"Eat raw greens, salads, avocado with olive oil dressing to lower cholesterol”, “I am on a high protein diet to lose body fat”, “I eat only healthy food, yet I gain weight”. ....

Antibiotics, as we know are effective tools to kill bacteria that cause infection. Our younger generation is very familiar with this term. Antibiotics have saved millions of lives ever since the discovery of the first documented antibiotic, Penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928. Nearly a century later, with the over-prescription of antibiotics, discovery of newer antibiotics and even more novel uses of antibiotics, we have entered the scary world of antibiotic resistance......

There is nothing more precious in this world than the love of a mother for her children, or is there? A mother’s love comes in different forms… the chemical form of oxytocin that is generated during childbirth that fills the mother with so much love that she has never experienced before, for her newborn….

Monday mornings come with “Blues”. However, despite the rush I was amazed to see my 13-year-old trying to cover her face with all kinds of scarves trying to hide something....

Mixing two negatives to make a positive (aka soft drink + instant noodles) sounds like a scary combination, but whatever sounds cool, right? Following weird food fads seems to be the new trend now. Even if it takes a toll on our long-term health, why bother to think about tomorrow?....

In the world of microbes, we are insignificant beings. Such was the realization when we went for the inauguration of the event “World of Microbes” at Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College in Navi Mumbai, India. The overnight travel did not deter us from participating in the excitement of the wonderful and unique event....