Valley of Flowers 2

Continuing from the previous post Valley of Flowers,

Original Source Wikipedia.org

Details about the photograph and ownership, find it here

Wishing all the readers a happy and propserous 2011. I would like to share a picture from the place. I hope you like it. Thank you all.

Valley of Flowers

Valley of flowers, a beautiful, stunning, picturesque valley with 300 different alpine flowers is a discovery by a botanist and trekker Frank Smith in 1931 by accident. Naturally the serene valley left a mark on his thoughts that he even penned a book titled 'Valley of Flowers'.If you want to further explore about this beautiful and heavenly valley follow this link and see for yourself.
Discovery of Valley of Flowers 

More stunning pictures of flora and fauna at this wiki link.
 Wikilink- Valley of Flowers

More information about when to visit and lots of other information on hotels etc., at this link.
More Information on Valley of Flowers

Now there's a movie too titled Valley of Flowers, I don't  think you knew it before.
Movie titled Valley of Flowers

There's one more link that I wanted to share.
Another beautiful picture of Valley of Flowers
What a co-incidence as I provide you with so many links and this blog Valleyz is themed after Valleys and there's many flowers here too, haha :)

I hope you have enjoyed this sudden online discovery of mine. I wanted to share something special for all of my readers who visit this blog and take their time to leave comments. I thank you for all your visits and the follow. I hope year 2011 brings peace and joy in the lives of all people on the planet. Wishing you the best and signing off my last blog post of the year 2010. So here's a beautiful valley for you to explore.  Don't forget to leave your comments on What do you think about Valley of Flowers. See you in 2011. Cheers!!!

Initial Results Show Pregnant Women Mount Strong Immune Response To 1 Dose Of 2009 H1N1 Vaccine

Healthy pregnant women mount a robust immune response following just one dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, according to initial results from an ongoing clinical trial.


Read details at Sciencedaily.com   

When the debates are raging on the efficacy of the H1N1 vaccine, this news should bring some credibility to the vaccination program. There are claims and counter claims over the sideeffects of the vaccine. But to prove that a vaccine is clinically unfit it should be proved as such scientifically I think.

It is still too early to say that the vaccine is a complete success, as also discarding it outright is not the solution to the problem. We need to tread cautiously and follow the best advice of the Research community.

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Tech Oasis : My new Blog

These days I was thinking about launching a new blog, I felt all the things are crammed in my blog and I felt I need little bit of more room so I opted for another blog. The theme of the new blog is technology. I will write posts related to science and technology here.

The name of the blog is Tech Oasis . And it can be also found if you type from the address bar http://tech-oasis.blogspot.com/. I wish my readers all the best and I suggest you to explore this new blog Tech Oasis  where recently I have discussed many posts on the security aspect issue. This being so crucial now a days, we need to be adept and vigilant and learn more about this particular topic to keep our identity safe online. This will definitely not happen overnight but through regularly studying the subject and keep ourselves updated.

I hope you will stay connected on this new blog too. Thanks for reading and the visit in advance. Happy Blogging !

New Method To Help Keep Fruit, Vegetables And Flowers Fresh

Sounds fresh isn't it ?  Yes, a new method does just that, keeping the vegetables, fruit and flowers fresh for longer duration of time. The results could be very helpful in the long run keeping the stocks fresh and healthy for consumption.

According to the report millions of tons of vegetables end in trash before being consumed. When the world is getting hungrier each day, this new innovation could not have come at a more opportune time, this could go a long way.

A professor has developed an innovative new way to keep produce and flowers fresh for longer periods of time. The microbiologist's method uses a naturally occurring microorganism -- no larger than the width of a human hair -- to induce enzymes that extend the ripening time of fruits and vegetables, and keeps the blooms of flowers fresh

You can read more about this new find at Science Daily 

More Reading :

 1 .Also you could read a related post on a Research articulating low cancer risk for Vegetarians 

Diagnosing Heartburn -- Gastroenterologists Diagnose Chronic Heartburn More Effectively

 Gastroenterologists are using confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) to more effectively diagnose chronic heartburn. The technology gives doctors an image of the esophagus that is magnified 1,000 times. A tiny microscope at the end of an endoscope provides the magnification, while a blue light provides illumination--sending clear, close-up images to a computer screen. Read more at Science daily

Heartburn is a common condition that affects more than 70 million in US alone and many millions more worldwide. And also it is an early symptom to Gastroesophageal Reflux disease (GERD) .

Many times we feel heartburn after taking meals and we take antacids to suppress these sensations, but in chronic cases they get repeated quite often and are necessarily an early symptom to the GERD.

However there is a difference between the heartburn and acid reflux like GERD.   

Someone having heartburn may not have the acid reflux and one who is having acid reflex ailment may not have heartburn.

Read More 

1. Heartburn Symptoms 

2. Special Risks with Nightime Heartburn 

3. An indepth overview of Heartburn, treatment and prevention