What is Meditation?
There are various explanations that try to define meditation. In essence it is a technique used to 'still' the mind. All the techniques agree on th ...read more

The Art of Breathing - PRANAYAMA

We are all aware that life and breathing are synonymous. Yoga aims to make you aware of this fact in a conscious way. Mostly we te ...read more

HOW DOES YOGASANA WORK?

Asanas or yoga postures work mainly on the endocrine and nervous systems. Since both the systems are inter-relat ...read more

YOGA - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. When is the best time to practice yoga?

Yo ...read more

Vitiligo which is commonly known as Leucoderma is a skin disease in which the skin becomes white coloured. It is condition where the skin loses its natural colour thus resulting in the whitening of the skin. Vi ...read more

Thalassemia (American English) (or Thalassaemia in British English), also knows as 'Cooleys Anemia', is an inherited disease of the Red Blood Cells, classified as hemoglobinopathy. The genetic defect results in ...read more

Bronchial Asthma is a frightening disease for the patient even when one is not acutely ill. Because the diagnosis of asthma causes an uncomfortable feeling in the patients mind.

There have been many occa ...read more

New study shows prevalence has doubled in last 5 years
Recent death of a school girl in Delhi should serve as a wake up callread more

The Malaria Control programe in Mangalore City has been on for more than a decade now. But the results are not as expected. The program which was aimed at educating and creating an awareness amongst the public ...read more

Sometime we are our own worse enemy due to an internal victimisation programming because of people who feel sorry for us because of our pain. This is a way for the unenligh ...read more

The Karnataka  Chapter of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (KRSSDI) in association with Department of Medicine, Kasturba  Medical  College, Mangalore held their IV Annual Confe ...read more

On the surface it seems as though India's largest public health drive, the pulse polio immunization drive has paid off. But consider this, in 2008 there are still 1400 children worldwide suffering from the poli ...read more

Growth of a city is identified by the overall infrastructural upliftment. Forming the life line of any city are its roads. In the name of development Mangalore has many parts of the c ...read more

The thyroid gland is a small endocrine organ situated in the neck. It produces hormones, which have a profound impact on the body as a whole.

The hormones produced are three in number: tri-iodo thyronine ...read more

Summer is a great time to plan a vacation and special outdoor activities. Before you begin planning how you and the family will spend the sunny days ahead, here is some information that will help you safeguard ...read more

Prevention of any disease or disaster is best achieved if we know the cause or the factors likely to herald the disaster. Prevention of diseases like small pox, polio, typhoid and tuberculosis has been possible ...read more

Mosquitoes, apart from spoiling a pleasant evening or causing a sleepless night, also transmit diseases like malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, filariasis and other viral infections. Interestingly, t ...read more

Service apartments earlier a western concept of residential-style apartments, with its services and security is fast emerging and attracting a lot of people especially the corporates.

In todays environme ...read more

The law requires that a proper receipt should be given for every purchase. It is a common sight amongst us including Urban and so called "educated buyers" plainly accepting goods without any reciepts or seem to ...read more