Category: Health
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World’s first penis transplant
News East West American surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore have created history by performing the world’s first penis transplant on an serviceman whose genitals were blown off in an explosion in Afghanistan. A team of nine plastic surgeons and two urological surgeons performed the 14-hour surgery on March 26. The entire penis, scrotum…
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Khichdi: After yoga, India promotes khichdi as global brand
Khichdi is a hotchpotch of various ingredients and it is very popular and easy-to-make dish in India News East West NEW DELHI: After exporting yoga, India is now going to promote khichdi as Brand India Food globally. A hotchpotch of various ingredients, khichdi is very popular and easy-to-make dish in India. No one knows whose…
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Shiv Yog getting popular in North America
News East West TORONTO: After Yoga and alternative medicine, Shiv Yog is now gaining fast acceptability in North America. Shiv Yog – also called inner yoga as opposed to external yoga or hatha yoga or plain yoga – is about unleashing dormant self-healing powers, says Shiv Yog exponent guru Avidhoot Shivanand who taught its techniques…
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UN declares June 21 as International Yoga Day
News East West NEW YORK: The United Nations on December 11 declared June 21 as International Yoga day. Introduced by India and co-sponsored by 175 other nations, the resolution on International Yoga Day was adopted unanimously by the 193-member UN general assembly. The adoption of International Yoga Day comes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…