News for 'brain health'

ASK ANU: 'I feel suffocated. I want to be happy'

ASK ANU: 'I feel suffocated. I want to be happy'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

In her weekly column, mental health guru Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.

The SCARY list of radiation sources in your home!

The SCARY list of radiation sources in your home!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

There are so many, discovers Pallavi Aman Singh.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passes away

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passes away

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

The long-time Congress leader and seven-time parliamentarian had tested positive for COVID-19 at the time of his admission and was being treated for a lung infection.

Family Man: How Dhriti did the MURDER scene

Family Man: How Dhriti did the MURDER scene

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

'After the shoot, I was like, "Yeh maine kiya hai?"'

Drinking milk may keep your heart healthy

Drinking milk may keep your heart healthy

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

Drinking milk and dairy consumption may lower your risk of high blood pressure, scientists say.

Sonia visits Kanshi Ram in hospital

Sonia visits Kanshi Ram in hospital

Rediff.com23 Sep 2003

Gandhi spent an hour in the hospital enquiring about Kanshi Ram's health.

Beware! Zika reaches India, WHO confirms 3 cases in Gujarat

Beware! Zika reaches India, WHO confirms 3 cases in Gujarat

Rediff.com28 May 2017

Those infected with the virus may have mild fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain or headache.

Parrikar drops 2 ailing ministers from Goa cabinet

Parrikar drops 2 ailing ministers from Goa cabinet

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

The development comes at a time when Parrikar, 62, is undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.

3 Indian-origin teens bag prizes worth $100,000 at US science contest

3 Indian-origin teens bag prizes worth $100,000 at US science contest

Rediff.com11 Dec 2016

Shriya and Adhya Beesam won the competition while Vineet Edupuganti won the top individual award.

Do you need to see a hypnotherapist?

Do you need to see a hypnotherapist?

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

'Earlier it was a stigma to discuss mental problems. But I get more patients for past life regression as in India people believe in rebirth and karma,' Dr Prakriti Poddar, who uses hypnotism to treat illnesses, tells A Ganesh Nadar.

A soldier's life on the icy cliffs of Ladakh

A soldier's life on the icy cliffs of Ladakh

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

'The Pangong Tso lake is frozen from September-October to February-March. The windchill factor is phenomenal. The night temperature goes to minus 40. The area is like a barren desert. You are out in the open with no trees or bushes to take cover.'

Arun Jaitley: Modi's original Chanakya

Arun Jaitley: Modi's original Chanakya

Rediff.com29 May 2019

If one were to go by the degree of clout, Jaitley was the undoubted No. 2 in the Modi government.

Father's advice: 'Life goes on; you are not alone'

Father's advice: 'Life goes on; you are not alone'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

Tushar Kulkarni, 40 from Dombivali, Mumbai tells us what he learned from his father.

Spurs criticised for letting Lloris play on after head injury

Spurs criticised for letting Lloris play on after head injury

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

Tottenham Hotspur boss Andre Villas-Boas has been criticised for allowing France international goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to play on despite briefly losing consciousness against Everton on Sunday.

Breastfed kids are better behaved, brighter: Study

Breastfed kids are better behaved, brighter: Study

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

Longer durations of exclusive breastfeeding strongly associated with fewer conduct disorders at ages 7 to 11 years.

Easy workouts to get that perfect bikini bod

Easy workouts to get that perfect bikini bod

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

Fitness coach Anshul Dhamande tells you how to start with small exercises, build a routine so you can lose fat, build muscles and tone your body.

Deported from New Zealand, Windies cricketer Rose tells his story

Deported from New Zealand, Windies cricketer Rose tells his story

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Former West Indies cricketer Franklyn Rose says he faced racial injustice in New Zealand and was wrongfully deported from the country he visited for a coaching assignment four years ago.

All about mood-enhancing foods

All about mood-enhancing foods

Rediff.com21 Sep 2012

If you are agitated and irritable and can't really blame your boss, spouse, colleague or client for it, maybe it's time to take a look at your eating habits.

1 out of 10 professionals in metro cities face anxiety or depression!

1 out of 10 professionals in metro cities face anxiety or depression!

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

What's even more worrying is the age distribution.

SC disallows marine's plea to extend stay in Italy

SC disallows marine's plea to extend stay in Italy

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused the pleas of murder accused Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre seeking extension of his stay in Italy on health grounds and his fellow marine permission to travel there for Christmas, leading them to withdraw their applications.

How sports psychologists are helping Indian athletes cope with lockdown

How sports psychologists are helping Indian athletes cope with lockdown

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

Uncertainty is so intrinsic to sports that elite athletes will not have much trouble coping up with a pandemic-forced lockdown, believe India's top sports psychologists as they become a part of their journey into an unchartered territory. Rocked by the coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted minds as much as health and productivity, sports pyshologists Dr Chaitanya Sridhar, Nanaki J Chadha, and Keerthana Swaminathan are dealing with athletes across disciplines and economic spectrum, being their "sounding board, friend" and enabling them to process the magnitude of the situation.

On this Day: Birth of a chess legend; India lift Asia Cup

On this Day: Birth of a chess legend; India lift Asia Cup

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

Garry Kasparov hated losing but in defeat, to an "alien opponent" incapable of fear or the faintest flicker of emotion, the youngest of chess champions and greatest of grandmasters made history. He became a grandmaster at 17 and world champion at 22 in 1985 when the charismatic youngster beat Soviet establishment hero Anatoly Karpov.

Pallavi murder case: Officer who granted parole to killer suspended

Pallavi murder case: Officer who granted parole to killer suspended

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

The prison superintendent of Nashik prison for paroling Sajjad Mughal, who was serving life sentence in the Pallavi Purkayastha murder case and later went missing.

Food nutrients: Are you getting enough?

Food nutrients: Are you getting enough?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

Here's how to refill the loss of important nutrients when you can't eat them.

Autopsy report says Munde died due to 'shock and haemorrhage'

Autopsy report says Munde died due to 'shock and haemorrhage'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Union Minister Gopinath Munde died due to "shock and haemorrhage" following injuries to his neck and liver, as per the preliminary autopsy report submitted to Delhi Police by AIIMS doctors.

'He treated the President and a poor man the same way'

'He treated the President and a poor man the same way'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

'His last journey was like putting out the lamps one by one in a temple at night.' 'It was like the soul slowly walking away from the body; it was so pure and peaceful...'

SC notice to Centre over validity of abortion law

SC notice to Centre over validity of abortion law

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

The Supreme Court sought response on a plea of an alleged rape victim.

Is COVID-19 lethal for your heart?

Is COVID-19 lethal for your heart?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'The larger number of patients, who are being affected by COVID-19, are essentially people who have a history of heart disease to begin with, and then experience a more severe form of the infection with COVID-19, because of the existing risk factor.'

SC allows rape survivor to terminate 24-week-old abnormal foetus

SC allows rape survivor to terminate 24-week-old abnormal foetus

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

The medical report stated that the continuance of the pregnancy would gravely endanger the physical and mental health of the mother.

Day 3, Hughes injury update: Fight for dear life continues

Day 3, Hughes injury update: Fight for dear life continues

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

Australia cricketer Phillip Hughes remains in an induced coma on Thursday after spending a second night in a Sydney, with the local ambulance service now under scrutiny for their response to the accident.

Djokovic, Serena and their stand on tackling Zika at Rio Games

Djokovic, Serena and their stand on tackling Zika at Rio Games

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Novak Djokovic urged people to think about Brazilians who are having to live with the Zika outbreak on a daily basis rather than worrying about how the situation might affect those travelling to the country for the Rio Olympics in August.

Nipah virus attack: Avoid mangoes, raw date palm

Nipah virus attack: Avoid mangoes, raw date palm

Rediff.com23 May 2018

Do not consume fresh fruits, date palm and other poorly washed fruits/half consumed fruits, says Dr Dr Usha Manjunath.

5 foods that calm anxiety

5 foods that calm anxiety

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Want to fight anxiety without popping those pills and tranquilisers? Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, offers five humble food items that be more efficacious than tranquiliser pills.

Stop snacking between meals! Here's how!

Stop snacking between meals! Here's how!

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

the second part of the extract with kind permission from Macmillan India.

Delhi, the No-No capital

Delhi, the No-No capital

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

Delhi is a year-round health hazard that visitors shun like the plague, says Sunil Sethi.

Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada dies

Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada dies

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

Kathrada, who frequently referred to Mandela as his 'elder brother', was among three political prisoners who were sentenced to life imprisonment together with the South African anti-apartheid icon after the infamous Rivonia Trial of 1964.

45 foods for a healthy heart

45 foods for a healthy heart

Rediff.com9 May 2011

Keeping your heart healthy is quite an uphill task these days. Try out these 45 foods to keep your heart fit.

First 'dead' heart transplant brings new hopes to patients

First 'dead' heart transplant brings new hopes to patients

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Doctors says this new procedure could save the lives of more than 30 per cent heart transplant patients by increasing supply of suitable donors

IOC to issue Zika guidance as virus spreads before Rio Olympics

IOC to issue Zika guidance as virus spreads before Rio Olympics

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

The International Olympic Committee will issue guidelines this week aimed at protecting athletes and visitors from Zika, a mosquito-borne virus spreading rapidly across South America months before the Rio de Janeiro Games in August.