Project – Ganesh Puja

Innovations

According to Stephen Hawking, the renowned physicist, the deadline (1000 years) of finding another planet to colonize for humankind is a necessity. For a sustaining humankind, whether or not any dramatic thing happens in 1000 years, is a smart thing to do on our part.  We continue to post challenges, we believe doable on our part ...

Congratulations for a very successful launch of a business in Odisha by Debaki Chowdhury. Debaki lives in Germantown, Maryland. He is among 100 MOST PROMISING ORACLE SOLUTION PROVIDERS listed in the www.cioreview.com’s recent magazine November 2016 issue. (picture: curtsy of Dr. Babru S.)

Child Death in India

S.N. Ray

Growing up and with a great many advancements in health and nutrition system in the world and almost unprecedented wealth growth in India, it still has statistics in child health unacceptable in the world standard. Every year more than 3 lakhs babies die in India on the first day of their birth. India accounts for 29 per cent of all first-day deaths globally.

A story of Gold

S.N. Ray
Jan 30, 2013

About 4000 B.C., a culture, centered in what is today Eastern Europe, begins to use gold to fashion decorative objects. The gold was probably mined in the Transylvanian Alps or the Mount Pangaion area in Thrace.  Since then one way or other gold and wealth have been connected ...

Music and kids

S.N. Ray

Jill U Adams, describes her own experience when her infant daughter is administered an immunization shot in the doctor’s office. Her 2-year-old-son, worried, began singing the infant’s favorite song and that worked keeping the infant smiling. It turns out that there’s science to support the actions. A growing body of research shows what many parents know instinctively: Music is an effective way to distract young children from painful medical procedures.

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs

Dr. Nrusingha Mishra

Millions of more Americans could end up taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new recommendations released November 2013 that advocate a dramatic shift in the way doctors assess and treat cardiovascular risk. Just as any other drug, there are both benefits and risks of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs (Lipitor, Zocor, and Crestor, to name a few). Statin drugs have been prescribed by doctors for lowering cholesterol which in increased levels can lead to heart attacks.

Toxic Arsenic in Rice

S.N. Ray

Eat less Rice to avoid Arsenic intake S.N. Ray Rice is a staple food for most of the world population. For most of the Odisha population it is the major staple intake. Inherently rice is a preferable shelter to “in organic” form of Arsenic, a toxin known to cause bladder, lung, and skin cancers. Trace amounts of this toxin can also be present in other foods and water containing traces of it. Arsenic is naturally present in soil and cannot be avoided all together whether or not grown organically.

Protect yourself from heat wave in Odisha

S.N. Ray

In Bhubaneswar heat wave temperature record was broken (47.6 degrees) in June 2012 and 131 people died just in two days of June. Warning signs of heat wave may include the high body temperature, appearance of red hot and dry skin rapid, strong pulse, headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion, and loss of consciousness.

Expiry Date of Olive Oil

S.N. Ray

The most beneficial life of olive oil is two (2) years from the processing date.  Alternatively the date shown on the oil container may be referred to as “expire”, “use by”, “sell by”, or “best by”.  About 99% of benefits of using olive oil are related to the presence of phenolic compounds or polyphenols in it and not the oil itself.