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IMPROPER ARM POSITION CAN DISTORT BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS
Accuracy of your blood pressure readings depends on how you hold your arm while measuring blood pressure. According to a US study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, certain arm positions can significantly overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension.
BRUSHING AND FLOSSING CAN KEEP AWAY HEAD AND NECK CANCER
BACTERIA THAT CAUSE GUM DISEASE can also increase a person's risk of head and neck squamous cell cancer, according to a US study published in the journal JAMA Oncology.
FALLS MAY INCREASE RISK OF DEMENTIA
FALLS ARE THE LEADING cause of injury in older adults and can lead to life changing consequences, including loss of independence or risk of death.
WHAT DO FAMILIES FIGHT ABOUT MOST?
DISAGREEMENTS AND ARGUMENTS are prevalent in all families. But what do families fight about the most and has it changed over time?
WEEKEND WORKOUTS AS EFFECTIVE AS DAILY EXERCISE
WEEKEND WARRIORS—people who cram all their weekly recommended exercise into one or two days—reap the same health benefits as those who work out daily.
Haunted by a cloudless sky
There are no other countries like Spain,” says Robert Jordan in Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bells Toll.
Dress to represent
I watched the Democratic National Convention on my hotel room TV while on a visit to one of the swing states in the US.
Return of the nerds
I have been an ‘expert’ on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) for four years now, but I still get super-nervous every time we shoot.
When Laxmi became Indira
In her new book, Savie Karnel chronicles the life of a young spy who was willing to die for a homeland she never saw
STREAM OF COUTURE
Intricate detailing and traditional aesthetics are increasing the appeal of Pakistani fashion in India
Armed and polarised
This is the Trumpian version of ‘heads I win, tails you lose’. If he wins, the November election is fair.
TIED AND TESTED
With less than two weeks to go, the presidential race is a dead heat as an undercurrent of misogyny and concerns about economy and immigration hurt Harris
Lawrence of Punjab
Officials who have interrogated Lawrence Bishnoi feel he has bitten off more than he can chew
India-Canada ties will worsen further
THERE IS CONCERN among the highest security circles in Canada about ties with India worsening as trials pursuant to the charges laid against Indians are expected to begin soon.
SPRING HOPE
The outcome of the next election in Canada will hold the key to a thaw in its ties with India
Kitchen's recipe for a good story
How dramaturge Jeff Kitchen cooks up life-like characters using a 'special cutlery'
Human expert augmented by AI is the best hiring formula
DR TOMAS CHAMORRO-PREMUZIC, psychologist and author, has been instrumental in building science-based tools that help companies predict performance of employees and people’s ability to understand themselves.
EYES ON VARSHA
BJP is copying its successful strategies from Haryana and Madhya Pradesh to woo voters in Maharashtra
Our government is dedicated to the welfare of Modi's four "VIPS"-the poor, youth, women and farmers
MOHAN YADAV’S ELEVATION as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh was the result of years of excellence—in student politics, as chair of the Ujjain Development Authority, then of the state’s tourism board and finally as the state’s higher education minister.
Modi goes to the pole
Bal Gangadhar Tilak said in 1903 that the Arctic was the original home of the Aryans, and that climate change in 8000 BCE forced them to move into northern Europe, later into Asia and into India. Now another climate change is nudging India to seek out the Arctic.
SOULS FOR SALE
Soul-searching has become commodified through personality tests, which can help you learn about your psyche—at a premium
Kashmir, Kashmiris need Delhi's trust
Of the 49 seats in the Kashmir valley, the National Conference won 42; the Congress, six; the CPI(M), one; the BJP, zero; the Jamaat-e-Islami, zero. It was a clean sweep for INDIA.
No sanctions on style
I was both thrilled and alarmed to be invited to this year’s Moscow Fashion Week; it’s slowly but sure-footedly trailing back to normal after the pandemic shutdown.
SECOND HELPING
Sandeep Verma and Valerie saw their ambitions crash. A beach-front cafe has been the saviour to their soul, and a roadmap to the future
Nobel tolls for Me
This, this is an abomination! The whole thing is rigged! It’s a disgrace!”
Despite AI, creating a tune still needs a human heart and philosophical mind
Two or three decades ago, it would have been unthinkable to get A.R. Rahman to agree to a quick interview, let alone have a leisurely chat after work.
DRAWS BE DAMNED
An attacking, high-risk approach could well become the staple of Test cricket
LIGHTS. ACTION
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FASHION'S NEW MISSION
A memorandum signed by 50 BRICS+ countries signals the need for fashion to move away from western perspectives