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Last Words of Missing Malaysian Airlines Plane Pilot

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Alright, good night were the last words heard from the missing Malaysian Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, reveal sources. A meeting was held between the Malaysian and Chinese governments today during which, it was revealed that soon after the words were said by the pilot, the flight disappeared from radar screens. According to the Straits Times, Malaysia's civil aviation officials confirmed the same at the meeting fronted by its envoy to China, Datuk ...

Plastic Surgery Banned for Minors in Argentina

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Patients below 18 years of age will not be allowed to undergo plastic surgery in Argentina as per bill by lawmakers under consideration. The measure aims to stem the popularity of cosmetic surgery among Argentina's youth, in a beauty-obsessed nation where the popularity of such procedures has seen a dramatic rise in recent years. The bill's author, lawmaker Mara Brawer, said teens are more suspectible to societal messages that make it difficult to accept physical ...

Permanent Blindness Linked to Use of Cosmetic Fillers

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Use of cosmetic fillers to remove wrinkles may result in permanent blindness, a new study found Scientists said that injecting fillers around the eye area for facial rejuvenation could cause irreversible damage, the Independent reported. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of fat, collagen and other special cosmetic products, but only if they are injected in the middle parts of the face - such as around the mouth, according to Live Science. But ...

Acute Leukemia may Relapse Due to Common Mutation

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As per latest research by the Harvard stem cell scientists, acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapses due to a common mutation. The research, published in iCancer Cell/i, could translate into improved patient care strategies for this particular blood cancer, which typically affects children but is more deadly in adults. In recent years, a trend toward single-cell analysis has shown that individual cells within a tumor are capable of amassing mutations to make them ...

Obesity and Physical Inactivity More Likely to Affect Kids With ADHD

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Obesity and sedentary lifestyle is observed in kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) teenagers as suggested by a new study.. Previous studies have suggested a link between ADHD and obesity, but whether one leads to the other is unclear. One way to better understand the link is to follow children through to adolescence. The new study from Imperial College London, which followed almost 7000 children in Finland, found that those who had ADHD ...

'Faces' Form First Impression in Kids

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An individual's character traits like trustworthiness and competence can easily be judged by kids by simply looking at the 'face,' a new research has found. According to the findings, they show remarkable consensus in the judgments they make. The research, led by psychological scientist Emily Cogsdill of Harvard University, shows that the predisposition to judge others based on physical features starts early in childhood and does not require years of social experience. ...

Negative Aspects of Smoking Ignored by Smokers

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The repulsive images on cigarettes' packets do not seem to be of much help in discouraging smokers from lighting up, claims research. The use of a product influences our perception of it, making us even more susceptible to its positive aspects and altering our understanding of its drawbacks, according to a recent study by the Institut universitaire en sante mentale de Montreal and Universite de Montreal in Canada. This is precisely what happens with ...

Japan Budget Airline Flows into Rough Air With Mini-skirt Outfits

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The decision of a Japanese budget airline to outfit flight attendants in revealing mini-skirts has drawn criticism that it could invite sexual harassment. Skymark Airlines came under fire from the cabin crew's labour union, which said the super-short skirt -- with a distinctively swinging sixties look -- barely covers wearers' thighs. "We're concerned that the design of this uniform may cause problems," including sexual harassment, the Japan Federation ...

Headset to Measure Your Heart Rate

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A headset that helps you measure your heart rate has been developed by a startup company Cosinuss. Instead of a loudspeaker, C-SP 01 contains a sensor that can measure heartbeats optically, detecting the rush of blood under the skin inside the ear. It's based on the same principle as the fingertip heart-rate monitors used in hospitals. Future versions will also be able to measure core body temperature and, with the addition of another LED and ...

World Kidney Day 2014: 'Chronic Kidney Disease and Aging'

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World Kidney Day is observed every second Thursday of March to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining kidney health. A joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF), this year's World Kidney Day will be observed on the 13supth/sup of March. The a href="http:www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/kidneystones.htm" target="_blank" class="vcontentshlink"kidneys/a are ...

Study Reveals Association of Obesity With Lower Academic Attainment in Teenage Girls

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Obesity in teenage girls is found to be associated with lower academic attainment levels throughout their adolescent years, reveals a new study. The research conducted by the Universities of Strathclyde, Dundee, Georgia and Bristol is the most comprehensive study yet carried out into the association between obesity and academic attainment in adolescence. The results are published in the iInternational Journal of Obesity/i.The results showed that girls who were ...

Japanese Stem Cell Scientist Calls for Retraction of Study

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A co-author of a Japanese study that promised a revolutionary way to create stem cells has now called for the headline-grabbing research to be retracted over claims that its data was faulty. The findings, published by Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata and US-based scientists in the January edition of British journal Nature, outlined a simple and low-tech approach in the quest to grow transplant tissue in the lab. But it has faced hard questions as the ...

Vitamin D Increases Survival Chances of Breast Cancer Patient

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The chances of survival of breast cancer patients was twice as likely in patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood than those with low levels of the nutrient, report University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers in the March issue of emAnticancer Research/em. In previous studies, Cedric F. Garland, DrPH, professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, showed that low vitamin D levels were linked to a high risk ...

Internet Strategies to Discredit Generic Drugs

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The scientific community believes that the composition of generic drugs is identical to that of brand name drugs, however, the general public does not think so. In a four-year study of over 3,000 opinions on Spanish web pages, researchers at the National University of Distance Education (UNED) of Spain have identified communication strategies aimed at creating risk perceptions about generic drugs, which may influence the low usage of these drugs. Generic drugs, ...

Green Smoothies Good for Health, but can Stain Teeth

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The best way to stay healthy is to consume green vegetables and green smoothies seem an interesting way to follow the regime, however, the smoothie may dull your smile as it stains teeth. The colour in foods comes from chromogens, highly pigmented molecules which easily adhere to tooth enamel, reports femalefirst.co.uk. The staining action is increased if food high in chromogens are combined with tannins, found in citrus foods and legumes as well as ...

Rough Palms Beauty Tips

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Rough palm is the rough part of the skin, in the central part of the hand which is in between the hands from your wrist and fingers. Natural remedies offer simple treatment to make your palms smooth and soft.

Children Adopted from Institutional Settings to be Assessed for Iron Deficiency

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Children adopted from institutional settings like orphanages seem to have iron deficiency related lower IQ scores and poor higher-order thinking skills, reveals a new longitudinal study. The study analyzed data on 55 children adopted from international institutions, with a focus on nutritional status. Conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota, the research appears in the journal iChild Development/i. Children with more severe iron deficiency ...

Bilingual Children Not More Open-minded Than Monolingual Kids

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Bilingual children also, like monolingual children, prefer to interact with those who speak their mother tongue with a native accent rather than with peers with a foreign accent. The study co-authored by psychology professors Krista Byers-Heinlein and Diane Poulin-Dubois expands on earlier research showing that children who speak one language prefer to interact with those who share their native accent. Byers-Heinlein and Poulin-Dubois initially thought ...

Postmenopausal Women can Improve Good Cholesterol With Calcium and Vitamin D

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Calcium and vitamin D supplements after menopause can improve women's cholesterol profiles, all owing to the raising vitamin D levels. The study led by NAMS Board of Trustees member Peter F. Schnatz, DO, NCMP, is helping to settle those questions because it looked both at how a calcium and vitamin D supplement changed cholesterol levels and how it affected blood levels of vitamin D in postmenopausal women. Daily, the women in the WHI CaD trial took ...

Uruguay Calls UN as 'Old School' Over World-First Pot Plans

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Uruguay labels the United Nations as "old school" for its criticism of the country's world-first marijuana law. Global drugs body the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) warned Uruguay and the US states of Colorado and Washington on Tuesday that legalizing the recreational use of marijuana violated international treaties. In its annual report, the UN agency said it saw a "dangerous" trend in Uruguay after the country approved pioneering legislation ...

Gene Important to Breast Development and Breast Cancer Identified

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TAZ - a potential new drug target to treat aggressive types of breast cancer has been identified by scientists. Background: In cancer, normal cells can become unpredictable or aggressive and thus difficult to treat with anti-cancer drugs. This is especially true in breast cancer. By identifying the genes responsible for this change in cells from breast tissue, researchers hope to identify a way to stop or reverse it. In breast tissue, there ...

New Treatment for Multiple Infections Possible From First Study on 'Food Web of Infections' Inside Humans

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What if you have two infections, one unknown to the doctor, and you take the drugs for one infection and the other infection gets worse? New treatment for multiple infections is coming soon. Imagine going to the doctor with an infection and being sent home with a course of drugs. Unknown to your doctor you actually have two infections. If you take the drugs will the other infection go away by itself? What if you take the drugs and the other infection gets worse? ...

Protein Rich Diet may Help Prevent Functional Decline

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Diet rich in protein, particularly animal protein may improve the functional capabilities of older adults, finds new study. Research suggests that as people age, their ability to absorb or process protein may decline. To compensate for this loss, protein requirements may increase with age. Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi, PhD, MPH, RD, of the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Japan, and her colleagues in Tohoku University and Teikyo University, Japan, wondered ...

Demanding Compensation, Haiti Cholera Victims File New Lawsuit Against UN

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A new lawsuit was filed against the United Nations in US federal court by victims of Haiti's deadly post-earthquake cholera epidemic on Tuesday demanding compensation over alleged responsibility for cholera outbreak. The class-action suit -- representing some 1,500 victims -- is the "the largest lawsuit against the UN regarding the outbreak to date," plaintiffs' representatives said in a statement. "The lawsuit seeks to force the UN to take responsibility, ...

Pregnant Women Can't Stop Smoking With Nicotine Patches

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Nicotine patches are of no help to pregnant women who want to stop smoking, reveals a study by researchers in France published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Tuesday. Researchers in France asked more than 400 women who smoked at least five cigarettes a day to try either a nicotine patch or a dummy patch called a placebo. Only 11 women - 5.5 percent - in the nicotine patch group quit smoking by the time they gave birth, compared with 10 women, or ...

Dengue Awareness Campaign Launched

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A nationwide campaign to raise awareness about dengue and control its rising incidence across India has been launched. The two-month campaign, "U (and) Me Against Dengue", intends to reach out to more than 65,000 school children in more than 130 schools, and 85,000 households across approximately 170 resident welfare associations to conduct fumigation, street plays, plantation and cleanliness drives. As part of the campaign, a 24x7 toll free dengue ...

Nasal Filter to Protect You from Allergies

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Danish University scientists have developed a filter that can help in checking allergies and symptoms generated from them. The researchers from Aarhus University who have created the filter said it control symptoms related to allergy such as running nose, itching and sneezing. It is very easy to use the nasal filter. It is inserted in both the nostrils. It then blocks those particles which cause irritation. It can also stop grass pollen from entering nostrils. ...

Blocking Immune System Protein in Mice Prevents Fetal Brain Injury

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An inflammatory protein triggers a pregnant mouse's immune response to an infection or other disease appears to cause brain injury in fetus. But not the premature birth that was long believed to be linked with such neurologic damage in both rodents and humans, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests. The researchers, reporting online March 5 in the iAmerican Journal of Reproductive Immunology/i, also say they found that an anti-inflammatory drug ...