rajgopalThe United Nations has corrected its figures and announced that some 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV-AIDS as opposed to the initial figure of 40 million. The revised figures from India has accounted for much of the decrease.
rajgopal1. Three surgeons were at a surgical conference. At the end of the day’s session they met at the cocktail dinner and were discussing their profession and patients. Finally the topic came around to who would they love to operate upon.
Surgeon#1: I love to operate on Electricians. Everything is color-coded once you open them up.
Surgeon#2: I love to operate on accountants. Once you open them up, every body part is serially numbered and stored.
Surgeon#3: I love to operate on lawyers. They are very easy to operate upon as they are spineless, gutless, heartless and what’s more their head and bottoms are interchangeable!!
Going in for any surgery is a major fright in itself. Imagine hearing the things you read below in the theater!
1. There’s a lot of money in kidneys. Heck, this guy has got two of them!
2. Oscar, you bad dog!! Come back with that!!
3. Oh shit! Page 35 is missing from the manual!
4. Wait a minute! If this is her kidney, then what is that?
5. Can you stop that thing’s beating? It’s disturbing my concentration.
6. Anyone see where I left the scalpel?
7. What do you mean he was not in here for a sex-change?
8. And now we remove the subject’s brain and place it in the body of the ape.
9. OK, now take a picture from this angle. This truly is a freak of nature.
10. Everyone stand back. I lost my contact lens!
English is the lingua franca of the world. How often we have stopped to wonder how difficult this language is! I was recollecting some of the sentences in English and it is truly amazing to see some of the sentences.
1. The bandage was wound tightly over the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The buck does funny things when the does are present.
4. I had to subject the subject to a number of tests.
5. It was just a minute prick and it was over in a minute.
6. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
7. They were too close to the door to close it.
8. There was a row amongst the oarsmen about how to row.
And some more:
1. Heartburn does nothing to the heart at all!
2. A house can burn up as it burns down.
3. Our noses run and the feet smell!
This real-life anecdote dates back to the times of GB Shaw and Marilyn Monroe.
Marilyn Monroe and GB Shaw were attending a function when the two happened to meet. Their conversation goes like this.
MM: Hello, Mr. Shaw, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I have heard a lot about your intellect.
GBS: Why my lady! It’s my pleasure to meet you too and I have heard a lot about your beauty.
MM: Why don’t we get married? Imagine what the world would have to say when we get a baby with your brains and my looks?
GBS: It would be my pleasure to marry a woman like you. But I am scared to imagine what if things happen the other way around and we get a baby with my looks and your brains??
rajgopalAbraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy were both charismatic presidents of the United States of America. Both were tragically assassinated while in their prime. Following the assassination of Kennedy some strange coincidences between the two leaders creeped up. And it is a chilling coincidence too!
Lincoln was elected to the Congress in 1846.
Kennedy was elected to the Congress in 1946.
Lincoln became the president in 1860.
Kennedy was elected president in 1960.
Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy.
Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln.
Lincoln was shot dead in the Ford Theater.
Kennedy was shot in his car Lincoln made by Ford.
Lincoln was shot dead by John Wilkes Booth (15 letter name).
Kennedy was shot dead by Lee Harvey Oswald (15 letter name).
rajgopalObesity has been one of the most talked about afflictions in recent times. Obesity has been known to be a direct risk factor for coronary heart disease, diabetes, and strokes.
An effective treatment to reduce weight should always combine different approaches. Some of these approaches include:
1. A reasonable reduced calorie diet: Do not indulge in starvation diets. They are impossible to maintain over longer periods and inevitably lead to weight being regained. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Reduce fatty foods as much as possible.
rajgopalPilates was developed by Joseph Pilates, a German sports enthusiast. Pilates is a new fitness method that works by strengthening the deeper postural muscles, builds strengths from inside without adding bulk and gets the body into perfect alignment. It tends to reshape the body improving the posture, and is a great way to relieve stress and tension. What are the benefits of Pilates?
1. Better posture.
2. Greater flexibility.
3. Greater strength and muscle tone.
4. Flatter stomach and trimmer waist.
5. Increased joint mobility.
6. Lesser incidences of low back pain.
7. Lower stress levels.
rajgopalCardiac diseases are on the rise and this can be attributed to the increasing affluence amongst the people all over the world. Hitherto not much attention was paid to a combination of diseases collectively called as The Metabolic Syndrome or the Syndrome X. More and more researchers and doctors have now understood the importance of this entity.
So what exactly is the metabolic syndrome? A person is diagnosed to have the metabolic syndrome if he or she has the following conditions:
1. Obesity.
2. Hypertension.
3. Hypercholesterolemia.
4. Insulin resistance (Diabetes).
