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एकदा लग्न झालं की , आपलं आयुष्य सुखात जाईल असं आपल्याला वाटत असतं ... असा वाटण्याची जागा मग , मूल झालं की ... मोठं घर झालं की ... अशा अनेक इच्छांच्या अंगाने वाढतच जाते . दरम्यानच्या काळात , आपली मुलं अद्याप मोठी झालेली नाहीत . ती जरा मोठी झाली की सारं ठीक होईल , अशी आपण मनाची समजूत घालू लागतो . मुलांच्या वाढत्या वयात , त्यांच्या भवितव्याच्या सुंदर स्वप्नांनी आपण आपले दिवस सजवत असतो . मुलं जरा करती सवरती झाली की सारं कसं आनंदानं भरून जाईल , असं आपल्याला वाटत असतं . आपला नवरा / बायको जरा नीट वागायला लागला लागली की ... आपल्या दाराशी एक गाडी आली की ... आपल्याला मनाजोगी सुटी मिळाली की ... निवृत्त झालो की ... आपलं आयुष्य कसं सुखानं भरून जाईल , असं आपण सतत स्वतःशीच घोकत असतो . खरं असंय , की आनंदात असण्यासाठी , सुखात असण्यासाठी आत्ताच्या वेळेपेक्षा दुसरी योग्य वेळ कोणतीही नाही . आयुष्यात आव्हानं तर असणार आहेतच . ती स्विकारायची आणि ती झेलता झेलताच आनंदी राहायचा निश्

London — More than 40 percent of people say listening to music can help alleviate pain, with songs by Elton John, Robbie Williams and Simon and Garfunkel among the favourites, a new British survey out Thursday said. Music seems to have an even bigger impact for younger people, with two-thirds those questioned aged 16 to 24 claiming it helps them manage pain, according to the study by Lloyds Pharmacy group. Pop music is the most popular genre for sufferers, helping to alleviate pain for 21 percent of people, followed by classical 17 at percent and then rock or indie at 16 percent. The company is currently trying out the use of music within the pain relief service it provides. The survey found that the top five most helpful songs selected by people living with persistent pain are: 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) 2. Angels (Robbie Williams) 3. Albatross (Fleetwood Mac) 4. Candle In The Wind (Elton John) 5. Easy (The Commodores) An estimated 10 millio

Noting a rise in bone diseases among the children in Delhi, experts attributed obesity as a major contributors to the rare disorder called juvenile arthritis. According to experts, the effects of obesity put children at risk of long-term foot, leg and back problems. "Our hips and knees bear five to seven times our body weight. These little frames aren't supposed to be carrying 50 to 60 kg of body weight. The heavier the child, the bigger the pressure on the joints and cartilage, and that can be painful. It sets up their soft tissue for inflammation,"said Raju Vaishya, founder of Arthritis Care Foundation (ACF). The experts expressed their views on the press conference held ahead of the World Obesity Day observed every year on Oct 26. Senior nutritionist Pallavi Vaishya advised parents that if their child complains of joint pain, swelling or stiffness in one or more joints for a period of six weeks or longer, they should seek medical attention as ea

Washing your hands after you have failed at something can make you optimistic, a new study has found. Washing our hands influences how we think, judge and decide, according to researchers who examined how physical cleansing affects people after failure. They found that test subjects who washed their hands after a task were more optimistic than those who did not wash their hands, but it hampered their future performance in the same task domain. For the experiment, Dr Kai Kaspar from the University of Cologne in Germany, took 98 subjects in three groups. In the first part of the experiment, participants from two groups had to solve an impossible task. Both the group who after failing washed their hands as well as the one that did not wash their hands were optimistic that they would do better the second time. The optimism of the group who washed their hands was, however, much greater. In contrast to the usual finding that higher optimism results in better performance, the

  Researchers have used the fruit fly to find out how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify one unique smell. A team led by Associate Professor Glenn Turner has described how a group of neurons in the fruit fly brain recognize multiple individual chemicals in combination in order to define, or remember, a single scent. The olfactory system of a fruit fly begins at the equivalent of our nose, where a series of neurons sense and respond to very specific chemicals. These neurons pass their signal on to a group of cells called projection neurons. Then the signal undergoes a transformation as it is passed to a body of neurons in the fly brain called Kenyon cells. Kenyon cells have multiple, extremely long protrusions that grasp the projection neurons with a claw-like str

Osteoporosis occurs when there is a loss in the peak bone mass and loss of calcium, leading to hip, knee and shoulder fractures. Bone diseases among women are a common occurrence, but of late these problems, especially osteoporosis, are fast affecting men, mostly after they turn 60, experts say. "Osteoporosis, which was earlier associated with women, has now risen among men as well. The problem affects them mostly after they reach the age of 60 years and above," Hemant Gopal, consultant (Rheumatology) at the Max Super Specialty Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, said. Osteoporosis occurs when there is a loss in the peak bone mass and loss of calcium, leading to hip, knee and shoulder fractures. Osteoporosis is ranked as the second most common health-related risk in the world after coronary heart disease. Around 93 % of women are aware of it, but of them, only 8 to 10 % know they have it. It is estimated that there

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from Test cricket, leaving his millions of fans disappointed. His 200th Test, to be played against the West Indies, will be his last. TOI presents to you 40 facts you didn't know about this living legend. 1: Named after legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman by his father 2: Grew his hair and tied a band around it to copy idol John McEnroe. Was even called 'McEnroe' by his friends. Admires Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Diego Maradona. 3: Wanted to be a fast bowler and even went to the MRF Pace Academy but head coach Dennis Lillee asked him to concentrate on batting. 4: Has scored big runs on Indian festivals like Gokulashtmi, Raksha Bandhan, Holi and Diwali 5: Loved to have 'I-can-eat-more-vada-pavs-than-you' competitions with cricket buddies Vinod Kambli and Salil Ankola 6: Loves sea food. Owned a restaurant. 7: Loves playing at Sydney Cricket Ground. 8: Loves Kishore Kumar and rock g

CHENNAI: India has a huge diabetic population and though most of them suffer from type 2 diabetes, type-1 diabetes is slowly on the rise as well, say experts. Dr Satish Kumar Garg, director of adult diabetes programme at the Barbara Davis Centre for Childhood Diabetes, USA, elaborated on the latest development in tackling type 2 diabetes. The doctor, who was conferred with the Dr Mohan's diabetes specialties centre (DMDSC) gold medal award recently, pointed out that basal insulin therapy helps in effective management of type 2 diabetes and is often used in conjugation with oral agent therapy. Basal insulin therapy is normally prescribed to a patient who needs insulin to work slowly while delivering long-acting diabetes control. It works day and night to control blood sugar and is taken once or twice a day at the same time every day, often with the evening meal or at bedtime, to provide 24-hour insulin coverage. "Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar can have adverse reactions if no