Crisis and Management

Puzzles for Fun and Learning

Educationists and parents alike often face the tricky question of keeping a child’s focus on learning, mainly because of the widespread myth that learning – as in school lessons – can be tedious. One creative way to impart education – such as logi

Are You REALLY Conscious of Your Thoughts?

A top learning consultant based in Dubai opines otherwise – 80 percent of our thinking is done ‘unconsciously’, she says. In fact, what you’re doing right now could have been triggered by the unconscious mind, according to Carol Talbot. “We are

Saying Your Message – Your Way

Thanks the mushrooming social media networks, everyone has something to say these days. And most of us have strong messages that we’d like to see get the maximum coverage – about climate change, for instance. One fab way, that has always been in vogue

Cost of obesity in the US? $190 billion a year

The incidence of obesity is costing the economy $190 billion in annual medical costs, says a new study. Obesity instances in the US have soared from 13 per cent to 34 per cent over the last 50 years, while the percentage of Americans who are extremely or

Getting the Right Double Baby Stroller

If you’re a new parent, you’ll probably be exploring a whole new world of baby stuff, anything and everything from feeding and changing diapers to lullabies and taking your small one out with you. A stroller is of the course the best option for carryi

1 percent of newborns diagnosed with heart disease

One per cent of tested newborns were diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) while 0.3-0.5 per cent of newborns were diagnosed with critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in a UAE study. The study, implemented in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Med

Perfection in Bass

What do Wayne Static, Tom Arraya, Will Adler and Frank Bello have in common, other than they’re some of greatest musicians of our time? They all use the ESP Bass guitars to produce some of most astounding notes ever heard. The Japanese-owned ESP, short

Artificial heart lets boy live for record time

Three-year-old Joe Skerratt is now in the pink of health, but an artificial heart kept him going for 251 days soon after birth. That’s a record for staying alive on artificial heart in the UK for a child. Joe, who was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopat

Testosterone as a Diet Supplement

Testosterone is the underlying drug that empowers athletes or those undergoing a bout of stress. It has also been used to gain muscle weight so as to be able to endure the stresses of extreme demands on the body. While cardio can play a major role in buil

Fake Avastin shipped to US from UK

Only last week, officials found that a new batch of counterfeit Avastin discovered in the United States was shipped from Britain after being purchased from a Turkish wholesaler. Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) sa

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