The 15th chapter of Chikitsasthanam of Ashtanga Hridayam is named as Udara Chikitsitam Adhyayah. This chapter deals with the explanation of ‘treatment of abdominal enlargements.’ The topics covered in this chapter include – Udara Samanya…
The Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat arent healthier.…
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Massive cargo ship capsizes and catches fire near…
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for four missing crew members of a cargo ship that capsized and caught fire early Sunday morning near Brunswick, Georgia. At approximately 2 a.m. ET, Coast Guard Sector Charleston…
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M.I.T. Media Lab director resigns after criticism over…
Joichi Ito, the director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's prestigious Media Lab, resigned on Saturday in the wake of revelations about his acceptance of contributions from Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier who died by suicide…
Serena Williams loses U.S. Open to Bianca Andreescu,…
Serena Williams lost to Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu in the U.S. Open final, missing her chance to tie for the most Grand Slam singles title wins ever. The 19-year-old Andreescu beat the 37-year-old Williams…
Highly-Placed Leakers, Swamp Creatures Blast Trump-Taliban Deal
National Security Advisor John R. Bolton (L), acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney (C), and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Oval Office on July 26, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski…
Will Mapping Ancient Rome Save Western Urbanism—and Civilization?
The Atlas of Ancient Rome, ed. Andrea Carandini, Princeton University Press, 2 vols., 1280 pages. Rome holds a special place in the tradition of Western urbanism. Its forms, its colors, and its layout transmit echoes…
The World War I Battle That Changed the…
German soldiers (wearing distinctive pickelhaube helmets with cloth covers) on the front at the First Battle of the Marne during World War I, taken in September 1914. (Wikimedia Commons) When World War I broke out…