Womens Corner

Orange lips has become one of the most hottest beauty trends to emerge from New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks.

Rod Anker, Director of Monsoon Salon and Spa, said that Rag and Bone are famous for their edgy design and they once again made history by debuting the first-ever matte orange lip, in collaboration with Revlon Global Artistic Director Gucci Westman.

He added that the trend is clearly set for the looks to come both in the Editorial pages as well as on the who’s who around town.

Women may face a higher risk of stroke than men due to a range of factors, including high blood pressure disorders in pregnancy and other hormonal influences, US scientists have warned for the first time.

The new guidelines issued by the American Heart Association specifically for preventing stroke in women address factors such as pregnancy, birth control pills, migraine headaches with aura and menopause that put women at particular risk for stroke.

A team of researchers has discovered how an ‘entrance exam’ set by the womb determines if the implantation of an embryo is successful; potentially a milestone for advances in successful pregnancy treatments.

The new study, led by Warwick Medical School and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, sheds light on how the lining of the womb analyses individual embryos and thus decides whether or not to support further development. Before implantation, human embryos are genetically very diverse.

A team of researchers has revealed that fetal mice- especially males- show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they are exposed in the womb to a maternal immune system kicked into high gear by a serious infection or other malady.

The findings suggest that some neurologic diseases in humans could be similarly rooted in prenatal exposure to inflammatory immune responses.

A team of researchers has discovered how an ‘entrance exam’ set by the womb determines if the implantation of an embryo is successful; potentially a milestone for advances in successful pregnancy treatments.

The new study, led by Warwick Medical School and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, sheds light on how the lining of the womb analyses individual embryos and thus decides whether or not to support further development.

A new study has shown that the ways in which your spouse is supportive – and how you support your spouse – can actually have significant bearing on your overall cardiovascular health.

The findings from researchers at the University of Utah reveal that when both partners perceive the support they get from each other as ambivalent- that is, sometimes helpful and sometimes upsetting- each partner’s levels of coronary artery calcification (CAC) tend to be particularly high.

Installation of CCTV camera and emergency alarm bells in ladies compartments in trains are among a series of steps recommended by a parliamentary committee for safe travel by women.

The 31-member committee has also asked railways for giving a distinct colour code to ladies compartments to make it easily identifiable by all women commuters–even illiterate or uneducated passengers.

It has also sought banning of entry of unauthorsied vendors, beggars and anti-social elements into the ladies compartmemnt.

White nails are the new trend this season because of their naturalistic and minimalist look.

According to Rod Anker, Director of Monsoon Salon and Spa , the stark white nail beauty trend is something fresh and fun and the perfect colour for spring 2014 for its modern yet neutral effect.

He added that he loves the minimalist trend, which has been gaining momentum since last year, because sometimes simple, well-manicured nails is all that is required.

The next time a woman or any other vulnerable group is in distress, they can seek help using a ‘panic’ button and an application on their mobile phones.

An ambitious scheme in this regard that conceptualised after the 2012 Delhi gangrape case will be completed in the next nine months in 114 cities at a cost of Rs 321.69 crore. Funds for the scheme will be derived from ‘Nirbhaya Fund’.

Under the scheme, a 24×7 Emergency Response (ER) unit will be able to track the persons in distress using the Geographical Positioning System (GPS) or Geographical Information System (GIS).

If you are pregnant and have common cold, it may put your child at risk of having asthma, warns a study.

The more frequently a woman catches common cold and viral infections during pregnancy, the higher the risk of her baby having asthma, it added.

A mother’s infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy affect the environment in the uterus, thus increasing a baby’s risk of developing allergy and asthma in childhood.

Researchers have revealed that more than 50 per cent of parents are not able to recognize that their child is overweight.

Seeking a clear answer on when and whether parents realize their children are overweight, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Alyssa Lundahl combined and analyzed data from 69 studies conducted worldwide between 1990 and 2012, involving children aged 2 to 18.

In the study, Lundahl found that more than 50 percent of parents underestimate the weight of their overweight or obese child.

A newly surfaced video on YouTube has captured that attention of many men and women as it sheds light on the benefits of doing “vaginal weightlifting”.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is all set to launch a martial arts school to give self-defence training to women in suburban Mumbai by May this year.

Akshay has joined hands with Yuva Sena Chief Aditya Thackeray for the social initiative and by May, they will inaugurate a martial arts training institute for women in Mumbai.

“I am thankful to Aditya Thackeray for coming up with the idea and also lending his complete support. This initiative is very close to my heart,” Akshay said here today.

A new study has revealed that the more common colds and viral infections a woman has during pregnancy, the higher the risk her baby will have asthma.

A new study has revealed that the more common colds and viral infections a woman has during pregnancy, the higher the risk her baby will have asthma.

The study found that a mother’s infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy affect the in utero environment, thus increasing a baby’s risk of developing allergy and asthma in childhood.

A new study has revealed that women lose up to a stone after being dumped by their partners.

The survey, which was conducted by diet firm Forza Supplements, found that women lose an average of 5lbs in the first month after being dumped and if they stay single for a year after the break-up of a long-term relationship they are likely to be at least a stone lighter, the Daily Express reported.

According to the survey, 46 per cent out of 1,000 respondents said that they lost weight due to “emotional upheaval” in their breakup s, which caused a drop in their appetites.

Adolescents consuming more than twice the recommended daily allowance of salt increases their high sodium intake that correlates with fatness and inflammation regardless of how many calories they consume, a new study has found.

In the study of 766 healthy teens, 97 percent self-reported exceeding the American Heart Association’s recommendation of consuming less than 1,500 milligrams of sodium daily.

A new app, Carrot Fit, can help you lose weight in a humorous way.

Carrot Fit isn’t all that different from earlier gen of the “motivational” app. App’s moniker name comes from the “Carrot and Stick” method of training, wherein one receives rewards and punishments to enforce good behavior, TechCrunch reported.

The app is aimed at people having a sense of humour about their body, as opposed to those who are sensitive about it.

Residents of Delhi’s Civil Lines area organised a “Nirbhaya Walk”, an initiative to spread awareness ensuring women’s safety and security in the neighbourhood, over the weekend.

They also launched ‘Project Nirbhay’ in collaboration with Delhi Police to promote cooperative security measures or collective defence system.

Cooperative security or collective defence is a system in which society proactively contributes and takes up responsibility to ensure safety and security of women in the neighbourhood.

The tag line defining Project Nirbhay is ‘Our security is our responsibility’.

A new study has revealed that thousands of wealthy mothers are quitting their jobs to look after their children themselves, instead of using childminders or nurseries.

The research, which is commissioned by the Department for Education, has revealed that that the percentage of families in the top 20 per cent income bracket using formal childcare has fallen from 67 per cent to 60 per cent in just a year, the Independent reported.

A new study suggests that children with depression are more likely to be obese, smoke and be inactive, which could show the effects of heart disease as early as their teen years.

The research, by University of South Florida Associate Professor of Psychology Jonathan Rottenberg and his colleagues at Washington University and the University of Pittsburgh, suggests that depression may increase the risk of heart problems later in life.

The researchers also observed higher rates of heart disease in the parents of adolescents that had been depressed as children.

A young woman from Toledo, Ohio, who has been addicted to eating eye shadows since she was a toddler, has finally decided that she would be better off without her dangerous habit.

When Brittoni made an appearance on TLC’s ‘ My Strange Addiction’ she told viewers that she can imagine the make-up coating her insides, while comparing her addiction to the craving of a candy bar, Metro.co.uk reported.

Brittoni, 22, had asserted at the time that she enjoys consuming eye shadows, and loves the metallic grey, white and brown colours especially.

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that moderate to severe hot flashes continue, on average, for nearly 5 years after menopause, and more than a third of women experience moderate/severe hot flashes for 10 years or more after menopause.

Current guidelines recommend that hormone therapy, the primary medical treatment for hot flashes, not continue for more than 5 years.

However, the authors write that “empirical evidence supporting the recommended 3- to 5-year hormone therapy for management of hot flashes is lacking.”

A new study has found that your bond with your mother or lack thereof can have an indirect impact on your own child’s chances of obesity.

Kelly Bost, professor of human development and family studies at University of Illinois, explained that if your mother regularly punished or dismissed your anger, anxiety, or sadness instead of being sensitive to your distress and giving you strategies for handling those feelings, you may be insecurely attached and parenting your children in the same way.

Hong Kong tycoon’s daughter has written a letter to her dad asking him to treat her lesbian partner like a normal dignified human being.

Gigi Chao, who married her long-term partner Sean Eav in France in 2012, also admitted that there are plenty of good men but they are just not for her, the BBC reported. The letter, which was published in at least two Hong Kong newspapers, said that she was sorry that people had been saying insensitive things about her father.