| Children Are Introduced To Sipping And Tasting Alcohol In The Home
ScienceDaily (Jan. 6, 2008) Most studies of alcohol use among youth have focused on drinking by children in middle or high school. This study is one of the few to examine the earliest exposure to alcohol -- sipping or tasting -- in a large community sample of children. Findings indicate that the introduction to alcohol occurs long before adolescence, and it is an experience that occurs in the home. .
Diabetics married to discord
India has 35 million diabetics and is referred to as the diabetes capital of the world but little has been done to tackle the social fallout of the disease. Stigma and misconceptions persist. A survey in Delhi shows that diabetics still find it difficult to be accepted as a life partner. Neeta Lal reports
What do actor Kamalahasan, politician Sushma Swaraj, cricketer Wasim Akram and VJ Gaurav Kapoor have in common? Well, all four have Type I diabetes. Type I diabetes is caused by the destruction of beta cells in the pancreas, which produces insulin. This is different from Type II diabetes, which is linked to a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits. .
Meet Ashutosh, the bad boy!
That there is nothing in his mannerisms or appearance that suggests that this is the same guy who terrified on screen with his portrayal of the vices of the human nature in films like Sangharsh, Badal or Shabnam Mausi. It sure must take a toll on your moral fabric with having to slip in and out of such vicious characters? Ashutosh thinks otherwise – "Perhaps that is where training comes handy.
An actor lives in two realities. One is the truth of the moment, the character I am portraying; the second is the universal truth, the man that I am. Acting, like life, is a result of these intermingling realities," says Ashutosh in chaste Hindi. And how has he managed to have a TV career that inexplicably runs parallel to his movie career? "Well, for me there is no difference between film and TV.
|
