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Smokers are charged higher premiums by employers, this entitles them to programs that will help them quit smoking at the same time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Employee health plans charge smokers extra but don't help them quit

Smokers are charged higher premiums by employers, this entitles them to programs that will help them quit smoking at the...

17 March 2018 10:00 AM IST

Probiotic use during pregnancy and lactation was associated with a 22 percent lower risk of young children developing eczema. (Photo: Pixabay)

Probiotics during pregnancy tied to lower eczema risk for kids

There was already some evidence that probiotic exposure in early life may reduce risk of eczema in an infant.

17 March 2018 9:55 AM IST

Increasing the variety of vegetables served can modestly increase consumption. (Photo: Pixabay)

Spices might get teens to like vegetables

Students preferred the spicy versions for corn and peas, broccoli, vegetable dip, black beans with corn, and...

17 March 2018 9:51 AM IST

Achankovil is not a tourist destination. For persons who would prefer a detour from the mundane city life and escape into the wild, theres no better choice.

Walk on the wild side!

A trip to Achankovil will satiate the soul that craves for adventure

17 March 2018 7:46 AM IST

Athirappilly water falls

Expand your horizons through travel

Even one-day trip to Iringole Sacred Grove and Athirappilly Waterfalls can open your eyes.

17 March 2018 7:39 AM IST

Many designers are often influenced by the designs of the Western and the Eastern countries to which they cater.

Influences from the West

Amid the excitement of the ongoing fashion week, designers take out time to talk about how international buyers have...

17 March 2018 1:42 AM IST

You can learn from your past mistakes and bring the lessons to the next game.

Chess moves to improve your life

Do not waste it on selfish people in your present or people who are now living only in your past.

17 March 2018 1:39 AM IST

The key to making the choice, interestingly, is often not the balance between the qualities of the options.

Explore or exploit

The explore/exploit trade-off has been studied by computer scientists for many decades.

17 March 2018 1:39 AM IST

The result is often tumultuous as both try to convince each other.

Helping your child choose a career

When it comes to a child's career choice, does the parent know best?

17 March 2018 1:39 AM IST

Designer Madhu Jain receiving the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 from President Ram Nath Kovind

Spearheading eco-fashion

The future is and indeed can only be eco-friendly and sustainable but for now comes at a cost not all can afford.

17 March 2018 1:09 AM IST

The cold brew coffee is named Apothic Brew, and is made reportedly in response to the growing demand for cold brew coffee in the US, which grew 430 per cent between 2015 and 2017.

Coffee-infused red wine is the flavour of the season

The company does promise that the bitter components of coffee will be skipped, thanks to the cold brew, instead of hot...

17 March 2018 1:09 AM IST

It is one of the most premiere venues for live Indian classical music performances. The legendary artistes who have performed here are Ustad Zakir Hussain, and Mridagam Maestro Palghat Mani Iyer. (Photo: Suruchi Maira)

A personal history of Shanmukhananda auditorium

Only to find that the queue for passes had spilled out of the Shanmukhananda campus and onto the footpath.

17 March 2018 12:17 AM IST