Being Bossed Around At Work ‘Raises Risk Of Heart Attack’
September 15th, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New research has found out that being bossed around at work raises the chances of someone getting a heart attack by 23 percent.
The research shows ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Japan Tsunami: More than 2000 people still missing
September 12th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Sept 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The skeletal remains of a victim of the Japan tsunami was found by the coast guards during the one and a half year commemoration of the worst ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Harmless bug makes you suicidal
August 19th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) A seemingly harmless bug may be priming suicide bids by causing subtle changes in the brain.New research adds to the growing work linking an infection caused ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Scientists solve dinos’ tree-top eating riddle
August 5th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Scientists have worked out how giant Diplodocus, a dinosaur weighing 12 tonnes and 170 feet long, stripped entire treetops and branches of their leaves by clamping ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Try standup comedy, Shekhar Suman exhorts women
July 31st, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) When it comes to judging a comedy show, Shekhar Suman has been there and done that! But the actor rues that Indian women are still ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Britain to close borders if eurozone collapses
July 5th, 2012 - 5:40 am ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) Britain will close its borders to people from countries like Greece if the eurozone -- the group of 17 countries which use the euro as ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US stocks rally led by banks
June 23rd, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 23 (IANS) US stocks closed higher Friday after a huge sell-off in the previous session, boosted by the financial sector despite multiple credit ratings downgrades by Moody's.Ratings ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Blogging de-stress new mothers
June 20th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 20 (IANS) New mothers who read and write blogs are likely to be less stressed out, as they begin to feel more connected to their extended family ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Will attend Bihar Day in Mumbai, stresses Nitish
April 13th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 13 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday emphasised that he would visit Mumbai to attend the Bihar Diwas celebrations Sunday even though the event has run into ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
British parents too tired for kids’ bedtime stories
March 12th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 12 (IANS) Stressed from the struggle to make ends meet, British parents feel too tired to read out stories to their children these days and up to a ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Music de-stresses, evokes positive emotions
March 6th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, March 6 (IANS) Listening to music daily can evoke positive emotions and bring down your stress levels, being a simple and effective way to enhance well-being and health.The thesis ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Demi Moore faces health issues
January 25th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 25 (IANS) Actress Demi Moore has entered a treatment facility for exhaustion and health issues.The 49-year-old was reportedly hospitalised Monday after paramedics were called to her home. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Germany calls for European rating agencies after S&P; downgrade
January 16th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Europe needs to create independent credit rating agencies and stop relying solely on leading US-based agencies, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said during his visit ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
No policy paralysis in government, stresses Chidambaram (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Brushing away as "absurd and patently untenable" the view that a policy paralysis has gripped the government, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said that ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Luthria stresses upon use of ‘tough dialogues’ in script
December 19th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Director Milan Luthria, whose latest directorial venture "The Dirty Picture" has hit the bull's eye, feels strong dialogues are integral to a film."We try to ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
S&P; puts 15 euro zone nations on negative watch
December 6th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Standard and Poor's has put 15 eurozone nations, including the area's six AAA-rated countries, on "CreditWatch negative" due to deepening economic and political turmoil in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Khurshid stresses on health insurance
November 2nd, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Public private partnerships and wider health insurance coverage will be the key for making healthcare widely available in India, union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Railway amenities panel stresses on tackling blockades
October 16th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Keeping in mind the increasing instances of railway blockades causing inconvenience to passengers, the Indian Railways' Passenger Amenities Committee has recommended that a proper mechanism be ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Singapore central bank eases monetary policy
October 14th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Oct 14 (IANS) The Monetary Authority of Singapore eased its monetary policy Friday after a six-monthly review.It will continue with the policy of "a modest and gradual appreciation" of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
‘That girl…’ my last intense film with Kalki: Anurag (Movie Snippets)
August 9th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap said "That Girl In Yellow Boots" will be his last high-voltage intense film with newly-wed wife Kalki Koechlin as such movies take ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
UV light good for veggies
August 8th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 8 (IANS) Intense ultraviolet (UV) light might be bad for your skin, but it works wonders for vegetables by boosting their size and output.Jason Wargent, senior lecturer at ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Radar system now to check runways for dangerous debris
August 5th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Scientists are developing a new radar system that can possibly prevent a repeat of the Concorde crash of Paris that killed 113 people July 25, 2000, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Depression ‘leaves people tougher, resilient and more creative’
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Depression has become something of a modern-day epidemic, with some experts arguing that it can be a positive life-changing experience that leaves people tougher, more resilient and more ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pregnancy stress ups behavioural risks among kids
April 21st, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 21 (IANS) Stressful events experienced during pregnancy are associated with higher risk of behavioural problems in children in later years, according to a study.Stressful events include financial and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Repeated stress in pregnancy ups risk of behavior problems in kids
April 21st, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Experiencing repeated stress during pregnancy increases the risk of behavioural problems in children, according to a new study.Common stressful events included financial and relationship problems, difficult pregnancy, job ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Japan nuke plant workers risking facing depression
April 20th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 20 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Company workers struggling to stabilize Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant risk facing depression or death from overwork.The workers are not only undertaking dangerous work ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sibal stresses on need to develop special plan for development of PwDs
April 18th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal today said that there is a need to develop a special national plan for the skill development of people ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Tharoor supports Hazare, stresses on dialogue
April 7th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor Thursday tweeted that he supported activist Anna Hazarae in his crusade against corruption but added ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Hamid Ansari stresses on working of ‘three language formula’
March 29th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday dwelt upon the working of the "three language formula" in the country.Addressing after releasing a book entitled 'Sahastra Varson ... Read more...
Posted in National |
West Bengal’s vote-on-account stresses production hike
March 21st, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday emphasised on rising production in agriculture and industry and increase in employment in both the sectors while presenting its vote-on-account ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Obama racks up 60 games of golf, becomes first Prez to brew own beer
March 7th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Barack Obama has been revealed to have racked up 60 games of golf since becoming President of America, and also taken up brewing his own beer.Obama, 49, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Jobless spouse can affect partner’s performance
February 23rd, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Stresses of an unemployed spouse can hurt the job performance of the partner but ignoring the stresses of a spouse's job search does not bode well for the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Asia, cyber attacks headline list of growing threats to US, military says
February 9th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.9 (ANI): The US military in its first revision of the National Military Strategy since 2004, has singled out Asia as a region of rising power and concern, and pointed to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Household chores can send BP soaring!
January 14th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Doing routine household chores like cooking and cleaning can send your stress levels and blood pressure (BP) soaring.
A study suggests that stresses and strains of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Housework ‘can be bad for the heart’
January 14th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14 (ANI): Forget workplace pressure, it's the stress of running a household that sends blood pressure soaring, suggests a new study.The research shows that simple household chores from cleaning and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |