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CANADIAN HOME PRICES UP 15PER CENT IN JANUARY

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SHILPA SHETTY WITH HUSBAND RAJ KUNDRA, MOTHER, SISTER SHAMITA AND SON VIAAN AT THE LAUNCH OF HER WELLNESS SERIES.

JAGUAR F-PACE, XF AND XEDELIVER MORE EFFICENCY,

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FIGHT YOUR COLD AND FLUWITH VITAMIN DNEW YORK, (IANS) Regular intake of Vitamin D supplementsmay help protect against cold and flu, as well as tackle highlevels of the vitamin's deficiency in countries like India, a studyhas said. The 'sunshine vitamin' as it known, not just improvesbone and muscle health but also protects against respiratoryinfections by boosting levels of antimicrobial peptides - naturalantibiotic-like substances - in the lungs.Acute respiratory infections such as pneumonia are a majorcause of global morbidity and mor tality. "Most people under-stand that Vitamin D is critical for bone and muscle health. Ouranalysis has found that it helps the body fight acute respiratoryinfection,…," said Carlos Camargo from the MassachusettsGeneral Hospital (MGH). The findings showed that daily orweekly supplementation halved the risk of acute respiratoryinfection in people with most significant Vitamin D deficiency -below 25 nanomoles per litre (nmol/L).Administering occasional high doses of Vitamin D did not pro-duce significant benefits. People with higher baseline VitaminD levels also benefited, although the effect was more modest(10 per cent risk reduction), the researchers noted, in the paperpublished in the journal BMJ.

OTTAWA - According to statistics released today by The CanadianReal Estate Association national home sales were down slightly inJanuary 2017 on a month-over-month basis. Home sales over Cana-dian MLS® Systems edged down by 1.3% month-over-month in Janu-ary 2017, putting them at the second lowest monthly level since thefall of 2015 and only slightly above levels recorded last Novemberwhen recently tightened mor tgage regulations came into effect.Sales activity was down from the previous month in about half of alllocal markets, led by three of Canada's largest urban centres: theGreater Toronto Area (GTA), Greater Vancouver and Montreal. Actual(not seasonally adjusted) sales activity was up 1.9% compared to thesame month last year. While sales were up from year-ago levels inabout two-thirds of all local housing markets including in the GTA,Calgary, Edmonton, London and St Thomas, and Montreal, they weredown significantly in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.The number of newly listed homes dropped 6.7% in January 2017, thesecond consecutive monthly decline. New listings were down in abouttwo-thirds of all local markets, led by the GTA and environs acrossVancouver Island. With the monthly decline in new listings surpass-ing the decline in sales, the national sales-to-new listings ratio jumped

to 67.7% in January compared to 64.0% in December and 60.2% inNovember. A sales-to-new listings ratio between 40 and 60 is gener-ally consistent with balanced housing market conditions, with read-ings below and above this range indicating buyers' and sellers' mar-kets respectively.The ratio was above 60% in about half of all local housing markets inJanuary, the vast majority of which are located in British Columbia, inand around the GTA and across southwestern Ontario. A monthly de-cline in newly listed homes fur ther tightened housing markets thatwere already in sellers' market territory. The number of months ofinventory is another important measure of the balance between hous-ing supply and demand. It represents how long it would take to com-pletely liquidate current inventories at the current rate of sales activ-ity. There were 4.6 months of inventory on a national basis at the endof January 2017 - unchanged from December 2016 and a six-year lowfor the measure. The imbalance between limited housing supply androbust demand in Ontario's Greater Golden Horseshoe region is with-out precedent (the region includes the GTA, Hamilton-Burlington,Oakville-Milton, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Brantford,the Niagara Region, Barrie and nearby cottage country).

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Don't reproduce what's alreadythere: Rohit Bal to young designers

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NEW DELHI, (IANS) He has been in the fashion industry for over 25years and has seen many aspirants try their luck. But, says veterandesigner Rohit Bal, though there is a lot of talent, many newcomersdon't follow their instinct for originality. His advice for them: "Don'treproduce what's already there.""Follow your hear t and create something that is unique because it isimpor tant for every ar tist to have a signature. Without it, you arenothing," Bal said while speaking to IANS. "It's great that the youngdesigners today are delving into the rich heritage of India and itstextiles, because we still have an untapped creative potential and areservoir of ar tists who we can bring to the main platform if they aregiven enough oppor tunities."My advice to young designers is to create something that developsinto your signature. Don't reproduce what's already there." Bal, whorecently opened his flagship store in Mehrauli here, worked in hisfamily's expor t business before launching his label in 1990. His dis-tinct sense of style and eye for detail helped him stand out."There is a lot of talent, but unfor tunately a lot of young designersdon't follow their instinct. They are in the rat race of creating more andmore commercially-successful products, and naturally so; they havethe pressure of running these huge factories. But there are many whostick to what they are good at. "Outside of the fashion scenario, if youtravel through to the deep recesses of India, the weavers, the textiles- they are the real maestros and I think more should be done in termsof technology and exposure to bring them to the front," he said.

Bal also feels that fashion looks glamorous from outside, but there isa lot of hard work involved. "For that one moment of glory, you have towork months on end, toil in your factories, and oversee everything,every inch along the metre, every minute along the hour and day andweek. You have to be at it continuously and only then do you receivethat one night or one moment of glamour," he said."I have seen it all. I've seen the big bang: the explosion of the universethat we call fashion today. Definitely, a lot has changed - rather thanrunning design houses, designers are running factories. It's very cut-throat and all about I, me and myself. The fun is gone. I miss thepersonal touch of fashion," added Bal, who is among the pioneers of the fraternityin India. Designing for Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, PriyankaChopra, Sonam Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor has been a part and parcelof Bal's silver jubilee journey.But styling for Hindi films is something Bal has stayed away from. "I don't have thepatience to do a film. Some of my colleagues do it and that's great, but I don't knowhow they do it. If I do it, it would be a movie that I would direct and produce myself.It'll be larger than life. It is one dream that I have but I've kept it on hold fornow. It is something I want to do one day," he said. So what is keepinghim busy nowadays?"I'm doing a lot at the moment. There's a project in Goa which I can'treally tell you about yet. Apar t from that, the expansion of the brandBalance is something that is keeping me busy. The menswear storeis also ready and about to be launched, and I am currently in theprocess of creating a new collection for it," he said.

TORONTO: Almas Jiwani, Presi-dent of UN Women Canada NationalCommittee and CEO of FrontierCanada Inc., will give key notespeech at the Toronto InternationalWomen's day celebrations whichwill be held on Saturday, March 18,at the Toronto City Hall (100 QueenStreet West, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2).Kathleen Wynne, Premier ofOntario; John Tory, Toronto Mayor;Maryam Monsef, Federal Ministerof Status of Women; and Indira Naidoo-Harris, Minister of Women'sIssues are among the invitees of this event.Dancing Damsels, an incorporated non-profit multicultural arts promo-tions company for women empowerment, is set to celebrate IWD 2017as a DD Women Achievers Award Gala with vivid programs to make it aresplendent event. As a part of the IWD celebrations, they invited nomina-tions for Women Achiever Awards 2017, which is the highest honorconferred by Dancing Damsels to women whose outstanding achieve-ment has made a difference in the community. Successful women fromthe fields of politics, music, community Leadership, Volunteering, Per-forming Arts, Science & Technology, Hospitality, Sports, Literature, Busi-ness, Media & Communication, and Healthcare come under the purviewof the award. Any Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident, who hasworked for a minimum of five years and inspired others by their outstand-ing success in their chosen field of work, can be nominated for this award.Self nominations are also accepted. Nomination forms were available ontheir websites: www.ddshows.com or www.iwdawards.com All nomi-nations have now been closed as February 15 was the last day. This year,the theme of the celebrations is "Be Bold for Change". There will beentertainment programs; delicious food; international stalls and exhibi-tions as part of this celebration. This is a free event by RSVP only.

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NEW DELHI, (IANS) Over half of the deaths across the world causedby air pollution were in India and China where 2.2 million people diedin 2015, a study said recently. Air pollution contributed to 4.2 millionpremature deaths worldwide in 2015, making air pollution the fifthhighest cause of death among all health risks, including smoking,diet, and high blood pressure, the repor t published by the HealthEffects Institute has said."The analysis found that China and India together were responsiblefor over half of the total global attributable deaths," the first annualState of Global Air Repor t by the institute said. "The study alsofinds that increasing exposure and a growing and aging popula-tion have meant that India now rivals China for among the highestair pollution health burdens in the world, with both countries fac-ing some 1.1 million early deaths from air pollution in 2015,"India's New Delhi and China's Beijing are the world's most pol-luted cities.Air pollution is one of the biggest problems in the country. Un-checked rapid industrialisation in China propelled it to becomethe world's second largest economy but polluted the air. Chinaalone burns 47 per cent of the world's coal. In winter, the coal-fired plants are the biggest contributor to the choking smog innor thern par t of the country. Beijing and around two dozen citieswere under heavy blanket of smog at the end December 2016.New Delhi is no less, with dust and diesel-driven cars adding tothe pollution woe. Crop burning in neighbouring state is also source ofpollution. "We are seeing increasing air pollution problems world-wide, and this new repor t details why that air pollution is a major

Over half of world's pollution deaths in China, Indiacontributor to early death," said Dan Greenbaum, President of theHealth Effects Institute (HEI1), in a statement. The repor t also findsthat 92 per cent of the world's population lives in areas with unhealthyair."The trends we repor t show thatwe have seen progress in somepar ts of the world - but seriouschallenges remain," he added.The State of Global Air 2017 isthe first of a new series of an-nual repor ts and accompanyinginteract ive website, designedand implemented by the HEI incooperation with the Institute ofHealth Metrics and Evaluationat the University of Washingtonand the Univers i ty of Br i t ishColumbia, a statement said.Although there are many parts of theworld where air pollution has grownworse, there has also been improve-ment in the US and Europe, the studysaid. The US Clean Air Act andactions by the European Com-mission have made substantialprogress in reducing people ex-posed to PM pollution since 1990.

Marriage makes you happierNEW YORK, (IANS) Offering couples more reasons to celebrate love onthis Valentine's Day - and beyond, a new study has found that marriedpeople face less psychological stress than unmarried individuals. Marriedindividuals had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol than those whonever married or were previously married, showed the study published inthe journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. Prolonged stress is associatedwith increased levels of cortisol which can interfere with the body's abilityto regulate inflammation, which in turn promotes the development andprogression of many diseases. "It is exciting to discover a physiologicalpathway that may explain how relationships influence health and disease,"said one of the researchers Brian Chin from Carnegie Mellon University inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. Over three non-consecutive days, the re-searchers collected saliva samples from 572 healthy adults aged 21-55.


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Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut along with singers Shaan, Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan and music composer Salim Merchant onthe sets of &TV's singing reality show The Voice India Season 2 to promote their film Rangoon in Mumbai.

Canada Post hosts the Head of IndiaPost and delegation for first-ever visit

OTTAWA - Representatives from India Post wrapped up a productivethree-day visit to Canada and held bilateral meetings withsenior offi-cials from Canada Post. Meetings were conductedin Ottawa andToronto to discuss fur ther enhancing the long-standing working rela-tionship between the two globally impor tant national postal services.Discussions focused on ideas to grow e-commerce between the twocountries to benefit Canadian consumers and businesses as well asa historic joint stamp issue. Attending the meeting were Mr. B.V.Sudhakar - Secretary, Depar tment of Posts, representing Depar tmentof Posts of the Government of India, Deepak Chopra, President andCEO of Canada Post, and Mr. Dinesh Bhatia, Consul General of India inToronto. On e-commerce, the two organizations signed a bilateralagreement to work toward extending Xpresspost International serviceusing the Express Mail Service (EMS) network. Once implemented,Canadians sending items to India will experience several improve-ments over the current International Parcel - Air service:* Faster service* On-time delivery guarantee* End-to-end tracking and delivery confirmation* SignatureWith Xpresspost International, Canadians have the oppor tunity to sendtheir documents and parcels using the world's fastest postal service,via our par tner posts' priority networks.In celebration of Canada's 150thAnniversary, Canada Post and IndiaPost also agreed to produce a first-ever joint stamp issue to markDiwali, the Festival of Lights. The joint issue will be available to thepublic in September of this year.Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra says, "This stamp -to mark the festival of Diwali - is Canada Post's first joint issue withIndia. Not only will it represent our country's proud diversity, it will

celebrate the close bond between both countries."Secretary, Depar tment of Posts, India Mr. B.V. Sudhakar says, "I amproud to have conducted the first ever visit to Canada Post. Issuing ajoint stamp celebrating Diwali is a meaningful way to recognize theimpor tance of this relationship to both countries."Consul General of India, Mr. Dinesh Bhatia says, "Both these initia-tives are major milestones in Canada-India relations and I applaudMr. Chopra and Mr. Sudhakar for their initiative andleadership in build-ing new bridges for trade and goodwill between our two countries."The joint stamp issue will feature two stamps marking Diwali, thefestival of lights, with one stamp design from each country. The stampswill be released in each country on the same day in the fall of 2017.

THIS MAGNETIC IMPLANT TOPROVIDE NEW DRUGDELIVERY METHODTORONTO, (IANS) Canadian researchers have developed afirst of its kind magnetic drug implant that could offer an alter-native to patients, especially the diabetics, who are strugglingwith numerous pills or intravenous injections. The device, asilicone sponge with magnetic carbonyl iron par ticles wrappedin a round polymer layer, measures just six millimetres indiameter, and could one day be used for administering pain-killers, hormones, chemotherapy drugs and other treatmentsfor a wide range of health conditions, the researchers said."Drug implants can be safe and effective for treating manyconditions and magnetically controlled implants are par ticu-larly interesting because you can adjust the dose after im-plantation by using different magnet strengths. Many otherimplants lack that feature," said Ali Shademani, doctoral stu-dent at University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada. Thedrug is injected into the device and then surgically implantedin the area being treated. When a magnet is passed over apatient's skin, the device gets activates by deforming thesponge and triggering the release of the drug into surroundingtissue through a tiny opening.Actively controlling drug delivery is par ticularly relevant forconditions like diabetes, where the required dose and timingof insulin varies from patient to patient, added John K. Jack-son, a research scientist at UBC, in the paper published onlinein the journal Advanced Functional Materials. "This devicelets you release the actual dose that the patient needs whenthey need it, and it's sufficiently easy to use that patients couldadminister their own medication one day without having to goto a hospital," Jackson said. For the study, the team testedtheir device on animal tissue in the lab using the prostatecancer drug docetaxel. The results showed that it was able todeliver the drug on demand even after repeated use.

Soda, pizza and salty food upliver disease in kids: StudyLONDON, (IANS) Children who regularly intake fructosepresent in soda, sweetened beverages, pizza and salty food,biscuits, yogur t may be be prone to liver disease, research-ers warn. According to a study, led by researchers fromBambino Gesu Hospital in Italy, dietary fructose increasesserum uric acid concentrations. Both uric acid concentrationand fructose consumption may be high in individuals withnon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - a condition whereextra fat is accumulated in liver cells in people who drink littleor no alcohol.It is estimated to affect up to 30 per cent of the general popula-tion in Western countries and up to 9.6 per cent of all childrenand 38 per cent of obese children across a spectrum of liverdisease, including NASH (defined as steatosis, hepatocyteballooning and inflammation). Although NASH is a less ag-gressive form of NAFLD, it can progress to severe fibrosisand cirrhosis, with development of hepatocellular carcinomain adults. The findings suggested that fructose consumptionwas independently associated with high uric acid, which oc-curred more frequently in patients with NASH than in not-NASHpatients. "It is plausible that dietary fructose intake and uricacid concentrations are potential risk factors for liver diseaseprogression in NAFLD," said Valerio Nobili from Bambino GesuHospital in Italy. "The study shows for the first time that uric acidconcentrations and dietary fructose consumption are indepen-dently and positively associated with NASH," Nobili added.

Heavy snowfalllinked tohigher risk ofheart attackTORONTO, (IANS) People livingin areas with winter snow maybe at increased risk of hear t at-tack after a heavy snowstorm,suggests new research. The riskwas found to be par t icular lyhigher for men and researchersbelieve that shovelling is the mainmechanism linking snowfall withhear t attack, or myocardial inf-arction (MI)."Men are potentially more likelythan women to shovel, par ticu-larly after heavy snowfalls. Snowshovelling is a demanding car-diovascular exercise requiringmore than 75 per cent of the maxi-mum heart rate, par ticularly withheavy loads," said study co-au-thor Nathalie Auger from Univer-sity of Montreal Hospital Re-sea rch Cen t re i n Quebec ,Canada. The team of research-ers looked at data f rom twoseparate administrat ive data-bases on 128,073 indiv idualhospital admissions and 68,155deaths from hear t attack (MI) inthe province of Quebec between1981 and 2014.They restr icted analysis tomonths in which snow falls, No-vember to April, and obtained de-tailed weather information fromEnvironment Canada for eachhealth region included in thestudy.



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Arbaaz Khan, Himansh Kolhi, Manjari Fadnis, Prem Chopra, Director Keshhav Panneriy, Ashutosh Rana,producers Purnima Mead and Stanton Mead at the music launch of Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai.

Premature babies more likelyto face anxiety issues later

TORONTO, (IANS) Premature ba-bies born with extremely low bir thweight are not only at risk ofphysical problems but are alsomore likely to experience later inl i fe mental health problems -mainly involving attention, anxi-ety-related and social problems,a study says. "Our findings pro-vide evidence that individualsborn at extremely low bir th weightare at higher overall risk for psy-chological difficulties than theirnormal bir th weight peers," saidlead author Karen Mathewsonfrom McMaster Universi ty inHamilton, Ontario, Canada."These difficulties most frequentlyinvolve attention, anxiety-relatedand socia l problems,"Mathewson said. Because of im-provements in recent decades inneonatal intensive care, prema-ture babies who are born at ex-tremely low bir th weight (lessthan 1,000 grams) have a greater

chance of surviving than everbefore. Mathewson and her col-leagues analysed 41 studies thatfollowed 2,712 individuals whowere extremely low bir th weightbabies and 11,127 who were nor-mal bir th weight babies. Thestudies took place over a 26-yearperiod (1990-2016) in 12 differ-ent countries.Extremely low bir th weight ba-bies were found to be at increasedrisk for par ticular mental healthproblems, beginning in childhoodand extending at least into their

30s, according to the study pub-lished in the journal Psychologi-cal Bulletin. As children, theywere significantly more likely tohave attention deficit hyperactiv-ity disorder (ADHD) in almostevery study included in the re-view. Adolescents were also atgreater risk for ADHD and socialproblems. Adults born with ex-tremely low bir th weight repor tedsignificantly higher levels of anxi-ety, depression and shyness, aswell as significantly lower levelsof social functioning.



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Your belly fat may up diabetes,heart disease riskNEW YORK, (IANS) If you are having an apple shaped body -in which weight is deposited around the abdomen - it may behigh time to reduce the belly fat. A study warns that peoplewho are genetically inclined to storing belly fat may be at anincreased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and coronaryheart disease. "People vary in their distribution of body fat -some put fat in their belly, which we call abdominal adiposityand some in their hips and thighs," says Sekar Kathiresan,Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston."We tested whether genetic predisposition to abdominal adi-posity was associated with the risk for Type 2 diabetes andcoronary hear t disease and found that the answer was a firm'yes'," Kathiresan added. Previous research had identified 48gene variants associated with waist-to-hip ratio, resulting in agenetic risk score. For the new study, appearing in the jour-nal of JAMAA, the team analysed the genomes of a totalresearch group of more than 400,000 individuals.The findings showed that genetic predisposition to abdomi-nal adiposity is associated with significant increases inthe incidence of Type 2 diabetes and coronary hear t dis-ease, along with increases in blood lipids, blood glucoseand systolic blood pressure. No association was foundbetween the genetic risk score and lifestyle factors andtesting confirmed that only the abdominal adiposity effectsof the ident i f ied gene var iants were associa ted wi thcardiometabolic risk. "The lack of association between thebody type genetic risk score and confounding factors such asdiet and smoking provides strong evidence that abdominaladiposity itself contributes to causing Type 2 diabetes andheart disease," explained Connor Emdin, from the Massachu-setts General Hospital.

Over 200 genetic markers linked to male baldness identifiedLONDON, (IANS) Researchers have identified more than 200 genetic markers that may help predict a man's chance of severe hair loss,in a study over 52,000 males. Male pattern baldness can have substantial psychosocial effects and it has been phenotypically linkedto adverse health outcomes such as prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease. Based on the presence or absence of cer tain geneticmarkers, the researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Britain, created a formula to try and predict the chance that a personwill go bald. The findings, published in PLOS Genetics, pinpointed 287 genes, many of which are related to hair structure anddevelopment, and could provide possible targets for drug development to treat baldness or related conditions. Fur ther, the studyshowed-in line with a previous study, but with much greater precision that a substantial propor tion of individual differences in hairloss patterns can be explained by common genetic variants on the autosomes as well as on the X chromosome - the gene for theandrogen receptor, which binds to the hormone testosterone.



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Facial exercise to eliminate double chinNEW DELHI, (IANS) Facial exercise can make your face look youngand eliminate a double chin naturally, without any chemical-basedcreams, injections, or Botox surgery, says an exper t. Aditi Singh,spor ts physiotherapist at Aktivor tho, or thopaedic rehabilitation andphysiotherapy services provider, has listed some exercises that couldbe followed easily:* Chin lifts: It helps in working and stretching most of the facialmuscles, including the jaw, throat and neck. But make sure not to useany other facial muscle other than the lips while doing this exercise.Begin by tilting your head towards the ceiling, keeping your eyesfixed towards it. Now, make your lips tight, as if trying to kiss theceiling, hold it till a count of 5 seconds and relax. Repeat it 10 to 20times at a stretch.* Platysma tone: This helps in toning the chin and cheek muscles.Working on platysma also helps in firming the neckline and preventssagging of the neck. Open your mouth slightly pulling back your lipstight and turning them downward, move your jaw up and down whilekeeping your lips pressed against the teeth. Remember that themuscles of the jaw should be engaged and the tendons of the neckshould feel the tension. Move your jaw up and down 20 times at astretch and relax. Repeat this exercise 20 times.* Lip pull: The lip pull is one of the most effective facial exercises,which when performed regularly can help in lifting up the face muscles,making you look more youthful with high cheekbones and a promi-nent jaw line. Begin in a standing or sitting position with your head inthe normal position. Lift your lower lip up as much as possible by

pushing the lower jaw out. You will feel the stretch and tension buildin the chin muscles and jaw line. Remain in this posture for 10 to 15seconds and relax. Perform the lip pull exercise 10 to 15 times at astretch.* Fish Face: Also known as the "smiling fish face" is an easy and oneof the best facial exercises for cheeks that you can do anywhere. Thisexercise helps in toning and stretching the cheek muscles and reduc-ing the flabbiness. Simply suck in your cheeks and lips as we use todo as kids and form a fish face, now try smiling, hold the posture for5 seconds, you will feel the burn in your cheeks and jaws. Now relaxand again repeat it 15 to 20 times at a stretch for best results.* Cheek lifts: A wide smile is one of the best exercises to tone thecheek muscles, and the cheek lift exercise is based on the smilemovement itself. It helps in toning and firming drooping cheeks andsmoothing cheek folds to give you a younger looking face. Star t in acomfor table sitting position and smile as wide as you can and lift yup yourcheeks towards your eyes. You will sense the stretch and strain in your cheekmuscles. You do this exercise by shutting your eyes for a better lift. Hold the posturefor 15 seconds and relax your face. Repeat it 15 times at a stretch for best results.* Blowing air exercise: This helps in working almost all the facial and neckmuscles and is one of the effective face exercises to reduce double chin and get ridof chubby cheeks. It targets the cheeks, jaws and neck muscles and tones them toprovide a natural face lift to give a leaner appearance. Sit on a chair with your spinestraight, tilt your head back as much as you can so that you face the ceiling, puckeryour lips and blow out air from your mouth. Continue for 5 to 10 secondsand relax. Repeat it 15 to 20 times at a stretch for best results.

Lift up your mood with lip colourNEW DELHI, (IANS) No matter how you feel everyday, yourlip colour can be the perfect channel to express your mood.From the monotony of Mondays to freedom guaranteed onFridays, one can lift up the moods with lip shades each dayof the week. "Today's modern woman understands completelywhat a vibrant bold mouth is all about and what it does toelevate her mood, amplify desire and leave a lasting im-pression," said Elton J. Fernandez, official make-up ar tist atMaybelline New York."The strength of a colour adds layers to our lives and dra-matic dimension to people and places. A great lip colour canboost your confidence and uplift your mood," Fernandez said."It's a creative extension of how you feel, letting you com-municate the unspoken. Go conquer the world with the rightlip colour and let your lips do the talking," he added. Giveexpression to your emotions with a dash of colour asFernandez has listed tips on how women can make theirweek beautiful with lipstick.* Manic Mondays: The weekend is over. Fun gets a full stopand we have to star t acting like adults. We completely un-derstand and relate to that urge of crawling back into bedand leaving the world behind. Instead, we want to confrontthe world, go big and bold. Wear your mood on your mouthand opt for more daring shades of red or even a maroon.* Tranquil Tuesdays: You're only a day closer in the longwait for liber ty. Now you've come to terms with the ines-capable bleakness of a Tuesday. There's a definite dropin excitement levels with the sullen lull of the second day.Channel your 'meh' mood with colours like mauve, taupe,nudes and tawny.* Wicked Wednesdays: You've made it through almost halfthe week and still going strong. This shows enduranceand it definitely deserves a reward. Indulge in the rich-ness of shades like berry, burgundy or even a chocolate.Let your fearless spirit take over the world with these in-tense pigments.* Temptress Thursdays: The magic of romance and rela-tionships is now in the air and we are looking forward tothe date night. Turn up the charm and polish those time-less tricks. Date nights are on their way. Smoulderingeyes and a pretty pucker are guaranteed to sweep himright off his feet. Hues of fuchsia, coral and teal are perfectto flir t your way into Friday.* Friday Fever: Friday is finally here! You can shed yourshackles, grab the girls and head out to that hottest spot in the city. Letit be dancing, drinks or just good old-fashioned catching up fun with thegirls, get ready to paint the town red. Nothing is better than asultry scarlet pout to spice up your avatar.* Sassy Saturdays: Who says the party has to end! It's Sat-urday, the tipping point of liberation. You've got to do any-thing and everything you've dreamt of, through the entireweek. Catching up on people, places and things you'd prom-ised to do is the ideal way to begin. Seize the day and em-brace the nights with shades like tangerine and ruby.



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EXCESS WEIGHT IN YOUTH CANCAUSE STOMACH CANCER LATERNEW YORK, (IANS) An overweight youth in his early 20s is threetimes more at risk of developing cancer of either the oesophagus(food pipe) or upper stomach in adulthood, researchers havewarned. The findings showed that those who are overweight at theage of 20 are nearly 60-80 per cent more likely to develop thesecancers in later life, compared to those who maintained a healthyweight throughout life.Those who gained more than 20 kg during adulthood were alsotwice as likely to develop oesophageal cancer compared to peoplewho had little weight change. Carrying excess weight can triggerlong-term reflux problems and hear tburn that can lead to cancer. Itcan also change the levels of sex hormones, such as oestrogen andtestosterone, cause levels of insulin to rise, and lead to inflamma-tion - all of which are factors associated with increased cancer

risk, the researchers said."The study highlights how weight gain over the course of our livescan increase the risk of developing these two cancer types, both ofwhich have extremely poor survival rate," said lead author JessicaPetrick from the National Cancer Institute in Maryland, US. For thestudy, published in the British Journal of Cancer, the team pooleddata from more than 400,000 people and analysed their repor tedheight and weight at ages 20 and 50.The study highlighted the impor tance of keeping a healthy weightthroughout life to reduce the risk of developing these cancers.Small steps like taking the stairs more often, keeping an eye on thequantity of food consumed and switching to sugar-free drinks aresimple things we all can do to keep a healthy weight, the research-ers suggested.

ADHD a brain disorder, notresult of bad parentingLONDON, (IANS) Difficulty in maintaining attention, hyperac-tivity and impulsiveness in children with attention-deficit hy-peractivity disorder (ADHD) may be due to delayed develop-ment of five brain regions, proving that it is a brain disorderand not the result of bad parenting, researchers say.The findings, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, showedthat in people with ADHD, the overall brain volume as well asnucleus accumbens, amygdala and hippocampus - brain re-gions within the basal ganglia that controls emotion, volun-tary movement and cognition - remains smaller than thosewithout the disorder. Previous studies had showed that otherbrain regions such as caudate and putamen are also smallerin people with ADHD. Fur ther, these differences were mostprominent in the brains of children with ADHD, and less obvi-ous in adults with the disorder, a finding that might be impor-tant in challenging beliefs that ADHD is a label for difficultchildren or the result of poor parenting, the researchers said."The results from our study confirm that people with ADHDhave differences in their brain structure and therefore sug-gest that ADHD is a disorder of the brain," said lead authorMar tine Hoogman at Radboud University Medical Center inthe Netherlands. "We hope that this will help to reduce stigmathat ADHD is 'just a label' for difficult children or caused bypoor parenting," Hoogman added. Similar differences in brainvolume are also seen in other psychiatric disorders, espe-cially major depressive disorder, the researchers said. Forthe study, the team measured differences in the brain struc-ture of 1,713 people with a diagnosis of ADHD and 1,529people without, all aged between four and 63 years old.

Malaria vaccine found effectivein early human trialLONDON, (IANS) When administered together with antima-larial medication, an experimental malaria vaccine has beenfound to protect people in early clinical trial. The study in-volved 67 healthy adult test persons, none of whom previ-ously had malaria. The best immune response was shown ina group of nine test persons who received the highest dose ofthe vaccine three times at four-week intervals. At the end ofthe trial, all nine of these individuals had 100 per cent protec-tion from the disease, according to the study published in thejournal Nature. "By vaccinating with a live, fully active patho-gen, it seems clear that we were able to set of a very strong immuneresponse," said study leader Benjamin Mordmueller from German Cen-tre for Infection Research. "Additionally, all the data we have so far indi-cate that what we have here is relatively stable, long-lasting protection,"Mordmueller said. In the group of test persons who demonstrated 100per cent protection after receiving a high dose three times,Mordmueller said, the protection was reliably still in placeafter 10 weeks - and remained measurable for even longer.

App to help nursing allocation processMUMBAI, (IANS) In a bid to foray into a new era of tech-poweredhealthcare, Intelenet Global Services - a Mumbai-based businessprocess service provider - on Thursday launched a mobile app calledRadius that can help transform the nursing allocation process. WithRadius, nurses can now chase the customers, comprehensive re-por ting and dash boarding solutions - all at the click of a button.Radius may help healthcare companies to increase in-house staffutilisation by up to 20 per cent and reduce staff scheduling by up to 70per cent. It allows nurses to have the flexibility to work par t-time yetearn the same or even more. "After conducting extensive researchinto the workforce dynamics within the nursing community, we un-derstood the intrinsic pain points of our customers and their employ-ees. We subsequently devised a robust strategy to alleviate the painpoints faced by the industry, through our software platform Radius,"Bhupender Singh, CEO Intelenet Global Services, was quoted as say-ing in a statement.The healthcare industry grapples with a considerable shor tage ofnurses to cater to a high demand market, such as increase in ageing

population. India has 61 nurses or midwives per one lakh of thecountry's population, according to a World Health organisation (WHO)study, that was published in June 2016. As a result, companies areshifting from a labour-intensive, technology-enabled model to a digi-tal-centric and human-enabledone to revolutionise traditionalhealthcare business models andto improve delivery of servicesto patients. Radius also allows theflexibility to provide continuedcare to patients from their choiceof nurses. "While the primary goalis aimed at seamlessly deliveryof services, it also looks to in-crease work efficiency with thehelp of real-time feeds through in-telligent data capture from themobile workforce," Singh said.

FATHER'S DIET LINKED TO SON'SABILITY TO REPRODUCESYDNEY, (IANS) Debunking the view that males just pass on genetic material and not much elseto their offspring, a new study suggests that father's high-protein diet may increase son'sability to reproduce. Father's diet can affect their son's ability to out-compete a rival's spermafter mating, said the study published in the journal Biology Letters.The study highlighted the impor tance of the paternal environment on future generations,even a long time before offspring were produced, said one of the lead authors of the study,Susanne Zajitschek from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. The study sought tounderstand if the nutritional history of fathers had an effect on their sons. Experiments werecarried out in the fruit fly, which shares many similar pathways and characteristics withhuman genes."Our study found that males that were raised on either high or low protein diets, but spenttheir adulthood on an intermediate diet, produced sons that had large differences in gene expression,which most likely contributed to the resulting differences in sperm competitiveness," Zajitschek said. "They differedin their ability to sire offspring, with the high-protein dads producing sons who were doing muchbetter in sperm competition, which means their sperm was more likely to win against a competitor'ssperm within the female tract," Zajitschek said.

ANTARCTIC SEA ICE HITS RECORD LOWNEW YORK, (IANS) Sea ice in the Ant-arctic has shrunk to its lowest level sincerecords began nearly four decades ago,preliminary US satellite data has shown.Figures from the US National Snow andIce Data Centre (NSIDC) on Wednesdayshowed that sea ice in the frozen conti-nent covered just 2.26 million sq.km onTuesday, lower than the lowest levelseen around this time in 1997, Xinhuanews agency repor ted.Mark Serreze, Director of the NSIDC, said that the new data still need to be confirmed with a fewdays of measurements. The sea ice is likely to decrease fur ther as it usually melts to its smallestfor the year at the end of February in the summer of southern hemisphere. Sea ice at both poleshas been expected to decline as the Ear th heats up due to man-made global warming. However,the conditions in the Antarctic are much more variable. The average extent of sea ice around theSouth Pole has tended to expand in many recent years and hit a record high of around 20.16 millionsq.km in September 2014.



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Stretchable Tablet may be future realityNEW YORK, (IANS) Have you ever thought of having aTablet that can be stretched from small to a large size, or awallpaper that turns a wall into an electronic display? Thisimagination may soon be a future reality. Engineeringresearchers at Michigan State University (MSU) havedeveloped the first stretchable integrated circuit that ismade entirely using an inkjet printer, raising the possibilityof inexpensive mass production of smar t fabric."We can conceivably make the costs of producing flexibleelectronics comparable to the costs of printing newspapers.Our work could soon lead to printed displays that can easilybe stretched to larger sizes, as well as wearable electron-ics and soft robotics applications," said Chuan Wang,Assistant Professor at MSU. Since the material can beproduced on a standard printer, it has a major potentialcost-advantage over current technologies that are expensiveto manufacture.

According to the researchers, the smar t fabric is made up ofseveral materials fabricated from nanomaterials and organiccompounds. "These compounds are dissolved in solution toproduce different electronic inks, which are run through theprinter to make the devices," a paper published in the journalACS Nano noted. Researchers created an elastic material, thecircuit and the organic light-emitting diode, or OLED from theink. Researchers estimate that in a year or two, they will beable to combine the circuit and OLED into a single pixel, andonce that is done, the smar t fabric can be potentiallycommercial ised."Conceivably, the stretchable electronic fabric can be folded andput in one's pocket without breaking. This is an advantage overcurrent 'flexible' electronics material technology that cannot befolded," added Wang. "We have taken it one big step beyond theflexible screens that are about to become commercially avail-able," Wang added.

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Virtual Reality an emergingAutoShow trendTORONTO - Virtual reality experiences are emerging as a top trendamong manufacturers and exhibitors at the 2017 Canadian Interna-tional AutoShow. Whether it's feeling the wind blow in your hair asyou ride in a convertible, taking part in a virtual safety demonstra-tion, or throwing snowballs and experiencing the four seasons,manufacturers and exhibitors are using virtual reality to take inter-active experiences to a whole new level at this year's AutoShow,open daily to the public from Feb. 17-26 at the Metro Toronto Con-vention Centre.Virtual reality experiences can be found at several locations, including:300 Level, North BuildingMazda - Feel the wind blowing in your hair as you experience driv-ing the MX5 convertible in virtual reality.Volkswagen - Experience the four seasons at Volkswagen's virtualreality experience.800 Level, South BuildingToyota - Ride in the passenger seat and experience how safetyfeatures help you in a collision in Toyota's Safety Sense VirtualReality.Lexus - Experience what it's like to race in a Lexus against othersnext to you.Audi - See what it's like to be part of the pit crew as adjustments aremade on the track.Infiniti - See what it's like to have the Infiniti Q30 whizz by you in theQX30 standoff.Porsche - Ride in the passenger seat as the driver takes you arounda track in Germany at the Porsche Panamera VR experience.Lincoln - Take a virtual drive through the city in the Lincoln Continental.Ford - Using the power of VR, hop aboard a ride that whisks youthrough a busy mega city of tomorrow.Mercedes - Stop by the Mercedes booth and pick up a pair of theirvirtual reality goggles. In addition to manufacturers, the OntarioProvincial Police and Ministry of Transportation have a virtual real-ity experience that demonstrates the effects marijuana has on yourmotor skills and driving on the 700 Level in the South Build-ing, while Red Bull has a racing simulator set up.

Would-be fathers too may beat risk of depressionWELLINGTON, (IANS) If you thought that only women sufferdepression during pregnancy as well as post delivery, youmay be wrong. According to a new study, would-be fatherswho experienced stress or had poor health during theirpar tner's pregnancy, too may be at an increased risk ofdeveloping depression. The findings showed that apar tfrom depression during the third trimester of their par t-ners' pregnancy, they can also suffer post-par tum depres-sion - that occurs after childbir th - similar to women whogave bir th, even though their bodies do not go through thesame sor t of changes.


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