Buffalo: An airline pilot was arrested on Friday morning at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after security screeners discovered a loaded revolver in his baggage. Brett Dieter, 52, of Barbersville, Virginia, arrived at the upstate New York airport on Friday to pilot a flight to New York City's LaGuardia International Airport for Piedmont Airlines, a passenger airline that subcontracts under US Airways. While at a security checkpoint, a scan of Dieter's...
07:24 PM, May 19, 2012
New Delhi: With summers in full swing and the mercury heading north, doctors advise that apart from drinking lots of water, a special summer diet consisting of light and healthy food would ensure a cool mind and body. Ritika Samadar, chief dietician at Max Hospital, said fluids with electrolytes like coconut water and lemonade should be consumed and oily foods have to be avoided. "In summer, light food should be...
05:27 PM, May 17, 2012
If you swear by your 'tadka' and 'chhauka' then here's something interesting for you. I learnt how to make a complete main course dish without ...
01:10 PM, May 17, 2012
Weight, inches, flab... these are words bound to be in a girl-to-girl conversation. I can hear them even now. "What's she doing? How did she ...
06:13 PM, May 03, 2012
London: A 22-year-old American woman's decomposed body has been found 30 feet from the ground on a tree in Australia, a media report in London said on Tuesday. The body was found by a Sydney council worker on January 12 after residents in Randwick area of eastern Sydney reported foul smell coming from the large oak tree, Sky News reported. US citizen Melissa Joy Dietzel has finally been identified after...
08:41 AM, Feb 15, 2012
Sao Paulo: Corinthians are keeping former Brazil star Adriano at the team's hotel and are ordering him to go on a strict diet to try to get the striker back in shape. The team said on Wednesday that Adriano will have to stay inside the hotel at the team's headquarters at least through the weekend, eating only what doctors give him and practicing three times a day. Corinthians physical trainer...
02:16 PM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: An extreme cold wave across Europe over the past few days has left 160 people dead in its wake. The mercury plunged to record lows throughout the continent, with Bulgaria recording its lowest temperature in over a century. Meanwhile, Poland, Romania and Latvia are dealing with temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees celcius. In Ukraine, health officials claim that 63 people died after literally freezing on the...
06:39 AM, Feb 03, 2012
New Delhi: In an age where people tend to be judged for their looks and weight as well, how hard is it to be fat in India? How hard is to come back from what media professional Kalli Purie calls the dark zone? At the first glance, it's hard to register that Kalli Purie, a mother of two, really has to worry about her weight. She says she has written...
10:01 AM, Jan 09, 2012
New Delhi: It's the start of a new year, and a good time to try and stick to plans for a healthier you. In the final part of our series, model Yaana Gupta, the author of a diet book that explores a complex relationship with food - has more on what you should focus on. "I have had an unhealthy relationship with food all these years being a model. But ...
09:19 AM, Jan 05, 2012
Model turned actress Yana Gupta has written about the difficult relation with food in her new book. ...
09:31 AM, Dec 20, 2011
New Delhi: Actress Zarine Khan, who once weighed 100 kg, shed her weight to make a mark in the entertainment industry but the 'Character Dheela' girl doesn't believe in crash diets and prefers balanced eating habits. "I am blessed with very beautiful parents. Thanks to them that genetically I have got such a clear and nourished skin," said the one-film-old actress who was here Thursday to launch the VLCC Daily...
07:16 PM, Sep 29, 2011
Washington: Astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars are considering to grow their own food in a hi-tech 'kitchen garden' onboard their spaceship, according to NASA. Supplying enough food for a round trip to the Red Planet is one of the greatest challenges facing mission planners. Now the US space agency claims the astronomers could tend 'kitchen gardens' of salad and vegetables to cater to their daily diet. NASA...
06:23 PM, Aug 29, 2011
London: A 'Mediterranean diet' can increase a woman's lifespan by as much as 15 years, and increase a man's life by eight years, says a study. What is a Mediterranean diet? It is one rich in vegetables, olive oil, fruit, nuts, fish and whole grains, with occasional meat and alcohol. Those who can combine such a diet with exercise, avoiding smoking and maintaining desirable weight, could expect to live up...
12:15 PM, Aug 04, 2011
Washington: Now all your mindless munching can soon come to a halt with Bite Counter, a gadget to remind you of the number of bites you intake, claim researchers. Bite Counter is worn like a wrist watch. It tracks a pattern of wrist-roll motion to identify when the wearer has taken a bite of food. "Studies have shown that people tend to underestimate what they eat by large margins, mostly...
07:25 PM, Aug 03, 2011
London: It's bad news for overweight people. A 55-year study in Britain has found out that once people gain weight, they can never return to their original size. Of the 12 million Britons who diet every year, less than 10 percent succeed in losing significant amounts of weight - with most putting it back on within a year. The national survey by the Medical Research Council followed 5,362 men and...
12:47 PM, Jul 26, 2011
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