UDF campaign yet to gain momentum in Wayanad

UDF campaign yet to gain momentum in Wayanad

LDF candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituncy Annie Raja taking a selfie with the employees of the Kalpetta Service Cooperative Bank in Wayanad during her campaign on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Even after Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Annie Raja kicked off her campaign in the Wayanad constituency a fortnight ago, … Read more

Maratha-OBC friction: After Bhujbal, Maharashtra LoP Wadettiwar hits out at quota activist Jarange-Patil, says his agitation purely for political gain

Maratha-OBC friction: After Bhujbal, Maharashtra LoP Wadettiwar hits out at quota activist Jarange-Patil, says his agitation purely for political gain

The fierce sabre-rattling between other backward class (OBC) leaders and Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil continued with Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar accusing the activist of seeking political mileage by his insistence inclusion of Marathas under the OBC for political gain and not for the interests of Maratha community youth After Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal (of … Read more

Compliance date for capital gains tax exemption extended to March 31

Compliance date for capital gains tax exemption extended to March 31

The government Friday extended the last date for making compliance required to claim capital gains tax exemption for April 1, 2021 to February 28, till March 31. The relaxation was announced following representations and in view of hardships faced by taxpayers due to Covid-induced restrictions. “In exercise of its power under Section 119 of the … Read more

Gold-plating of Sri Govindaraja temple in Tirupati to gain pace

Gold-plating of Sri Govindaraja temple in Tirupati to gain pace

TTD Joint Executive Officer V. Veerabrahmam interacting with goldsmiths engaged in the gold-plating work of Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. The gold plating work taken up by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple’s ‘Alaya Vimana Gopuram’, the canopy over the sanctum sanctorum, is set to … Read more

Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood

Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The obesity epidemic isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and new research delivers even worse news: Most American adults have not only gained more weight, but they gained most of it earlier in life. The statistics were grim: More … Read more

Fat Pharms: Antidepressants and Weight Gain

Fat Pharms: Antidepressants and Weight Gain

More than 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants to treat depression. For the most part, these medications get the job done. Your health care provider may need to tweak your dosage or switch you to a different kind to find the best fit, but most people notice an improvement in 6 weeks or so. Like … Read more

How Much Weight Did We Really Gain During COVID Lockdown?

How Much Weight Did We Really Gain During COVID Lockdown?

June 17, 2022 — A small helping of good news from the COVID-19 pandemic: Americans didn’t seem to fill all that time spent at home during the early months of the outbreak by filling their stomachs. A study of over 100,000 adults found that the nation, as a whole, put on the same amount of … Read more

E-Healthcare Continues to Gain a Stronghold Amidst the Pandemic – ET HealthWorld

E-Healthcare Continues to Gain a Stronghold Amidst the Pandemic – ET HealthWorld

by Nidhi Jain The unprecedented changes and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic can never be overstated. The ripple effects of change in the aftermath of the pandemic have redefined convention. Every healthcare system was scrambling for a tool or a medium that would ensure that people were safe, effectively treated & monitored while also … Read more

Not So Fast Blaming Slow Metabolism for Midlife Weight Gain

Herman Pontzer, PhD, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology and global health, Duke University, Durham, NC. Science: “Daily energy expenditure through the human life course,” “Taking the long view on metabolism.” John R. Speakman, PhD, biologist, Energetics Research Group, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Timothy Rhoads, PhD, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of … Read more