Hondurans Create Guinness World Record for the Largest Human Christmas Tree
Forming the largest human Christmas tree, thousands of Hondurans have gone down in history by setting a new Guinness world record. "On behalf of the Guinness Book it is a great pleasure to announce...
View ArticleChristmas Gift for Harry Potter Fans from Rowling
Harry Potter material will be published everyday from December 12 to 23 on the website Pottermore.com as a gift to fans for Christmas, said British author J.K.Rowling. The author made the announcement...
View ArticleChristmas Cheer in Economies Shattered by Terrible Ebola
In Monrovia's sprawling Waterside market, stallholder Massa Gborlie gazes forlornly at the rare Christmas shoppers who pass by, ignoring the goods she has on offer. Normally the most lucrative time of...
View ArticleSierra Leone Cancels Christmas Celebrations as Ebola Crisis Deepens
Sierra Leone said on Friday it was banning any public Christmas celebrations as the spiralling caseload of Ebola infections continues to spread alarm. Soldiers are to be deployed throughout the...
View ArticleMajor Doctors' Strike at Christmas in France
France is expecting a major strike over the Christmas period by overworked doctors. The casualty staff and specialists are also unhappy about the new health bill. Emergency room doctors are due to...
View ArticleFather Christmas Would Have Been Laid to Rest in Essex 450 Years Ago
Evidence hinting that Father Christmas died on May 30, 1564, and was buried in Essex, have been found. He was laid to rest in a churchyard in the village of Dedham, Essex, Daily Express reported. An...
View ArticleWorried About the Christmas Bulge? Then Try the BLD Pants!
A supermarket's fashion label has come up with BLD i.e. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner pants which helps one to hide their bulges. Fashion label George is Asda's solution to look best in said party...
View ArticleSikh Community Creates Christmas Food Bank At Scotland For Less Privileged
Scotland's Aberdeen city witnessed north-east Sikh community members joining hands with the local gas and oil workers towards providing food to the less privileged. Aberdeen's Seaton Community...
View ArticleTop 5 Tips to Keep Pets Safe During Christmas Season
As the festive season has already started and its just one week for Christmas, many would have started to plan about their Christmas decor, gifts, feast, etc. As we enter into a celebration mood, its...
View ArticleChemicals in Fake Christmas Toys Linked to Cancer and Asthma Risk in Children
Most children love to buy toys, dolls and popular figures during Christmas. But a National Trading Institute has warned parents not to buy fake Christmas toys for their children as they contain higher...
View ArticleChristmas Shopping Can Buy You Intense Dose Of Happiness
A new study says that material purchases, from sweaters to tablet computers, provide more frequent happiness over time, whereas experiential purchases, like a trip to the zoo, provide more intense...
View ArticleFollow These Tips to Curb Those Extra Kilos This Christmas Season
People usually end up over-indulging during the festive season. With all those carb-heavy boozy party invitations flying around, tempting foods, family obligations, endless shopping lists, too much...
View ArticleTop 10 Tips to Manage Stress and Anxiety During Christmas
Christmas is around the corner, and we have already got into the most fun demanding and busiest days of this holiday season. The pressure to live up to the hype of Christmas spirit is enough to make...
View ArticleSomalia Bans Christmas and New Year Festivities in the Muslim Majority Country
Fearing Islamist attacks, Somalia's government has banned celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the Muslim majority country. The director general of the religious affairs ministry said, "All...
View ArticleSimple Tips to Avoid Christmas Weight Gain
Christmas is a time of indulgence. Over-indulging at Christmas time can cause people to pack on additional pounds, increasing the risk of weight-related health issues. Overweight and obesity have...
View ArticleGoogle and Microsoft Had Their Virtual Eyes on Santa Claus on Christmas Eve
Santa Claus is a traditional and the best known mascot of Christmas. Google and Microsoft had their virtual eyes on Santa Claus and his gift-laden sleigh on Thursday, December 24, 2015. Each of the...
View ArticleSanta Absent This Christmas Season in Typhoon-Hit Philippines
The Typhoon Melor killed 45 people and left thousands without food, water or urgent medical care in Philippine. Instead of gathering by the Christmas tree to open gifts and eat a traditional meal of...
View ArticleChristmas Cards And Letters in Brazil, for Those Who Cannot Write
Fourteen million Brazilian adults are illiterate, according to UNESCO - 7% of the sprawling South American country's population. It has the eighth-highest number of illiterate citizens in the world....
View ArticleLondon's Christmas Eve Meat Auction Risks the Chop at Historic Site
Waving banknotes in the air, hundreds of shoppers braved the rain for an open-air Christmas Eve meat auction at London's Smithfield Market on Thursday, December 24, 2015. This could be the last time...
View ArticleNFL Star Tom Brady Grants the Christmas Wish of a Little Girl With Cancer
Most children wish to get surprise gifts from Santa Claus on Christmas. Similarly, an 8-year-old girl who is battling with Leukemia also wanted to get a surprise, not from Santa but her favorite star...
View ArticleCancer Couple Receives the Best Christmas Present Ever - a Little Baby Henry
Joanne Forster, 28, battled Hodgkin lymphoma in 2008. Hodgkin's lymphoma is a type of lymphoma in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cells known as lymphocytes. Just two years...
View ArticleOlder People In Scotland Spend Christmas Day Alone
A merry Christmas is a distant memory for many over 75 year olds in Scotland as one in five (20 percent) say they can't wait for the day to be over. Almost 14,000 older people in Wales will spend...
View ArticleCelebrate a Stroke Free Christmas and New Year
bHighlights./b ul class="group-list punch-points" liStroke during holiday season can be fatal as they occur with little or no warning/li liHealthy diet, regular exercise, avoiding drinking and...
View ArticleHistory of Traditional Christmas Food and Drinks
Fruitcake traces its origins to ancient Rome. It would not be the holiday food people love to hate if they tried one made the traditional way, suggested a Kansas State University rare books librarian...
View ArticleOrgan Tranplantation in Kolkata On Christmas Night
When Kolkata was busy celebrating Christmas on December 25th, the Kolkata Traffic Police successfully arranged a green corridor to facilitate organ transplant, reports said. A young lady, nearly...
View ArticleMore People Tend To Die During Christmas (and) New Year
bHighlights/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" li The effect of holidays have a direct effect on death. /li liNatural causes account for 93% of all mortality, while external causes account for...
View ArticleRisk of Chocolate Poisoning in Dogs Peaks at Christmas
Most people know that chocolate can be poisonous to dogs but may not know why. University of Liverpool researchers are warning of a "significant peak" in the risk of chocolate poisoning in dogs over...
View ArticleCelebrate The Christmas Holidays With Safety Of Your Home In Mind
Safety tips that you can take to Celebrate The Christmas Holidays without the risk of home fires. According to the United States Fire Administration, two of five home-decoration fires are caused by...
View ArticleHeart Attack Risk Soars on Christmas Eve
New study spotlights that heart attack risk spikes at around 10 pm on Christmas Eve. The findings of the study are published in iThe BMJ/i. The risk of heart attack peaks at around 10 pm on Christmas...
View ArticleCholesterol Levels Spike Right After Christmas Holiday
Cholesterol levels tend to rise soon after Christmas holidays, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the international journal iAtherosclerosis/i. Large quantities of rich...
View ArticleChristmas Berry Plant Compound Could Fight Eye Cancer: Study
A compound derived from the Christmas berry primrose plant could be effective in decreasing the metastatic growth of a rare and aggressive type of eye cancer, reports a new study. The findings of the...
View ArticleIn Cities, Big Green Spaces Give Mood Spikes as on Christmas
Visiting green spaces gives restorative benefits on dimensions that cannot be purchased or downloaded on a screen. The elevated mood lasts for up to four hours afterward. Feeling unhappy and cranky?...
View ArticleTop 10 Steps to a More Sustainable Christmas
From carbon offsets to composting, experts from from the Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University have shared their simple and top 10 tips for making Christmas greener. All that wrapping...
View ArticleChristmas Baking: Secret Recipe to a Perfect Panettone Revealed
The secret recipe to a perfect Panettone has been revealed by Sous Chef Vijesh Modi from The Deltin, Daman. 1. Panettone Ingredients 4 Tbsp Warm Milk 14 G Yeast 100g Caster Sugar 250g Butter, Softened...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Holiday Travel Tips to Stay Hale and Healthy This Christmas
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list punch-points" liChristmas, the holiday season is here and it is the most cherishing time for traveling with family and friends/li liEven a tiny bug bite or a sip of...
View ArticleGreen Christmas: Let's Celebrate an Eco-friendly Christmas
Christmas is here again to cheer us with love, joy, good health and peace. With hustle and bustle of Christmas, let us take some time to think about celebrating a sustainable and eco-friendly...
View ArticleOldest Christmas Traditions Explored
The European holiday traditions that predate - and became an inseparable part of - Christmas have been explored by Maria Kennedy, an instructor of folklore at Rutgers University-New Brunswick's...
View ArticleSurviving Feasting Season: Perfect Ways to Eat Healthy during Christmas Holidays
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list punch-points" liChristmas holiday season brings you love, joy, hope and happiness/li liChristmas is the season of over-eating/li liEating mindfully during holidays...
View ArticleEasy Tips for Mindful Eating During Christmas Revealed
Christmas is the synonym for cheer, festivities, gifts, food, family, friends, and a whole lot of fun. We tend to indulge in our favorite food over the festive season. Being mindful while eating helps...
View ArticleUK's COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready by Christmas
In the UK, the COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by Christmas, according to the head of the country's vaccine task force. Speaking to BBC Scotland's program, Chairwoman of the UK Vaccine Taskforce Kate...
View ArticleDo the Benefits of Christmas Outweigh its Harms: Study
Christmas season is linked to preventable harms from tree decorations, cards, and presents, as well as overeating and overdrinking. Given the balance of benefits and harms, Christmas may not be cost...
View ArticleDelhi's Air Quality to Improve on Christmas
In Delhi, the pollution levels shot up and mounted to severe category; this prompts the Ministry of Earth Sciences to advise people to avoid outdoor physical activities and wear N-95 or P-100...
View ArticleSimple Tips to Avoid Holiday Heart Syndrome on Christmas
Certain health hazards like the holiday heart syndrome can be avoided during the festivities, said researchers. In the Christmas issue of The British Medical Journal (BMJ), Robin Ferner and Jeffrey...
View ArticleIndia's Tallest Christmas Tree Dazzles on Diwali
55-year-old and 70-feet-high, India's tallest natural growing Christmas Tree has been lit up for Diwali. As the tree was lit up in full color on Wednesday evening, hundreds trooped out to gaze at its...
View ArticleWill You Check Your Emails on Christmas Eve?
What would you prefer? Working on Christmas Eve or just relaxing with your friends and family? Working for long hours, especially during the holiday season can affect your health, reveals a new...
View ArticleOmicron in UK: Millions Will be Isolated on Christmas Eve
More than 1 million people in the UK might be isolating on their own on Christmas Day, reports Daily Mail. England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty warned the Cabinet during an update on...
View ArticleCherish a Healthy Christmas 2021
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li As Christmas wraps up this year, the holy-day season also mandates necessary precautions to up-keep the angel voices ring/lili This year Christmas...
View ArticleSimple Tips to Keep Your Pets Safe This Christmas
During the festive season, pet parents must be mindful of several things to avoid causing unintentional stress or harm to their pets. bEnsure all decorations are secure and out of reach/b Be it...
View ArticleLook Out for the Christmas Heart Syndrome
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list" li Heart issues during the holidays are often due to stress, and people being busy leaving them no time to visit the doctor /li li People should be aware of...
View ArticleSanta Claus is Coming to Town: Bad Kids Get Lumps of Coal for Christmas
Christmas, the season of gifts, is around the corner. But, it's time to end Santa's naughty list as it affects both physical and mental health in naughty kids. Father Christmas has long been doling...
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