indica News Bureau- Indian-American pharmaceutical company founder was awarded a sentence for five and a half years in prison by Boston’s federal court on January 24 for orchestrating a bribery and kickback scheme prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis. The founder John Kapoor, 76 and is a billionaire who deployed the scheme to […]
IANS- Promotional e-cigarette posts on popular photo-sharing platform Instagram outnumber anti-vaping content 10,000 to one, according to a new study. Despite “The Real Cost” awareness campaign launched by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2018, nearly one third of American teenagers are estimated to use e-cigarettes, the researchers said. The study, published in […]
indica News Bureau- In a breakthrough invention to assist people suffering from Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), a Columbia Engineering team, led by an Indian-American scientist has developed a robotic device that can help people with SCI sit more stabley, improving trunk control, gaining an expanded active sitting workspace without falling over or using their […]
indica News Bureau- It’s been four since Anil Srivatsa has been on the road, trying to spread awareness on organ donation. Having covered 100,000 km across 43 countries for over 400 days in his quest to bring attention to a life-giving gesture that more of us should be making, Srivatsa says lack of information […]
IANS- Walnuts may not just be a tasty snack, they may also promote good-for-your-gut bacteria, say researchers, adding that these ‘good’ bacteria could lead to better heart health. The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, suggests walnuts as a part of healthy diet may be a heart- and gut-healthy nut. Additionally, those changes in […]
IANS- Researchers have developed a new computer algorithm which will be able to identify women who are at high risk of gestational diabetes — even before they get pregnant. For the study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, research team from Weizmann Institute of Science, analysed data on nearly 6,00,000 pregnancies available from Israel’s largest […]
IANS- While greying of hair is associated with ageing, experts say that premature greying of hair may be sign of stress. Although ageing is natural, and should be accepted with grace, one cannot control the process of ageing and worrying about it will only further stress. “Premature greying can be a sign of excessive stress […]
IANS- Heart problems are a common development for people with diabetes and now researchers have found that diabetes is an independent risk factor for the development of heart failure in the community dwelling population. According to health expert in India, if poorly controlled, diabetes leads to cardiomyopathy resulting in progressive deterioration of pumping capacity of […]
indica News Bureau- In an attempt to test the effectiveness of yoga as an intervention for treating many diseases, Indian-American cardiologist Indranill Basu Ray, will present a new method at the upcoming Indian Science Congress (ISC) in Bengaluru. His ‘new protocol’ will be presented at the 107th ISC which is being held from January 3 […]
California is the home to Hollywood stars so it’s no surprise that when chefs were elevated to celebrity status, that the state would draw the best of them. Throughout the Golden State, visitors can dine like a star at these top tables run by the biggest names in the culinary world. 1. San Francisco Bay […]
