Dr. Vikram .R. Lotwala

Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be the most frustrating thing in the world. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those “senior moments." Whether it's relaxation or adding certain foods to your diet, read on for some techniques worth trying.  1. Chill Out The brain remembers better when it’s relaxed, say researchers at the California Institute of Technology, so take a few minutes each day to breathe deeply or meditate. "The positive of meditation is you have focused concentration and relaxation taking place at the same time," says Elizabeth Edgerly, PhD, spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Association. "Researchers believe those things are good because they're developing new connections for your brain cells."  2. Focus on the Future People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced risk of Alzheimer’s dise...

More Than A Pinprick THE RISK TO INDIA’S NEWBORNS A SLY FUDGING OF FACTS IS PUSHING INDIA INTO BUYING VACCINES BACKED BY THE WHO THAT MAY HAVE KILLED CHILDREN IN OTHER COUNTRIES BY VIJAY SIMHA BABIES, THEY say, are a nice way to start people. They are also, it would appear, a nice way to start profit. If the babies are Indian, there’s added allure to the profit because there are so many of them every year. In the days to come, as the denouement of a series of extraordinary events, the Indian government is expected to make a fresh decision on the number of vaccines Indian infants are to be given soon after birth. Much rests on the decision for Indian families and, oddly, the World Health Organisation (WHO), which has made a bizarre push for new vaccines it wants Indian newborns to be given in the country’s public health p...

People don't like deadlines. They mean a decision, shipping and risk. They force us to decide. Deadlines work. Products that are about to disappear, auctions that are about to end, tickets that are about to sell out--they create forward motion. Deadlines make people do dumb things. Every time I offer a free digital document or an educational event that has a deadline, I can guarantee I will hear from several (or dozens of) people with ornate, well-considered and thoughtful arguments as to why they missed the deadline. Never mind that they had two weeks... the last fifteen minutes are all they are concerned with. If it's important enough to spend an hour complaining about, it's certainly important enough to spend four minutes to just do it in the first place. Deadlines give you the opportunity to beat the rush. Handing in work just a little bit early is a sure-fire way to tell a positive story and get the attention you seek. The chart below tracks the day ...

Hello Friends. This is one more good article regarding the fraud which was happening in MCI. This has appeared recently in THE WEEK magazine. I hope you will like it. In bad shape: The gynaecology ward at the hospital of Santosh Medical College in Ghaziabad / Photo: Arvind Jain The inside story of how some private medical and dental colleges thrive on ill-gotten permits. Here the faculty is dubious, facilities almost nil, and beggars pose as patients By Gunjan Sharma The pathologist goofs up your blood test; the dentist drills the wrong tooth; the physician diagnoses your seasonal cough as tuberculosis! What could make you burst into peals of laughter as scenes from Rowan Atkinson’s Mr Bean would undoubtedly be unwelcome in real life. Yet it could happen to you and me at the hands of a neighbourhood pathologist, dentist or physician if the specialist is a product of one of those dubious private medical or dental colleges operating on ill-gotten permits. Every year about 20...