There’s nothing more refreshing in summer than biting into a delicious and juicy fruit. What’s even better is that you can never over indulge in them, given their health benefits.So, if you wish to gorge on a generous doze of fruits this season, here is a list of top 5 must-haves…Pineapple: Though cutting a pineapple is an ardous task, it’s ...

Mercury poisoning is metal poisoning caused by exposure to mercury or its compounds. Exposure to mercury can result in impaired neurological development. It is particularly dangerous for pregnant women as well as children.Mercury poisoning was one of the topics discussed at the state level conference on ‘Health and Environment’ organized by MMM College of Health Science, Chennai on April 18.Dr. ...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological disorder that causes a gradual loss of muscle control. The disease kills dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain that is responsible for planning and controlling body movement. Tremors, rigidity, slowness of movements and impaired balance are some of the characteristic symptoms of the disease. Dr. James Parkinson, a British physician, was the first ...

With temperatures soaring, taking proper care of our eyes is essential, feel Mumbai’s ophthalmologists. We spoke to Dr Keiki Mehta, ophthalmic surgeon, and Dr Nikhil V Nasta, consultant cataract and refractive surgeon to share some tips…Wear wrap-around UV sunglasses: Just like sunscreen stops harmful UV rays from damaging skin, UV treatment in eyeglass lenses blocks those same rays from damaging ...

Bangladeshi female Maksuda Akhter Priyoti became Miss Ireland in 2014. Recently she is visiting Bangladesh for one week. This popular model Priyoti will be present as invited guest on RTV’s popular celebrity show titled Tarokalap, which will be telecasted live today at 10:40am.Hosted by Pariha Lima Tarokalap is produced by M Shamsuddin Mithu. It may be mentioned that Maksuda Prioty ...

As a singer, evergreen singer Kumar Bishwajit received the National Film Awards for two times. He got the awards in category of Best Singer for PA Kajol’s Swami Strir Wada and Mostafa Kamal Raj’s Projapoti in 2009 and 2011 respectively. Kumar Bishwajit is optimistic as a music director for Prashun Rahman’s directed movie Sutopa’r Thikana. While talking about the movie ...

Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt has lauded Mohit Suri’s forthcoming romantic drama Humari Adhuri Kahani after she saw the rough cut version of the film, saying Suri has ‘hit a jackpot.’“Had the privilege of watching the rough cut of Humari Adhoori Kahaani…it made me weep!Thank you @mohit11481 & @MaheshNBhatt for this GEM! (sic),” Pooja tweeted.

Taapsee Pannu is keen to choose her projects carefully as she believes there are no second chances for outsiders in Bollywood. Following her scene-stealing turn in Baby, actor Taapsee Pannu is keen to choose her projects carefully as she believes there are no second chances for outsiders in Bollywood.Taapsee has her priorities right as she believes only hard-work and right ...

In last year Eid, popular film actor Riaz performed against model-TV actress Sonia Hossain in a play titled Bibhrom, which was directed by Meher Afroz Shaon. They again performed together, as a pair, in a single episode play titled Shunnyota. Directed by Aminul Islam Bachchu story and script of the play were also written by director Bachchu himself. Shooting of ...

Renowned singer Mika was booked for allegedly slapping a doctor at a live concert in south west Delhi recently. Delhi Police has registered a case of causing hurt and wrongful restraint against him at Inderpuri police station even as a video of the alleged incident appeared on some websites. The victim Shrikant, an ophthalmologist posted at Ambedkar Hospital, has suffered ...