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- New Tool Indicates When to Worry About Kids' Temper Tantrums
- Junk Food Could also Give You Dementia: Study
- Steady Job Could Help Diabetics
- Piano Tuning may Change Brain Structure
- Babies Born After 3 or More Abortions May Come with Increased Risk Of Prematurity And Low Birth Weight
- German Circumcision Ban 'Extraordinarily Dangerous': Jewish Group
- Low-calorie Diet may Not Help to Prolong Life: Study
- Internet Addiction: Causes at the Molecular Level
- China Needs Strong Medicine for Ailing Stocks
- British Diet Vitamin Deficient Warn Experts
- Women 40% Less Likely to Die After TAVI Than Men: Study
- Ischemic Stroke Faces Ten Year Decline After AMI
- Advanced CT Scans Match the Accuracy of Catheterization To Assess Coronary Blockages and Stress Tests
- Survey Says Indians Prefer Arranged Marriages
- Jayden, Isabella: New York's Top Baby Names
- Science of Organ Transplant Taken to a Whole New Level By 'Cyborg' Tissues
- Need for Strategies to Combat Unhealthy Lifestyles Among the Poor and the Rich Suggested By Global Study
- Heart Pills 'As Good As Statins Without Side-Effects' Coming Soon: Scientists
- Method to Grow Artificial Tissues With Embedded Nanoscale Sensors Developed By Researchers
- Europe Rights Court Criticizes Italy Ban on Embryo Testing
- Narrow Band Imaging With Colonoscopy Enables Distal Non-cancerous Polyps to be Left in Place
- Spiritual Fulfillment Scores Higher Than Material Richness In Japanese Minds
- Quality Measure for Stroke Care Evaluated by a Study
- Study: Small Families Boost Prosperity for Descendants
- Perpignan Festival of Photojournalism To Be Dominated By Syria
- Jobless Woes Faced By Young South Koreans With 'Graduate Glut'
- Weighing Molecules 1 at a Time Is Caltech
- 1 Out of 3 Spouses Feel It is Not Wrong to Snoop on Text Messages on Partner's Phone
- Malaysia Has Been Declared a Top Tourist Spot for Muslims
- Global Population May Turn into Vegans Due to Food Shortages
- Learning Happens During Sleep as Well
- Universal Healthcare System Stressed By President
- In Russia Man Dies of Anthrax
- Intruders Can Be Swept Out By Human Lungs
- Maoist-Hit Areas Get Solar Based Drinking Water System
- Test to Spot the Risk of Blindness
- Bridal Registry Allows You to Share Your Wedding Wish-list With Your Guests
- Pharmacists can Help Identify Knee Osteoarthritis
- New 'Traffic Light' Test Could Benefit Patients With Liver Disease
- New Mouse Model of Muscular Dystrophy Provides Insight into Disease Development
- Child Mortality Estimation Methods Elaborated in New PLOS Collection
- Genetic Investigation of Malaysian Tribe Could Provide Answers to Lower Cancer Rates Among East Asians
- Government Says Delhi to Have 200-Bed Hospital
- Study Sheds Light on Unexpected Findings at Multi-Detector CT Scans
- Renal Sympathetic Denervation may Improve Quality of Life in Resistant Hypertension Patients
- Fizzy Drinks, too Few Bedtime Stories Reasons for Lack of Quality Sleep for Today's Youngsters
- Spell Check Dependency Does Not Make People Dumber
- Chinese Authorities Launch Investigation into HIV-Infected Syringe
- Maturity Key Trait in a 'Perfect Boss'
- Vaccines That Manipulate Gut Microbes may Regulate Weight Gain
- Reducing Meat in Diet may Help Older Women Control Their Weight
- Nurse Reveals She Experiences 100 Orgasms Per Day
- New, Healthier Type of Wheat on the Anvil
- Delhi Arogya Kosh to be Expanded to Include More Families
| New Tool Indicates When to Worry About Kids' Temper Tantrums Posted:  Annoyance among young children seems to be a premature sign of mind problems. Finding a solution for children's' disruptive behavior is a challenge for parents and pediatricians. New Northwestern Medicine research will give parents and professionals a new tool to know when to worry about young children's misbehavior. Researchers have developed an easy-to-administer questionnaire specifically designed to distinguish the typical misbehavior of early childhood from ... |
| Junk Food Could also Give You Dementia: Study Posted:  Junk food may not just make you fat but also give you dementia through high blood pressure and cholesterol, states recent study. Some animal studies have specifically implicated insulin, a hormone, suggesting that Alzheimer's could be 'diabetes of the brain'. But the latest theory also points to high levels of fatty and sugary food damaging the brain by interrupting its supply of insulin. In type 2 diabetes, junk food prompts our cells in becoming ... |
| Steady Job Could Help Diabetics Posted:  For diabetics, a steady job appears to be good for their health, finds study. A new University of Michigan study found that that jobless working-age people with diabetes are less likely to adhere to their oral anti-diabetic medications than diabetics who are employed. Further, people of working age with diabetes are more likely to be unemployed than those who do not have diabetes. The lack of a clear-cut, cause-and-effect relationship between ... |
| Piano Tuning may Change Brain Structure Posted:  Tuning a piano also tunes the brain, say researchers. Listening to two notes played simultaneously to get them pitch perfect seems to cause the brain to adapt. Brain scans revealed highly specific changes in the hippocampus, which governs memory and navigation. These correlated with the number of years that tuners had been doing this job. For the study, the Wellcome Trust researchers at University College London and Newcastle University used magnetic ... |
| Posted:  One of the largest studies finds that women who have had three or more abortions have a higher risk of some adverse birth outcomes, such as delivering a baby prematurely and with a low birth weight. The research, which is published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal iHuman Reproduction/i [1] today (Thursday), found that among 300,858 Finnish mothers, 31,083 (10.3%) had had one induced abortion between 1996-2008, 4,417 (1.5%) had two, and ... |
| German Circumcision Ban 'Extraordinarily Dangerous': Jewish Group Posted:  A court ruling in Germany banning circumcision is "extraordinarily dangerous" and should be clarified by the government before the end of the year, said the Jewish rabbi of Jewish rights group. "We are very concerned that Europe becomes a place where circumcision is made illegal or denigrated," Abraham Cooper from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre told reporters after meeting the German justice minister over the issue. "That would be extraordinary dangerous ... |
| Low-calorie Diet may Not Help to Prolong Life: Study Posted:  A low-calorie diet boosts health but may not prolong life, at least not in rhesus monkeys, scientists reported Wednesday in a new study into a long-held link between food restriction and longevity. Spanning 23 years, the research found monkeys that ate fewer calories than non-dieting counterparts were healthier but did not live any longer. Rhesus monkeys are a preferred choice for lab study, as they are long-lived primates like humans -- their average ... |
| Internet Addiction: Causes at the Molecular Level Posted:  The effects of Internet addiction on the body at the molecular level was studied and analysed by a set of researchers. "It was shown that Internet addiction is not a figment of our imagination," says the lead author, Privatdozent Dr. Christian Montag from the Department for Differential and Biological Psychology at the University of Bonn. "Researchers and therapists are increasingly closing in on it." Over the past years, the Bonn researchers have interviewed a total ... |
| China Needs Strong Medicine for Ailing Stocks Posted:  Chinese investor "Auntie" Wang can see the value of her portfolio of metals stocks infront of her eyes as she watches prices at a trading centre in the financial hub of Shanghai. "The current market situation is heartbreaking," said Wang, a 70-year old retiree who has poured 50,000 yuan ( (Dollar) 8,000) of her savings into China's stock market, set up two decades ago. With the market now hitting over three-year lows, China is trying to prop up prices and introduce ... |
| British Diet Vitamin Deficient Warn Experts Posted:  According to experts, the people of Britain have their soil to blame for ill health! Not in their wildest dreams would the British have imagined that the soil beneath their feet is likely to cause them woes, ranging from heart diseases to thyroid problem! Experts believe that the levels of the mineral selenium, are severely low in British soil that it is negatively impacting the food chains and creeping into the British diet, causing ... |
| Women 40% Less Likely to Die After TAVI Than Men: Study Posted:  The largest study of gender differences reveals that women with severe aortic stenosis are 40% less likely to die after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) than men. The findings were presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Professor Karin Humphries from St. Paul's Hospital. More than 1.5 million people in the US suffer from aortic stenosis, a progressive disease where the aortic valve becomes obstructed, leading to life-threatening heart problems. ... |
| Ischemic Stroke Faces Ten Year Decline After AMI Posted:  The analysis of data from two Swedish registries was presented by Dr Anders Ulvenstam, and shows that the reduction is due to improvements in AMI care. Ischemic stroke is a well known, relatively rare but potentially devastating complication following myocardial infarction. It can lead to severe neurological handicap and death for the patient and it is associated with great costs for society. "The risk of ischemic stroke after myocardial infarction ... |
| Posted:  An advanced CT scanner helps doctors to diagnose a disease in their patients and provide appropriate treatment for them. An ultra-fast, 320-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner can accurately sort out which people with chest pain need - or don''t need - an invasive procedure such as cardiac angioplasty or bypass surgery to restore blood flow to the heart, according to an international study. Results of the study, which involved 381 patients at 16 hospitals ... |
| Survey Says Indians Prefer Arranged Marriages Posted:  According to a recent survey, Indians prefer marriages arranged by family members instead of love match. A total of 74 percent of respondents from across India voted in favour of traditional "arranged" marriages, according to the poll by private television channel NDTV. The channel commissioned Ipsos, a market research agency, to conduct a field survey of 30,000 people of all ages across 18 states. Parents in India often choose husbands ... |
| Jayden, Isabella: New York's Top Baby Names Posted:  Jayden and Isabella topped the US most popular baby names again this year. Next in the rankings for newborns in the city in 2011 were Jacob and Ethan for boys, and Sophia and Olivia for girls. The Department of Health said birth certificates show more than 600 Isabellas and 800 Jaydens saw the light of day. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, never slow to tout his administration's achievements, said health initiatives were responsible for ensuring ... |
| Science of Organ Transplant Taken to a Whole New Level By 'Cyborg' Tissues Posted:  A method to grow artificial tissues with embedded nanoscale sensors was developed by a multi-institutional research team. These networks-which mark the first time that electronics and tissue have been truly merged in 3D-allow direct tissue sensing and potentially stimulation, a potential boon for development of engineered tissues that incorporate capabilities for monitoring and stimulation, and of devices for screening new drugs. The researcher team ... |
| Posted:  A new study says that healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, proteins and total fats are consumed more often by the wealthy while poorer people consume more carbohydrates. The study involved people from 17 countries. The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study involving 154,000 individuals from 628 communities reported on the patterns of diet, physical activity and smoking, was presented at the European Society of Cardiology 2012 Congress on Sunday, ... |
| Heart Pills 'As Good As Statins Without Side-Effects' Coming Soon: Scientists Posted:  A new cholesterol-busting pill without the potentially dangerous side effects of statins could become reality thanks to a major breakthrough by British scientists. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have found that cholesterol levels are suppressed by the body's immune system as part of the process that fights off viral infections, the Daily Express reported. "We have identified the immune hormone that does this. Statins are effective but crude ... |
| Method to Grow Artificial Tissues With Embedded Nanoscale Sensors Developed By Researchers Posted:  A method for embedding networks of biocompatible nanoscale wires within engineered tissues was developed by a multi-institutional research team. These networks-which mark the first time that electronics and tissue have been truly merged in 3D-allow direct tissue sensing and potentially stimulation, a potential boon for development of engineered tissues that incorporate capabilities for monitoring and stimulation, and of devices for screening new drugs. The researcher ... |
| Europe Rights Court Criticizes Italy Ban on Embryo Testing Posted:  The European rights court Tuesday condemned Italy for its ban on screening embryos for genetic conditions, saying its laws leave couples wanting to avoid passing on diseases little room for manoeuvre. The condemnation from the European Court of Human Rights relates to the case of an Italian couple, both carriers of cystic fibrosis, who were blocked from using in vitro fertilization (IVF) to select embryos that were not affected by the condition. According ... |
| Narrow Band Imaging With Colonoscopy Enables Distal Non-cancerous Polyps to be Left in Place Posted:  According to a new study, the use of narrow band imaging (NBI) during colonoscopy is sufficiently accurate to allow distal hyperplastic (non-cancerous) polyps to be left in place without removal and small, distal adenomas (pre-cancerous polyps) to be removed and discarded without pathologic assessment. These findings validate NBI criteria based on color, vessels and pit characteristics for predicting real-time colorectal polyp histology. The study appears in the August issue ... |
| Spiritual Fulfillment Scores Higher Than Material Richness In Japanese Minds Posted:  Almost 64 percent Japanese give priority to 'spiritual fulfillment' over 'material richness', a new survey has revealed. The latest national livelihood survey released by the Cabinet Office showed that people who gave priority to material wealth fell 0.9 points to 30.1 percent. According to the Japan Times, the previous survey conducted in October 2011 showed that people who gave priority to spiritual fulfillment has increased by 2.6 points, and is the ... |
| Quality Measure for Stroke Care Evaluated by a Study Posted: One of the key indicators of the quality of care provided by hospitals to acute stroke victims is the percentage of patients who die within a 30-day period. A new study shows that the decisions made by patients and their families to stop care may account for as many as 40 percent of these stroke-related deaths, calling into question whether it is a valid measure of a hospital's skill in providing stroke care. The study, which appears today in the journal iNeurology/i, ... |
| Study: Small Families Boost Prosperity for Descendants Posted:  According to a recently published Swedish study, having a smaller family is a springboard for giving future generations the chance of greater prosperity. Providing scientific support to what is anecdotal evidence, it says that in an advanced industrialised society, having fewer offspring means children benefit from greater parental investment and from inherited capital. This translates into socio-economic success, which is transmitted over generations, ... |
| Perpignan Festival of Photojournalism To Be Dominated By Syria Posted:  The dominant theme of the 24th Festival of Photojournalism will be the conflict in Syria and its daily stream of violence. Organisers have honoured the memory of Remi Ochlik, the French photo-journalist who was killed on assignment in Syria in February, by naming an annual prize awarded to a young journalist in his memory. This year, the City of Perpignan Remi Ochlik award will be given to Brazil-based Spanish photographer Sebastian Liste for his work ... |
| Jobless Woes Faced By Young South Koreans With 'Graduate Glut' Posted:  Once upon a time Song A-Hyun was once confident she would follow in her father's footsteps. She wanted to graduate from one of the nation's best universities, land a plum job at a top firm and enjoy a high-flying career. But the 23-year-old's dreams have faded. Over the past year she has sent out more than 40 resumes ahead of her graduation this month -- only to be rejected every time. A degree at the top women's university Ewha, a high grade point ... |
| Weighing Molecules 1 at a Time Is Caltech Posted:  The first-ever mechanical device that can measure the mass of individual molecules one at a time was made by a team led by scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). This new technology, the researchers say, will eventually help doctors diagnose diseases, enable biologists to study viruses and probe the molecular machinery of cells, and even allow scientists to better measure nanoparticles and air pollution. The team includes researchers ... |
| 1 Out of 3 Spouses Feel It is Not Wrong to Snoop on Text Messages on Partner's Phone Posted:  ... |
| Malaysia Has Been Declared a Top Tourist Spot for Muslims Posted:  Malaysia has been declared a top tourist spot for Muslims, according to an independent study. The study came to the conclusion based on the number of trips by Muslims, and declared that the top destinations for Muslim tourists are Malaysia, Turkey and UAE. According to The Star, the next six destinations are Singapore, Russia, China, France, Thailand, and Italy, the Global Muslim Lifestyle Travel Market: Landscape and Consumer Needs Study survey conducted ... |
| Global Population May Turn into Vegans Due to Food Shortages Posted:  The world's population may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic food shortages, leading water scientists have warned. They say humans derive about 20 percent of their protein from animal-based products now, but this may need to drop to just 5 percent to feed the extra 2 billion people expected to be alive by 2050, according to the Guardian. "There will not be enough water available on current ... |
| Learning Happens During Sleep as Well Posted:  A new Weizmann Institute study has found that if certain odors are presented after tones during sleep, people will start sniffing when they hear the tones alone - even when no odor is present - both during sleep and, later, when awake. This indicates that people can learn new information while they sleep, and this can unconsciously modify their waking behaviour. Sleep-learning experiments are notoriously difficult to conduct. For one thing, one must ... |
| Universal Healthcare System Stressed By President Posted:  ... |
| Posted:  RIA Novostihas reported that a man has died of anthrax in Russia's Siberia region after being infected when he handled the carcass of a sick cow. The incident took place in Druzhba village in southern Siberia's Altai region, said a spokesman for the region's emergency service. Laboratory tests by specialists from federal agency Rospotrebnadzor confirmed infection in three people, one of whom died, he said. Doctors said the victim died Saturday, ... |
| Intruders Can Be Swept Out By Human Lungs Posted:  A study says that human lungs rely on sticky mucus to expel foreign matter, including toxic and infectious agents during a cold or an allergy that causes a running nose and a wet cough. The study by Brian Button and colleagues from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, helps to explain how human airways clear such mucus out of the lungs. The findings may give researchers a better understanding of what goes wrong in many human lung diseases, ... |
| Maoist-Hit Areas Get Solar Based Drinking Water System Posted:  The Lok Sabha was informed that the government plans to install 10,000 solar power based water systems to supply safe drinking water to the people in 78 Maoist-affected areas. Rural Development Jairam Ramesh said that the solar-based system will go a long way in solving the drinking water problems of the naxal-affected areas. The project will be funded from the National Rural Drinking Water Programme and the National Clean Energy Fund. Ramesh ... |
| Test to Spot the Risk of Blindness Posted:  Scientists have identified three genetic regions in our DNA which are present in those who have the eye disease glaucoma but not in those who don't. Experts believe their findings may lead to new treatments to prevent and perhaps even cure the disease. Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye conditions, which cause optic nerve damage and can affect vision. Now an international team of researchers, including experts at Moorfields Eye ... |
| Bridal Registry Allows You to Share Your Wedding Wish-list With Your Guests Posted:  It is a popular concept abroad, but Bridal Registry, a service whereby a would be-couple can share their list of desired gifts for their D-day with their guests, has got a kickstart here as well. "Bridal Registry assists the would-be couples in conveying their wish lists to their guests. It also makes for an easy selection for the guests to gift something that will be appreciated by the couple, who ... |
| Pharmacists can Help Identify Knee Osteoarthritis Posted:  Community-based pharmacists provide an added resource in identifying knee osteoarthritis (OA), say researchers. The study, published in iArthritis Care (and) Research/i, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), represents the first evidence supporting a collaborative approach to managing knee OA. Findings suggest that involving pharmacists, physiotherapists, and primary care physicians in caring for OA patients improves the quality of care, along with patient ... |
| New 'Traffic Light' Test Could Benefit Patients With Liver Disease Posted:  A new traffic light test could diagnose liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in high risk population, states study. Liver disease develops silently without symptoms, and many people have no idea they have liver failure until it is too late - one-third of people admitted to hospital with end-stage liver disease die within the first few months. A simple test available in primary care could diagnose disease much earlier, enabling those at risk to change their behaviour ... |
| New Mouse Model of Muscular Dystrophy Provides Insight into Disease Development Posted:  A new mouse model of Fukuyama's muscular dystrophy developed by researchers copies the pathology seen in the human form of the disease. By removing the gene fukutin from mouse embryos at various points during development, researchers led by Kevin Campbell were able to determine that fukutin disrupts important modifications of dystrophin that prevent the muscle cells from attaching to the ECM. Disruption of the gene earlier in development led to a more severe ... |
| Child Mortality Estimation Methods Elaborated in New PLOS Collection Posted:  Previous research has demonstrated that child mortality is a key indicator not only of child health and nutrition but also of the implementation of child survival interventions. Millennium Development Goal 4 calls for a two thirds reduction in the under-five mortality rate between 1990 and 2015. With the renewed focus on child survival, tracking of progress in the reduction of child mortality is increasingly important. A sponsored collection of new articles on ... |
| Posted:  A team of international researchers is hoping to conduct genetic investigations of a Malaysian tribe which they hope will shed light on why East Asians have light skin similar to Europeans but have lower rates of skin cancer. While the genetics of skin color is largely unknown, past research using zebrafish by Penn State College of Medicine's Keith Cheng, M.D., Ph.D., identified the gene in Europeans that differs from West Africans and contributes to a lighter ... |
| Government Says Delhi to Have 200-Bed Hospital Posted:  Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has announced that her government has released more than Rs. 200 crore for the construction of a 200-bed hospital that will provide maternity and emergency services. "We have decided to set up the hospital at Kaushik Enclave in north Delhi," Dikshit said after emerging from a cabinet meeting. The hospital will provide round-the-clock emergency services, maternity services and surgical ... |
| Study Sheds Light on Unexpected Findings at Multi-Detector CT Scans Posted:  Nearly seven percent of urologic multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans for hematuria result in incidental findings that may be clinically important for the patient, says a new study from Rhode Island Hospital. The study is published in the IAmerican Journal of Roentgenology/I. It is known that urologic CT scans can sometimes show incidental findings. To date, however, there has been limited information about the prevalence and characteristics ... |
| Renal Sympathetic Denervation may Improve Quality of Life in Resistant Hypertension Patients Posted:  A new study presented by Saarland University Hospital's Dr Denise Fischer at ESC Congress 2012 reveals that patients with resistant hypertension can improve their anxiety, depression, quality of life and stress levels through renal sympathetic denervation. Arterial hypertension is often associated with several psychological comorbidities, such as anxiety and panic disorders, leading to impaired quality of life. Catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) ... |
| Fizzy Drinks, too Few Bedtime Stories Reasons for Lack of Quality Sleep for Today's Youngsters Posted:  Lack of good bedtime stories and consumption of fizzy drinks may be the reason why current generation of youngsters do not get the same quality of sleep their grandparents did. Research by the Sleep Council found that today's seven to 14-year-old children go to bed almost 40 minutes later than their grandparents. They are also much more likely to snack on crisps and fizzy drinks before bedtime while their grandparents enjoyed cocoa or hot milky drinks ... |
| Spell Check Dependency Does Not Make People Dumber Posted: American writer and consultant Marc Prensky has revealed that people who often use spell check in the computer to get the correct spelling are not dumber than those who are not dependant on such options. Presnky, who is the author of In Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom, published this month, argued that this reliance can be beneficial for the human race, but only if we are wise about it. According to The Age, Presnky said that ... |
| Chinese Authorities Launch Investigation into HIV-Infected Syringe Posted:  Police authorities in China are conducting an investigation into an incident where a man in a taxi was pricked with a syringe filled with an unidentified liquid that has been tested positive for HIV. Police have set up a special team to investigate the case and have asked people to provide tips, reported Xinhua citing the Beijing municipal public security bureau. The man was pricked by the syringe after getting into a cab in the city's Haidian ... |
| Maturity Key Trait in a 'Perfect Boss' Posted:  Maturity is seen as the most important trait required in the 'perfect boss', according to a new survey appearing in the Age. A study published last month by the University of Haifa found that executives in their 50s discharge their duties with the most passion, vigour and confidence. But their younger counterparts can also have what it takes. Dynamic leaders in their 20s are frequently seen in the fast moving high tech and advertising sectors. The ... |
| Vaccines That Manipulate Gut Microbes may Regulate Weight Gain Posted:  Vaccines and antibiotics could play an important role in regulating weight gain in the future, a new study conducted by American researchers reveals. Bacteria in the intestine play a crucial role in digestion. They provide enzymes necessary for the uptake of many nutrients, synthesize certain vitamins and boost absorption of energy from food. Fifty years ago, farmers learned that by tweaking the microbial mix in their livestock with low-dose oral antibiotics, ... |
| Reducing Meat in Diet may Help Older Women Control Their Weight Posted:  Cutting down on dessert and meat and increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables could help older women keep control of their weight, a new study by University of Pittsburgh School of Education and the Graduate School of Public Health researchers reveals. Researchers followed 465 obese or overweight postmenopausal women who had been part of the Women on the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN) study. The researchers compared the participants' ... |
| Nurse Reveals She Experiences 100 Orgasms Per Day Posted:  A 44-year old nurse in New Jersey, United States, revealed that she suffers from a rare condition that makes her go through over a 100 orgasms in a single day. Kim Ramsey revealed that she suffered from a condition known as Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder that keeps her aroused constantly and even a small movement caused by trains or a drive could cause her to climax. Ramsey said that the problem started four years ago after she had sex with a new boyfriend ... |
| New, Healthier Type of Wheat on the Anvil Posted: A team of Australian and Italian researchers are hoping to develop a new type of wheat that is also healthier. Researchers from University of Adelaide and University of Bari hope to increase the amount of healthy soluble fiber present in durum wheat, which is used to make pasta. Stating that pasta could be made healthier than rice, lead researcher Associate Professor Rachel Burton said, "If you could add some extra fiber to it and possibly some extra antioxidants, ... |
| Delhi Arogya Kosh to be Expanded to Include More Families Posted:  Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has announced that the government funded healthcare plan, Delhi Arogya Kosh, will be expanded to include more people. The health scheme provides financial help for medical treatment for the poor and was limited to families whose annual income was less than Rs 1 lakh. The scheme will now be expanded to include families whose annual income is less than Rs 2 lakh and the financial aid given has also been increased from Rs ... |
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