Alka Gupta, Author at TriBeCa Care

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Vaccines for HIV: The Right Step Forward

“Prevention is better than cure. Especially when there is no cure”! As the world celebrates World HIV Vaccine Awareness Day on May 18, 2019, its time to understand the significance of this day. AIDS/HIV Vaccine Day...

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Rabindra Jayanti Celebration by Seniors in Kolkata

On the 158th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Thakur on 9th May 2019, the senior members of the TriBeCa family held a gathering. A gathering that has special sentiments attached to it. An evening where they sang...

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5 Akshaya Tritiya Rituals for Wealth & Success

In India, “Akshaya Tritiya” is celebrated as the annual springtime festival by Jains and Hindus. It falls on the third thithi (i.e. tritiya) of the Vaisakha (lunar month) of Shukla Paksh. The word “Akshaya” means imperishable...

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High Alert: Cyclone Fani to Sting Kolkata Today

Cyclone Fani is expected to hit Kolkata at 7 pm with the gusty wind velocity of 90-100 kmph. Fani is set to sting the city hard between Friday evening and Saturday night. The Cyclone is raging...

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Cancer and Ageing: the Relationship

Cancer can affect ageing individuals as well as individuals from every age group. But as per Cancer Association, it has been also known that 60% of the times it happens to individual who are above 65...

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Summer Risks for Elderly

As our body starts ageing, it loses the capability to regulate the heat by itself. Moreover, sweat is one of the vital components of our body that aid in controlling the temperature of our body. But...

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From “Diye Jalte Hai” to “Jane Tu Ya Jane Na”— Seniors Hum to the Tunes with Singers

A humid evening, a few strums in the guitar chords and a shadowy haze in the ill-lit chamber! Who could have ever thought this, to create a buzz in the town and inspire two absolutely contrasting...

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5 Harmful Effects of Excessive Calcium in Your Body

Calcium is an essential mineral that promotes strength to teeth and bones. It also provides optimal support to heart health, nervous system and muscles. Alike low calcium level, excessive calcium level is not good at all....

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10 Simple Exercises to Prevent Pain with Ageing

People start experiencing excruciating body pain with ageing. The severity of the pain increases after 50 years as the internal body organs become weak and lose its actual density. They experience pain mainly at the joints,...

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7 Reasons Why Chocolates are Good for Elderly?

We might think, “Are chocolates good? What about its high calorie content?” The idea of biting into the dark bar of chocolate is drooling but the bad name to it makes us feel guilty. Especially, when...

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