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Sleep is crucial for good health. A lot of studies have thrown light on how not getting enough rest can affect you. Insufficient sleep can double your chances of dying from heart disease or stroke, particularly in people with risk factors like diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and cholesterol. And according to a study conducted by the Columbia [...]

Older and frail patients could benefit from prehabilitation before surgery, finds a study. Prehabilitation is the process of enhancing an individual’s functional capacity to enable him or her to withstand a forthcoming stressor. The demand for surgical services is increasing as a result of an expanding “ageing population.” “The increasing number of older adults with [...]

Turns out, whooping cough is more widespread than previously known. According to a study conducted by the Public Health Ontario, whooping cough cases are happening much more frequently than previously known, reinforcing the importance of up-to-date vaccinations to protect against illness and the spread of disease. Whooping cough (formally known as pertussis) is a highly [...]

Mashable’s sign in their New York office. Mashable was in deep trouble financially before it sold for far below its one-time valuation of $250 million, according to documents reviewed by Business Insider. The company was heavily reliant on digital media advertising revenue, the documents show. It also lost $4.2 million in the three months through September. Ziff Davis [...]

Hiring a personal trainer can be an expensive proposition. The majority of trainers are simply armchair experts who get their information by reading magazines and articles on popular bodybuilding sites. Essentially whatever they tell you can be found on the internet for free if you look in the right places. Akash Sehrawat, Founder & Creator at [...]

A former US military member suspected of shooting five dead at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale airport had been evaluated for mental health issues, US media reports. Estaban Santiago, 26, is suspected of opening fire near the baggage carousel about noon Friday after arriving on a flight from Canada and loading his gun in the bathroom. Five [...]

A shroud of secrecy surrounding Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s health may lift soon as the Madras high court ordered the state government to inform it about the ailing leader’s condition before Thursday. “AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa is holding public office, and therefore her state of health must be clarified by government officials before [...]

Dear Gail: We just moved into a new house and we’re really stuck as where to start on the decorating. When we moved we decided not to take anything with us since what we had was dated and we were just tired of it. So now we are a bit overwhelmed. We went with all [...]

Declared a proclaimed offender by the Indian authorities and now living in London, liquor baron Vijay Mallya failed to get any relief from the Delhi High Court which on Friday asked him to appear before the trial court in a number of cheque-bounce cases filed against him by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL). A Bench [...]

ELLEDECOR.com: What questions do you need to ask a dealer? Ben Soleimani: The first thing I would ask is ‘What makes this rug special, unique, and one-of-a-kind?’ Beyond that, you may want to ask about the time period and what region it’s from. It will require some research if you aren’t familiar, but it’s really [...]

TUESDAY, April 12, 2016 — It’s probably not a milestone that will do many feminists proud, but teenage girls in the United States now start to drink alcohol sooner than boys do, a new study shows. “This is becoming a public health issue,” said lead researcher Dr. Hui Cheng, an adjunct assistant professor at Michigan [...]

Even a beautiful sofa can fall flat without the right design elements. Here’s how to get it right STEP 1: UPDATE THE RUG Adding a bold rug can define an otherwise neutral space. Here, a brightly colored Kilim with a few gray tones brings out the shade of the sofa.   [Source:- Elle Decor]   [...]