Aamir invited to discuss on Medical Issue with Panel

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who exposed malpractices in the medical sector on his maiden TV talk show "Satyamev Jayate”, has been invited by a parliamentary panel for an interaction on the issue. Aamir will appear with his research team for discussion on Thursday morning. 

Head of the parliamentary standing committee on commerce, the Rajya Sabha MP Mr. Shanta Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party has invited Aamir along with his team to share the knowledge and experience they gained while researching the malpractice.

In his TV show "Satyamev Jayate" Aamir Khan, with proper video proof and live interviews exhibited the malpractices in the medical profession. He also showed how several medicines including the life-saving drugs are sold at a huge higher price than its real price. It is too much actually when some business houses do not hesitate to put their shrewd business tricks to earn profit even in the health sector.

Aamir Khan has been highly appreciated by people of all walks of life for his effort to present the real picture of the society without any bias.

The show led to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) asking Aamir to apologies for accusing doctors of malpractices. But the fearless Bollywood actor did not bow down which finally provided him a chance to put his words before a parliamentary committee.

From 'Bangali Dada' to President Pranab

Finally UPA named union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as its presidential candidate on Friday and the ‘Bangali Dada’ from West Bengal is now an aspirant for the biggest office in India.

Pranab da hails from a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family. His father Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee was also a politician who was a member of West Bengal Legislative Council from 1952 to 1964. Pranab da had his college education from the Suri Vidyasagar College in Birbhum district of West Bengal.

Pranab da, who had began his career first as a college teacher and then as a journalist became a member of Rajya Sabha from the Congress Party in 1969. He was re-elected in 1975, 1981, 1993 and 1999. He became the Finance Minister of India from 1982 to 1984.

Pranab Mukherjee was pushed out of the Congress party from 1986 to 1989. Later he served as External Affairs Minister from 1995 to 1996 in Narsimha Rao's cabinet. He was made Leader of the House in the Lower House when he won the Lok Sabha elections for the first time from Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency.

The UPA met at the PM’s residence where its Chairperson Sonia Gandhi proposed the name of Pranab Mukherjee, which was unanimously approved.

Samajwadi Party and BSP have also reportedly extended their support to Mukherjee for the first citizen.

Sony Smartwatch coming to India by June end

Adding another chapter to the world of technology, Sony Mobile India has announced on its official Facebook page that the Sony Smartwatch will be available in India by the end of June 2012.

The Smartwatch is a display unit of the Smartphone which can be wearied in the wrist just like a watch.

This Smartwatch device from Sony was first announced back in January.

The basic part of the device is its 1.3-inch and 8mm thick OLED touch display. It connects to the Smartphone over Bluetooth that helps one stay updated with all the latest notifications. It vibrates when there is a new notification.

The smart watch is a smooth device which is well equipped to keep it protected from dust and water.  One can see the notifications on the face of it, without even pulling the mother Smartphone from the pocket.

Bedsides working like a notification display unit, the device also include widgets for SMS, email, call, Twitter, Facebook and music player.

Although no confirmation has been made yet regarding the date of arrival of the device in India, it is expected to hit the Indian stores towards the end of June this year. The device will be officially priced around Rs. 6.000.

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Mangoes help lose Extra Fat, says Study

Mangoes can help lose extra fat. A recent study has suggested that the obese patients should go for eating more mangoes and its skins to stay slim and fit. 

The study reveals that the African mango seed extract helps the obese patients become more sensitive to lepitin, a hormone that is excreted by the body that controls fat storage.  

As obesity and overweight lead to cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, type II diabetes and several other related issues, it is high time to think over the problem. Fortunately a team of researchers at the University of Yaounde have found Mango to be a significant fruit to fight this disease.

Professors at the University of Yaounde in Cameroon went on to study the effect and found that mango seeds contain an extract for which when it is consumed as a supplement, helps patients lose extra fat and stabilize cholesterol levels. 

The study took 102 overweight or obese adults and gave them African mango to consume for the purpose of the study. While one group of the subjects were given Mango to be consumed the other were provided with a placebo (inactive sugar pill) for 10 weeks at a dosage of two pills per day. 

At the conclusion of the study, the group taking the African mango seed extract supplements had lost a total of 12.5 kilograms while the placebo group had no prominent changes. Both groups were allowed to continue their usual diets and exercise levels during the experiment.

The study also observed improvement in blood glucose levels and decrease in LDL (bad) cholesterol in the Mango taking group. 

The researchers opined that the presence of lepitin, the peptide hormone that controls extra fat in the body, in the African mango seed extract actually helps control the fat storage.