If you have been religiously popping all those Vitamin C pills in the belief that it boosts your immune system against the common cold, then think again. A recent review of 30 studies conducted by several researchers in the past few decades and...

It would seem that this latest contraption would be every workaholic’s dream come true! Tired of working long hours? Find that you have no time to exercise? All those hours at your desk are eating into your fitness levels? A solution may finally...

In a surprising revelation, researchers from a healthcare organization called Kaiser Permanente based in California have discovered that women over the age of 50 who regularly supplement their diet with calcium not only reduce the risk of osteoporosis...

It can fit snugly into the palm of your hand. The uninitiated might even mistake it for a rodent. The opossum has led a relatively quiet existence yet it will forever be recorded in history books as the first marsupial whose DNA code has been completely...

Shortly after the Indian team landed in Bangladesh, a TV sting operation by Headlines Today and Aaj Tak has revealed fresh fissures in the Indian team. Whispers about widespread friction between erstwhile Australian coach Greg Chappell and seniors in...

If only Shakespeare would wake up and show the way. The literary world, it seems, is in a tizzy, trying to find out the Bard’s real works amidst all the versions floating around. Now, the latest revision of Shakespeare’s editions - the...

Imagine a baby born so fragile that breathing might break its ribs. Imagine a baby so fragile that even changing its nappy might result in a fracture. Imagine a baby passing through 50 operations, and around 50 blood transfusions and still somehow...

All Madonna fans can now give their frantically anticipating minds a rest – a book, by Madonna’s nanny, named Live to Tell, has been turned down by Crown Publishing. Melissa Dumas, who claims to be Madge’s former nanny, had brought out a memoir of...

India is not the safest place in the world for children, it seems. According to a year-long study of 17,000 children conducted by a non-governmental agency called Prayas, almost half of those surveyed reported being abused or traumatized daily. The...

First Britney Spears. Now Eddie Van Halen. It seems that the world of superstardom is slowly crumbling under the constant pressure and stress that occupies it. Eddie Van Halen, who used to perform as the lead guitarist for the popular Van Halen...