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For wrapping, supermarkets in South East Asia switch from plastic to banana leaves
“When I see vegetables wrapped in these beautiful banana leaves I’m more willing to buy in larger quantities,” a customer said.
Japanese scientist got Nobel Prize for explaining benefits of fasting
Looking at all the research, it is hard to find any other intervention that has such compelling benefits on health and longevity than eating just 20-30% less food.
The Ohana Project – Mental health awareness for general public in Sri Lanka
Colombo, April 27 (newsin.asia) - The Ohana Project has been created by a multidisciplinary group of professionals from diverse backgrounds such as; Medicine, Psychology, Counseling, Education, and Public Health in Sri Lanka. The Ohana Project Team Despite notable efforts to increase awareness and transparency surrounding mental health issues in Sri Lanka, the stigma associated with the need for...
What a Buddhist “sand mandala” taught an Indo-America doctor about treating patients in a terminal state
A chance encounter with a sand painting helped palliative doctor Dr. Sunita Puri how to manage patients in a terminal stage.
CAFS aiding and improving the mental health standards in Sri Lanka
March 30, (NewsIn.Asia) - The Child, Adolescent and Family Services (CAFS) was initiated as a project under the THEME Institute (http://www.themeinstitute.org/) in Dec 2016 to create mental health awareness in Sri Lanka. In February 2018, CAFS was registered as a not-for-profit organization to provide multi-disciplinary services for children, adolescents, adults, and their families. The main aim of the organization is...
Beyonce and Jay-Z offer lifelong free tickets to fans turning vegan for a month
The offer has been made to Bayonce's 123 million Instagram followers as part of the Greenprint project to reduce man's environmental footprint by eating plant-based meals
Lankan President announces toll free number for people to complain about drug menace
While promising stern action, President Sirisena assured that he will not implement some of the harsh decisions taken by the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte.
Lack of public toilets in India deters Chinese tourists
Chinese tourists are worried over reports that India has less public toilets
Women legislators in Pakistan’s Sindh province seek male contraception to control population
"Only women are being sterilized to prevent pregnancy. This causes serious complications to the mother’s health. There should be a strict law which ensures male sterilization,” said lady lawmaker Rana Ansar.
Scientists say ‘mosquito birth control’ drug could be ready in five years
London, January 12 (Reuters): Scientists in the United States said on Tuesday (Jan 8) they had taken a major step towards developing a "mosquito birth control" drug to curb the spread of malaria and other killer diseases blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths a year. Researchers at the University of Arizona said they had discovered a protein unique to...
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