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Her name is Ann. She suffered a brainstem stroke at the age of 30 and it left her deeply paralyzed. The reason for the stroke is still mysterious. The condition resulted in loss of control of all muscles in her body. Ann was unable to breathe. Ann is 47 years now. After 18 years of the injury, even though she cannot speak verbally on her own, thanks to AI technology, Ann can communicate

Tattoos are one of the most desired body art and the stigma of tattoos is widespread though out the world. For many people it is a way of self-expression. Getting tattoos is attractive. However, tattoos can come with some health risks. According to American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) most people will not notice severe symptoms.

Many of the drugs that we use today are derived from natural resources and many are from terrestrial resources. Ocean is known to have large number of identified and unidentified forms of species and rich in biodiversity. Scientists are also extracting drugs from marine species. Some of the active chemicals that could be useful for human health benefits extracted from ocean are:

Iyengar was an eminent exponent of yoga as enunciated in the ancient ‘Patanjali Sutra’.

From parents’ genetic disorders can be passed to offspring. This is the risk parents face when they plan on having babies. To prevent passing genetic disorders researchers at UK performed an IVF procedure which involved transfer of mitochondrial DNA or also known as Mitochondrial donation treatment MDT and therapy is called mitochondrial replacement therapy MRT

National Health Observances (NHOs) are special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics.

Kolkata is facing mysterious flu like infection and as of today the number of cases has been increased. Physicians across hospitals in India are also reporting adenovirus cases. The sickness is identified as caused by Adenovirus.

Recently CDC reported that teenage girls in United states are experiencing higher levels of sadness, acts of violence. The report published earlier this month reveals that nearly 3 in 5 girls persistently feel sad or hopeless and this is up from 36 % (in year 2011)and has reached highest level to 57%.