An Indian court Monday adjourned the start of Bollywood star Salman Khan’s appeal over a five-year sentence for a deadly hit-and-run at the request of the actor’s lawyers, reports said. The Bombay High Court deferred the hearing until July 20 to give time for documents relating to the 2002 incident to be translated, according to the Press Trust of India. ...

Researchers have now found a way to measure the aging process in young adults as they have identified the factors that can determine whether people are aging faster or slower than their peers. In the study conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the researchers showed that even among young adults, a person’s biological age may differ by many years ...

Longtime smokers know that smoking may lead to cancer, but quitting cold turkey isn’t easy and may not even be the answer in getting people to stop. Ed Ellerbeck, M.D., M.P.H., co-leader of The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s Cancer Control & Population Health Program, and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at The University of ...

Smoking could play a direct role in the development of schizophrenia and needs to be investigated, researchers say. The team at King’s College London say smokers are more likely to develop the disorder and at a younger age. Published in the Lancet Psychiatry, their analysis of 61 separate studies suggests nicotine in cigarette smoke may be altering the brain. Experts ...

Vitamin A directs a key set of immune cells that protect the body from infection to the intestines, says a study.   These set of immune cells will otherwise be lost without directions in case of vitamin A deficiency, the researchers reported in a paper published in the journal Immunity.   It is known that vitamin A deficiencies lead to ...

King of cheeses is a title that may well go with blue cheese. Rich in flavour and with a creamy texture, it has a salty pungency and just a small piece of it can give out a powerful aroma! There are several culinary possibilities with blue cheese and a chocolatier from London has even come up with a recipe for ...

Homemade ghee has got its own taste and texture. While health benefits of ghee are known to be immense, making ghee at home contrary to the perception is not so cumbersome. So here is how can simplify the process of making ghee at home. Cream it: Store the cream on a daily basis in a safer container – either high ...

As the sun sizzles, make eyes at the Sun Lord. While at it, you can try out new eye make-up trends BREEZY HUES As the mercury levels rise, there’s no need to hide behind extra large shades. Flaunt your attitude with panache and say a big `yes’ to vibrant eye shadows. Make-up guru Mickey Contractor advises, “Play with long upper ...

Use soap-free cleansers and avoid bleach and facials during monsoon for healthy skin, says an expert. Here are some tips from Pankaj Agrawal, senior homoeopath at the capital-based Agrawal’s Homoeo Clinic, to prevent your skin from diseases in monsoon. * Use a soap-free cleanser and a good scrub to keep your skin moist all the time. * An alcohol-free toner ...

Smoking may increase the risk of dying early in pre-menopausal women with breast cancer, a research said. “Overall, this work is monumental in advising patients about how smoking might affect breast cancer outcome,” said co-author Yuko Minami from Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. This study included 848 patients admitted to a single hospital in Japan from ...