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French Minister Seeks Abolition of Prostitution in Europe

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French minister for women has planned to hold a conference of experts on how to control prostitution and human-trafficking. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, said that she was seeking to meet the home secretary Theresa May for input from the UK, on abolishment of prostitution. "Since the 19th century and the role of [the Victorian feminist] Josephine Butler, Britain and France have been the core countries in the international mobilization against prostitution. ...

Apples Top 'Dirty Dozen' List For Carrying Most Pesticides

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Apples have been singled out by an environmental group as being the biggest carrier of insecticides. For the second year in a row, apples topped the Environmental Working Group's 'Dirty Dozen' list, which identified the most pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables in the US. Last year, apples knocked celery off the top spot, which this year ranks as the second biggest offender. Sweet bell peppers were listed third in the line, according to ...

More Than 700,000 Take Part in Berlin Gay Pride Parade

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Hundreds of thousands took part in the Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day gay pride parade. The streets were flooded with camp costumes and colorful drag. Marching and dancing to thumping techno music, the crowds made their way from the cosmopolitan Kreuzberg district to the Brandenburg Gate, where DJs and musicians were scheduled to keep the party going until midnight. The German capital's gay mayor, Klaus Wowereit, kicked off the event. Organizers ...

Kerala Has Highest Head and Neck Cancer Rate In India: Report

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Kerala has one of the highest reported incidences of head and neck cancers, which constitute over 30 per cent of all cancers in the Indian subcontinent, according to experts. Subramania Iyer, director of the Head and Neck Institute at Kochi's Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, identified tobacco use as the major cause of head and neck cancers. "It is well known that cigarettes and tobacco use constitute the major cause of head and neck cancers," said ...

Government To Launch Free-medicines-for-all Scheme By October

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Indian government's plan to offer free medicines to all is set to be launched from October, according to a report. Strongly backed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself, the free-medicines-for-all scheme has received its first financial allocation of Rs.100 crore from the Planning Commission for 2012-13. The entire program is estimated to cost Rs.28,560 crore over the 12th Five Year Plan. Report of a working group on drugs and food regulation in ...

Blow-up Seatbelt Offers Better Crash Protection in Rear Car Seats

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Blow-up seatbelts that inflate in less than 40 milliseconds are found to offer better crash protection in rear car seats. The blow-up belts, which combine the restraint of a seatbelt with the protective cushioning of an airbag, will be available from next year. Car manufacturer Ford said that the seatbelts would inflate almost instantly in an accident to protect the fragile bones and vulnerable organs of a young child or grandparent sat in the back of ...

Teens Who Have Arguments With Mom Handle Peer Pressure Better

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Teens who have arguments with their moms are more equipped to handle peer pressure and keep away from drinks or drugs, says a new study. Arguing actually gives them confidence and negotiating skills, the study said. Scientists from the University of Virginia, US, observed and made audio and video recordings of 150 13-year-olds arguing with their mothers. They then quizzed them three years later about their lives and experiences with drugs ...

Scientists Identify Brain Receptor That can Trigger Explosive Outbursts

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A brain receptor, an enzyme monoamine oxidase A, has been identified by scientists whose malfunctioning can trigger sudden violence and rage. By blocking the receptor, which also exists in humans, scientists stripped the mice of their extreme aggressiveness, potentially paving the way to new treatment for severely aggressive behaviour. The findings by researchers ...

Half a Billion Women and Children Under 5 in the Developing World are Undernourished

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A recent report has revealed that close to half a billion women and children under 5 in the developing world are undernourished. This number could increase by 20 percent, reaching one in five within a decade, compared to one in seven today, due to the impacts of climate change on global food production, according to a detailed analysis by The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn (and) Child Health (PMNCH), the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN System Standing Committee ...

Adidas Cancels Sales of Sneakers Topped With Rubber Ankle Chains

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Well-known sportswear designer Adidas has cancelled the sales of sneakers topped with rubber ankle chains following negative response that it reminded people of slavery. The so-called "shackle sneakers" equipped with orange rubber chains to be fixed above the shoes were to have gone on sale in August in the United States. But leading African American advocate Jesse Jackson has led criticism of the sneakers, saying: "The attempt to commercialize and make ...

New Drug Shows Promise in Reversing Symptoms of Huntington's Disease

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Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California found that the proposed new drug can help silence the mutated gene responsible for Huntington's disease. The findings are published in the June 21, 2012 online issue of the journal iNeuron/i. Researchers suggest the drug therapy, tested in mouse and non-human primate models, could produce sustained motor and neurological benefits in human adults with moderate ...

Finally, Teen's Fight Against Deforestation Shows Results

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First came the coffee growers. Then the charcoal makers. And finally, when the last trees had been cleared, there came the cattlemen, who grazed their cows on the denuded hillsides. Several centuries of human activity have left a deep scar in the Atlantic rainforest north of Rio. Between patches of primary forest which are a haven to rare birds and mammals, hill after hill has nothing but thin grass and eroded soil. Reversing this loss would ...

Doctors Operate to Remove Tumor Growing at the Mouth of Fetus

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Doctors at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida have successfully operated to remove a rare tumor called an oral teratoma in a developing fetus. Mother Tammy Gonzalez said that she was able to see a bubble coming out of her baby's mouth during a scan that she underwent at 17 weeks. Doctors informed her that the bubble was a rare tumor and the chances of her baby surviving were minimal. However, they decided to operate while the baby was still in the uterus. ...

New Drug That Prevents Spread of Breast Cancer Cells and Regenerates Nerve Cells Developed

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A new drug that can prevent breast cancer cells from spreading and which also led to growth of early nerve cells, known as neurites, has been developed by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The scientists named their lead drug candidate "Rhosin" and hope future testing shows it to be promising for the treatment of various cancers or nervous system damage. The inhibitor overcomes a number of previous scientific challenges by ...

Implementation of Green Economy Pact is a Must Say Environment Experts

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In a 49-page draft formulated on sustainable growth, environment experts have urged government and other stakeholders to swiftly implement the agreement at the Rio+20 summit. One of the major themes of the conference was the concept of "green economy," or improving human well-being and social equity while reducing environmental risks. Chairman of the intergovernmental panel of climate change, Rajendra K. Pachauri told reporters on Thursday that the leaders ...

Unique Gut Bacteria Required By Human Immune System

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A study has suggested that animals have not only co-evolved with their own very special array of microbial partners but also rely on them. In a study, mice carrying a set of friendly microbes that are usually found in humans fail to develop a proper immune system and are left susceptible to illness as a result. The findings suggest that as far as our immune systems are concerned, not just any bug collection would do. "Human microbe-colonized ...

Australian Researchers Discover New Mosquito Species That Does Not Require Blood Before Laying Eggs

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A new species of mosquito, which does not require a blood meal before laying eggs, has been discovered by a team of Australian researchers. Researchers found that rather than breeding in ponds, pools or wetlands, the culex molestus mosquito has adapted to life underground, particularly in septic tanks and disused stormwater pipes. Unlike other mosquitoes, this species can also develop their eggs without first requiring a blood meal. "The curious biological ...

Average British Men to Turn 'Millionaires' by 51 While Women to Wait Until 72: Study

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A study has revealed that an average British man will have earned a total of one million pounds by the time he is 51, while women in the UK will have to wait until they are 72. According to the survey done by Prudential, the figures confirm the gender pay gap, which discriminates against women in the UK, who must both juggle careers and home. The study also shows that the average British worker of the age of 56, who has been paid one million pound, ...

Invention Of Pitcher That Alerts When Milk Turns Sours

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A prestigious prize was won by a group of middle school students from Manhattan, USA for devising a product any mother would love: a pitcher that alerts you when milk has gone bad. The Manhattan Academy of Technology students' "smart milk pitcher" came second at the FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Awards, beating more than 250 teams from 15 countries. Using the 5,000 dollars in prize money, the students are already fine-tuning their design. "We're ...

Adolescents Who Have More Than 4 Meals a Day are Thinner: Study

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New study reveals that certain healthy habits, like eating more than four times a day or not eating too fast, are associated with lower body fat levels independently of exercise habits during free time. The study was carried out in Spain. SINC The key to preventing obesity is in keeping up healthy eating habits and this is not a new concept. But, a new study headed by the Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN) of the Spanish ...

World's First Country to Sell Marijuana to Citizens

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The first country in the world that might sell marijuana to its citizens is Uruguay. Under the plan, only the government would be allowed to sell marijuana to adults who have registered on a government database, letting officials keep track of their purchases over time. According to Defense Minister Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro, the measure aims to weaken crime in the country by removing profits from drug dealers and diverting users from harder drugs. ...

Guidelines for Use of Slings for Women's Prolapse Surgery

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Doubts about whether to use a sling during vaginal prolapse repair to prevent urinary incontinence can be eliminated via a multicenter study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center urogynecologist. The clinical investigation from eight medical centers across the U.S. provides the first surgical outcome evidence on the benefits and risks of midurethral slings for women with vaginal prolapse who show no symptoms of urinary incontinence before surgery. One ...

Sleep Related Disorders on the Rise Due to Repeated Power Cuts at Night in Pakistan

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The number of people diagnosed with sleep-related medical and psychiatric disorders in Pakistan is on the rise due to repeated power cuts for long hours, especially at nights, health experts warned.. Medical experts say sleeplessness causes a number of complications even among healthy people, the News International daily reported. Lack of sleep may cause serious complications like stomach problems, hypertension and heart disease. People may also face ...

Mount Sinai Researchers Develop New Delivery Method to Improve Efficacy of Parkinson's Disease Medications

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Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new delivery method that can improve the effectiveness of levodopa/carbidopa, a common dual-drug treatment for Parkinson's disease. The new method is continuous delivery of an intestinal gel formulation of the therapies, which are traditionally taken orally. The study found that the continuous gel delivery reduced "off" time-when the medicine's effectiveness wears off-by an average of nearly two extra ...

Effects of Muscle on Inner and Outer Layer of Bones Different in Men and Women

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A Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of Bone (and) Mineral Research reveals that the effect of muscle tissue on the inner and outer layers of bone microstructure may be different among men and women. VIDEO ALERT: Video resources available on Mayo Clinic's YouTube Channel. "Our study adds to the growing body of evidence supporting the highly integrated nature of skeletal muscle and bone, and it also provides new insights into potential biomarkers ...

Scientists Identify Protein Required to Regrow Injured Nerves in Limbs

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Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have identified a protein that can help injured peripheral nerves to repair and grow by themselves. The finding, in mice, has implications for improving recovery after nerve injury in the extremities. It also opens new avenues of investigation toward triggering nerve regeneration in the central nervous system, notorious for its inability to heal. Peripheral nerves provide the sense ...

Researchers Develop New Procedure to Clean Impurities from Prescription Drugs

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A new study published in the Organic Process Research (and) Development journal reveals that researchers have developed a new procedure that can remove 98 percent of a type of impurity in prescription drugs that could prove to be harmful in patients. Ecevit Yilmaz and colleagues note that contamination of medications with so-called "genotoxic" impurities (GTIs) have resulted in several major recent drug recalls. GTIs may be ingredients used to make drugs, or they may ...

Understanding of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Advanced by Cedars-Sinai Researchers

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The way in which motor-neuron cell-death occurs in patients with spinal muscular atrophy has been unraveled by researchers at Cedars-Sinai's Regenerative Medicine Institute. This finding offers an important clue in identifying potential medicines to treat this leading genetic cause of death in infants and toddlers. The study, published in the June 19 online issue of iPLoS ONE/i, extends the institute's work to employ pluripotent stem cells to find a pharmaceutical ...

Method to Block Protein Through Which Pancreatic Cancer Cells can Resist Chemotherapy Developed

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A new study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference revealed that researchers from the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a protein using which pancreatic cancer cells can resist therapy and have also managed to develop a way to block the protein. "Cancer of the pancreas is notoriously difficult to treat because it usually presents at late stages due to minimal or nonspecific ...

British Pubs Eye Olympics to Provide Boost to Business

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Pubs in Britain are desperately hoping that the 2012 London Olympics will provide a much needed impetus for an ailing beverage industry in the country. Yet some analysts caution that it will give a short-lived three-week boost without any lasting effect. London-based SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewer, told AFP it expects the Games to boost sales, while Dutch giant Heineken is one of the Olympics' official sponsors. That makes Heineken ...

Short Bursts of Stress are Beneficial to the Body's Immune System

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A new study conducted by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine has revealed that stress, when experienced in short bursts, is beneficial for the body's immune system. Researchers conducted the study in mice by briefly confining them in ventilated, Plexiglass enclosures and took blood samples over the next couple of hours to detect the level of stress hormones and also to check the presence of disease-fighting agents of the immune system. The ...

Canadian Fitness Center Will Not Accept Supplications from Skinny People

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A fitness center in Vancouver, Canada, has decided not to accept applications from "skinny" people, making it exclusive to plus-sized women. The Body Exchange fitness center is promoting itself as Canada's only fitness and Adventure Company exclusive to a plus-sized clientele and offers services ranging from fitness camps and personal training to destination retreats. The founder of Body Exchange, Louise Green said that the main reason for rejecting trim ...

US Food Companies Continue to Promote Unhealthy Products for Kids

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A new report released by researchers at Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy (and) Obesity reveals that American food companies continue to advertize their unhealthiest products for kids even though they are manufacturing healthier breakfast cereals for children. The report, titled Cereal Facts, said that the money spent on marketing cereals targeted at children rose by 30 percent from 2008 to (Dollar) 264 million in 2011. Majority of the ads beamed on TV were of brands ...

Moderate Consumption of Fructose Benefits Diabetes Patients

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A new study published in the journal Diabetes Care suggests that the adverse health effects associated with fructose may be due to over indulgence and that it was beneficial for people with type 1 and 2 diabetes. The study was conducted by researchers at St Michael's Hospital in Canada who analyzed data from 18 different trials involving 209 participants who had Type I and Type II diabetes and found that fructose helped them gain a better control on their blood sugar ...

Study Uncovers Cause of Pain In Treatment of Skin Cancer

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Researchers have uncovered why the treatment with ointment and red light can be so painful in skin cancer patients. They identified the ion channels involved and signalling molecules secreted by the cancer cells. "The results may provide a starting point for suppressing the pain", says Dr. Ben Novak of the Department of Animal Physiology. How the photodynamic therapy works In contrast to normal cells, cancer cells are equipped with ...

PM Urges Developed Nations To Help Reduce Carbon Emissions

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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has criticized developed countries for failing to provide economic and technological aid to developing nations for reducing carbon emissions. Addressing the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr. Singh in strong words hit out at industrialized nations, saying there was little evidence of their support to lesser-developed nations in reducing emission intensity. "Many ...

Study Finds Love Hormone's Role Behind Williams Syndrome

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Oxytocin, commonly known as "trust" hormone or "love hormone" found to play a vital role in Williams Syndrome (WS), finds a study. The study, a collaboration between scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of Utah, found that people with WS flushed with the hormones oxytocin and arginine vasopressin (AVP) when exposed to emotional triggers. The findings may help in understanding human emotional and behavioral systems ...