A recent study revealed that many people don’t know about the calorie content of alcohol. The research conducted by the Department of Health carried was based on the data collected from 2,000 adults in England.
42% women during Government's Know Your Limits campaign said they had no idea that a glass of white wine had the same calories as a bag of crisps. Survey showed that 40% men were unaware that a pint of lager had as many calories as a sausage roll.
As per the Friday clarifications by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the baby-swapping allegations leveled against the civic-run Oshiwara Maternity Home hold no ground. Meanwhile, the police plans to take the couple for a DNA test to establish the truth.
The BMC said that the fruit vendor Mohammed Sartaj was falsely accusing the maternity home for swapping his one-day old infant, and added that Sartaj's wife Reshma Bano had delivered a baby girl at 6.10 p. m. on Wednesday, and not a boy, as claimed by Sartaj.
A new study conducted by U.S. researchers disclosed that 10-minute exposure to smoke particulates from tobacco, cooking oil and wood fires can have a serious effect on cardiovascular function.
In a declaration, lead researcher Joyce Mcclendon Evans of the University of Kentucky in Lexington said, “I was surprised we got statistically significant results with this low level of exposure.”
Nina Whear, a 38-year-old British woman, has beaten the odds to recover from heart operation conducted minutes after giving birth to two healthy twins, Evie and Alfie.
Nina was diagnosed with a potentially disastrous heart problem at nine months pregnant, and a critical caesarean delivery was carried out.
The doctors at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, have given just a 7% chance of her survival.
Even her hubby Andy Whear was told to say last "bye-bye" to Nina.
According to the findings of the researchers of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, mothers-to-be who exercise during their pregnancy term give birth to healthy babies, with their lungs and nervous system strengthened in the womb.
In addition, exercise during pregnancy also helps women reduce the chances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or cot deaths. Researchers say that, if pregnant women remain physically active, the babies in their wombs not only have lower heart rates but also show improved breathing.