Public Health

A new study says that an individual’s intestinal bacteria flora organizes itself in certain clusters and they hypothesize this intestinal bacteria flora will have an influence on how we react to diet…

  I’m not sure how come Real Clear Science came to replace Live Science on the board, but they do have a lot of jolly good stuff.  Today, following one of their…

Acupuncture is advocated by some for pain control but there are doubts about its effectiveness and its safety.   Investigators from the Universities of Exeter&Plymouth (Exeter, UK) and the…

Melilotus officinalis Linn.Vernacular Names :- Bengal : Baupiring ; English : King’s Clover ; Hindi : Aspurk . Family :- Papilionaceae. Distribution :- It is found throughout India. Morphology :- It…

Tinospora sinensis (Lour. ) Merr syn. T. malabaricaMiers ex Hook. f.; T. tomentosa Miers ex Hook. f. Menispermaceae family, and the stem is used as medicine. The plant grows wild in…

One of my dear readers out there wrote to me “I don't own a scale and I understand I have to measure this s**t out in mg.” Thus we introduce to the world today: Alpha Meme’s Divide and Join…

Generally, coffee can be good for you just like in moderation fast food can be less bad for you.   Together, they are worse, according to a new University of Guelph study. Researcher Marie-…

While the current radiation concerns in Japan are not on a par with atomic bombs, the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki can provide some insight into what effects, if any, radiation might have on…

Sprouts are regarded as a healthy food source, rich with vitamins, minerals and non-meat proteins, but they've also been recalled five times in the last two years for salmonella and hundreds of…

Rosa alba Linn. Rosaceae Stem,flowers It is cultivated to some extent in Bulgaria and Turkey for extraction of oil (otto) from the flowers. Common Uses . The flower is bitter, acrid, pungent,…