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Recommended Routine Health Tests
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] For many people, having annual medical check ups is mandatory. Many companies send their employees for annual check ups. The idea is early detection and speedy cure. But should we be paranoid and undergo all kinds of tests at random?

Vitamins for a Healthy Woman
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] A well planned diet for women should supply both macronutrients, like proteins, carbohydrates, and fat, as well as micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals. Without vitamins and minerals, our bodies cannot synthesize new cells, build new tissues and produce the energy we need, regardless of how much carbohydrate, protein, fat and water we ingest everyday. Vitamins also serve as anti-oxidants, chelating heavy metals and attracting free radicals to detoxify our systems.

The Essence of Yoga
[Health-and-Fitness:Yoga] In most people, yoga invokes pictures of a tough exercise routine where extremely supple humans twist themselves into pretzel-like forms. We are told of the lofty things that yoga aims to do - bring about the union of our souls with the Supreme. Is it possible, really?

Hearing Tests For Children
[Health-and-Fitness:Ears-Hearing] If your baby has hearing loss, it is important to catch it early. Babies begin to develop speech and language in the earliest months of life. Hearing impairment can interfere with language and speech development and the sooner the problems are identified, the sooner the kids can start programs to help them develop to their full potential.

Exercise For Weight-Loss
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] To keep ourselves in good shape we indulge in sporadic exercise regimens and fancy diets. And when it doesn't work, we become depressed, and binge ourselves to a more round shape. The question is, can we control obesity effectively through diet and exercise?

Can Your Cholesterol Get Too "Low"
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] All along, we are being told - fat is the root of all evil. Lower your fat, lower your cholesterol. But how low can cholesterol get? Can it get "too low"?

E-literacy: Tackling the Evils of Uncontrolled E-trash
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Throwing away your old gadgets and replacing them with fanciful gizmos may seem innocuous, but is it really so?

The Joy of Learning Mathematics
[Reference-and-Education] Maths is a phobia at par with the fear of snakes, lizards, elevators, water, flying, public speaking, and heights. But it need not be so. Why, it could even be joyful!

Self Help Groups - a Road to Women Empowerment
[News-and-Society] Self Help Groups are not merely a way to raise finance; they serve as a way to enhance the dignity and self-worth of the individual as well.

Universal Elementary Education - An Experiment in Karnataka
[News-and-Society] The Indian government talks of 100% literacy by 2010. What do their plans hold for children who have to work to eat?

The Jinn in the Phial Can Get to Your Head
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] To a teenager alcohol is a symbol of liberation, a sign of revolt, a freedom from control, frustration and anguish. But does social drinking, remain just that?

Communicating with Your Teenager
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Do you always know what happens in your teenager's life? Being engrossed in your own personal life can distance your child. Teenagers need an adult to relate to, but in a different way than they did when they were younger.

Sshhh... Listen to Your Own Voice
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] You are hemmed in by problems. You are confused. What you then need is to listen to your own inner voice. Can there be somebody buffer-like, who can reflect your own voice of reason?

Balancing the Apple Cart
[News-and-Society:Religion] Article 17 of the Indian Constitution outlaws untouchability. But unless social reforms keep pace with the legal provisions, caste discriminations will continue to live. The media does not care, unless a sensational story – a dalit woman paraded naked or gang raped – captures its attention. Caste discrimination in everyday life is not glamorous enough to be deemed fit to report. Even social welfare organizations wink at it; for who wants to tilt a carefully stacked apple cart?

Success, the Only Option
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] You can, if you think you can. What if you think you can't? Then do what you think you can't. That's the only way you can prove - you can, if you think you can.

The Runaway Brides ( & Grooms)
[Relationships:Wedding] The norms of the society on marriage have changed. Does an average Indian have any apprehensions about getting hooked into matrimony? Do they run away from the commitment that a marriage enforces?