How to use natural remedies to control diabetes better
India is now engulfed by the diabetes demon like never before, thanks to our changing lifestyle, stress and lack of exercise. Since it is a chronic disease, patients are usually on anti-diabetic medication for life. And if their sugar levels are not controlled, they may be prescribed insulin. Even though it is difficult to completely stop taking the medication, given […]
4 Reasons the Quinoa Grain Can Help You Lose Weight
Quinoa grain is actually more like a vegetable than a grain. Quinoa originated in South America and has been used as a diet staple for centuries. Quinoa is a close relative of spinach, kale and Swiss chard. Quinoa grain can help you lose weight in a variety of ways. Quinoa is rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, […]
Women and Heart Disease
By Dr. Nik Nikam Heart disease is a leading cause of death among women (483,842 deaths in 2003), and accounts for 32% of all deaths. Nearly 500,000 women have heart attack each year. How are women different? Younger women have a lower incidence of heart disease compared to men, due to the hormonal protection against […]
You Just Can’t Trust Nutrition Labels if You Want to Eat Right and Lose Weight
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: “So, as you can see, when you eat, the food goes down to the stomach and then ….,” he draws further down and across the white paperboard, “…. and then to the liver …,” he continues with his drawing, adding the kidney and the route food takes to be metabolized […]
CANCER CURE & PREVENTION SERIES: Four Things about Smoking and Lung Cancer
When people think of cancer, they naturally focus on their experience with it in their families, friends and associates. We often pay attention to breast and prostate cancer due to how commonly they are diagnosed. Unfortunately, lung cancer is the deadliest cancer. This is mainly because it is often diagnosed after it has spread regionally […]
“How to Turn Grades Around in the Second half of the Year”
Best in Class Education Center Offers Advice to Make Sure the Year is not Lost to a Poor Start Winter break is a time to revel in holiday cheer that comes but once a year, and students take a brief, yet necessary break, from school. Festive decorations aside, holiday break is also a great time […]
Local CruiseOne Travel Agency Launches Revolutionary Video Library
Library will have 35 travel videos by end of the year with additional ones being added throughout 2015 Click here for video link HOUSTON: Local CruiseOne travel agency CRUISE GUZS has added a video library of travel vlogs, blogs that […]
IACAN Promotes a Healthy Lifestyle for Survivorship
By Radha Rani Dixit HOUSTON: The Indian American Cancer Network held an informative community educational outreach event at India House on Sunday, November 9 entitled Everything a Cancer Survivor and His/Her Family Should Know about Healthy Living. Kanchan Kabad, president of IACAN introduced the event by reiterating the goals and vision of the organization. The […]
CANCER CURE & PREVENTION SERIES: Breast Cancer Screening: Essential for All Ages
Most of us have a family member or close friend who has been diagnosed with this dreaded disease that affects so many women. The good news is that breast cancer is highly treatable and often curable. Treatment usually involves some combination of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Coordination of care amongst the various […]
Showing Gratitude is Always on the Syllabus
A Grateful Lifestyle Helps Children In and Out of the Classroom Thanksgiving conjures up thoughts of family gatherings, an abundance of food and, most importantly, gratitude. Thanksgiving is more than just a cultural tradition; it is a time to reflect on what is important to us and our families and to give thanks for the […]
CANCER CURE & PREVENTION SERIES: Prostate Cancer: The Silent Killer
In the next series of topics, we will explore specific cancers. The first of these is prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is not only a very common cancer but one of the few, where there are several choices of treatment for early to intermediate disease. In most cancer types, the oncologists taking care of the patient […]
The Healthy Dose – Ebola, Part 3
By Parth Dwivedi Recapping everything we have covered thus far, there are five different species of Ebolavirus, each with different characteristics. Once it infects a human host, the virus attacks the immune system and causes water loss, bleeding and organ failure. Ebola has surfaced in the news before, although more recently an ongoing […]
How to Apply for College Without Going Gray in the Process
Best in Class Education Center offers tips for parents and students to make the college application process as stress-free as possible Eager high school students (and their parents) are in the midst of spending many late nights and weekends writing essays, organizing forms, and waiting on pins and needles to find out if they’ve been […]
The Healthy Dose – Ebola, Part 2
By Parth Dwivedi Recapping last week’s installment, there are multiple species of Ebolavirus that are each slightly different and thus have different effects. Fruit bats are the natural carrier for the virus and it is dangerous to humans because its relative isolation prevented us from adapting to it. Infection occurs through bodily fluids. Ebolavirus binds […]
The Healthy Dose – Ebola, Part 1
By Parth Dwivedi Ebola has been in the news lately, with an outbreak in West Africa as well as the case of an American woman contracting the disease. Mounting international concerns for the containment and neutralization of this virus make it a topic worth discussing. In 1976 two simultaneous outbreaks of Ebola in Sudan and […]
HCC Board of Trustees Chair to be Honored as One of the Top Influential Women of Houston
HOUSTON: Neeta Sane, Houston Community College Board of Trustees Chair, has been named one of the “2014 Top 30 Influential Woman of Houston” by D-mars marketing and communication firm. Sane is committed to the success of students and works tirelessly for the constituents of HCC. She and the other women honored represent the finest in […]
As If You Needed Another Reason To Visit Iceland Now, Check Out This Above Ground Tectonic Plate
Tectonic plates is one of those pesky vocabulary terms that slides everyone back to their eighth grade science class. Most tectonic plate boundaries are underwater, but there’s one special place in Iceland where you can actually see two different tectonic plates from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge above ground. Click here to read more
CANCER CURE & PREVENTION SERIES – Clinical Trials: Offering New Hope
For the majority of patients diagnosed with cancer, standard chemotherapy and radiation treatments often prove to be very successful in shrinking or killing cancer cells. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for everyone. For patients who need an alternative to standard therapies, physicians often recommend participation in a clinical trial. According to the American Cancer Society, […]
Why red wine is good for health
Researchers now identified one of the molecular pathways that resveratrol – component of grapes and red wine – uses to reduce “bad cholesterol,” heart disease and some types of cancer. Also found in blueberries, cranberries, mulberries, peanuts and pistachios, resveratrol is associated with beneficial health effects in aging, inflammation and metabolism. Scientists from the Florida […]
JVB’s Blood Donation Drive Sets New Guinness Book of World Record
By Seema Jain HOUSTON: “Dharma is formless. It acquires its form through the various methods of worship. Dharma is soul while the method of worship is body.” -Acharya Tulsi This beautiful quote written by Acharya Tulsi truly depicts using body as a means of worship to do Dharma. Blood is that fragile blossoming tree we […]
