This year India will celebrate its 67th Republic Day. It is undoubtedly one of the most significant events in the political history of the country. This day is highly renowned for the inception of a new Constitution of India. The Indian Constitution includes steps that the nation needs to take to make India a better […]
If your body has begun to show changes recently, and so has your mood, you could be pregnant. Often, the signs of pregnancy are able to manifest themselves even without the tell-tale ‘missed period’ to ring the first bell. But it is easy to confuse these symptoms with those your body registers during a menstrual […]
An expectant mother is constantly reminded to eat well, because she is “eating for two”. This is partly true: the mother does provide nourishment to her child from her body. But she need not eat double her normal portions of food. At best, the pregnancy diet may include about 300 calories more than the usual […]
So you’ve just confirmed that you are pregnant! Congratulations! The next few months are going to reshape your life in several magical ways. And though you didn’t notice anything amiss till you missed your first period, your body was silently preparing itself for your baby from the first week of conception itself. Your body changes […]
It is easy to make your pregnancy the most beautiful period of your life when you invest some extra time to take care of your skin. We present five easy tips to try. Reshma Seth gave birth to her second child last year. The 33-year-old interior designer proudly shows photographs of her pregnancy days. “People […]
The Lamaze technique of childbirth encourages mothers to deliver their child in the most natural way possible, with minimum medical intervention. Childbirth is both exciting and terrifying by turns. Every expectant mother is thrilled with the idea of finally meeting her precious child, but also worried about the birth process. Mass media has already painted […]
Staying positive during pregnancy boosts your immunity, leaves you better able to cope with tiredness and anxiety, while also helping you adapt to the time when the baby is born. There is a direct correlation between the expecting mother’s stress levels and the outcome at the pre and post pregnancy stages, as well as the […]
This is the story of a 16 year old girl from Kozhikode, Kerala, who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). She was being treated at an advanced stage of the disease at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. Leukaemia is a type of cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow, which produces our blood […]
Is it possible that Stem Cell Therapy offers more successful treatment outcomes? New researches and studies seem to indicate so. Scientists and researchers the world over continue with their studies into the efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy to address such incurable disorders as autism and Type 2 diabetes. However, if some reports are anything to […]
Follow these simple tips to have a memorable pregnancy as winter settles in. Winter is a wonderful season, bringing with it hopes of new beginnings. The season puts people in a good frame of mind – gone are the rigours of summer and the damp of the monsoon. One can snuggle up in bed on […]