical college at Gotri in Vadodara. Next year, 500 more seats...

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5 Retirement Mistakes That Will Haunt You

"You'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life."Those words, spoken on a tarmac at the finale of the classic film "Casablanca," could be stretched from the intended affairs of the heart to how we plan for retirement.There are financial decisions we make that seem a good idea at the time and retirement moves we make half-heartedly. When it comes to ensuring a lifetime of retirement income, bad decisions may not hurt immediately, but once the pain arrives it can last for decades.Here are five retirement mistakes that will haunt you, and ways to avoid the haunting entirely:1. Guesswork, Not LegworkHow much will you need to retire?That straightforward question should be a starting point for people of all ages, at all stages of planning. A great number...

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Yoga And Back Pain

Back pain, one of the common problems of present day, is caused due to stress and tension in the muscles that support the spine. Sedentary lifestyle, stress, overuse or under use of the back, postural mistakes are unconscious triggers to the widespread problem of back pain. Regular exercise is a redeeming feature that brings relief to back pain.Backache strikes when the muscles are under fatigue, commonly at the neck or lumbar region (where most twisting, turning or bending occurs). Frequent backaches occur due to overstrained or over stretched muscles, improper sitting positions, stress, lumbar scoliosis and earlier injuries. Many conditions cause back pain and they can be treated with conscious and gentle yoga practice. It has proven to be a safe and effective way to alleviate many forms...

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Teleradiology - Bringing Round-the-clock Patient Care To Your Doorste

We live in a highly connected global village where the Internet has made remote healthcare widely available round-the-clock. Teleradiology, an important part of telemedicine, involves remote diagnosis through digitized images and remote advice. The process has been beneficial to a majority of the world’s population, as it balances out the maldistribution of radiologists the world over. Used in war-torn areas, outer space, on board ships, and in Antarctica, teleradiology, however, leaves some questions unanswered in the milieu of its operations in India and elsewhere.Lakshmi Gopal of Medindia spoke to Dr Sumer Sethi, MD, Sr Consultant Radiologist...

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