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Kolkata: After a 52-year-old man, Bhaskar Mukherjee, hanged himself to death at Kalyanpur in Ausgram on Wednesday, police said the man's family alleged that Mukherjee had taken his own life distressed over SIR (Special Intensive Revision) related issues, reports Mohammad Asif.East Burdwan SP Sayak Das said the family members verbally informed police that Mukherjee was distressed over SIR-related...

At just 19, what seemed like common exam anxiety turned a harrowing corner when a catastrophic collapse unveiled a brain tumour threatening her life. Swift emergency surgery saw a shunt installed to regulate fluid accumulation. Though the tumour is non-cancerous, its operability remains a distant dream, casting a long shadow on her future. At 19, life often revolves around exams, plans, and small...

Protein is great for building muscles and keeping you full for long. However, the current fitness trend has made protein the hero of every meal, shakes, bars, lean chicken breasts, eggs, fish, cottage cheese… and repeat. But kidneys have to work harder to eliminate the waste products created when the body breaks down protein.For healthy individuals, moderate protein is fine. But if someone has...

Stress is an automatic human response to difficult or overwhelming situations. When it is short lasting, it generally is beneficial in motivating us to achieve the difficult task but when the stress is prolonged then it generally causes unhealthy effects on our physical and psychological health. The stress response has an emotional or affective component which gives rise to a myriad of generally...