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Apr 13 2008
Practicing a particular type of meditation twice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, according to an analysis of existing research on the technique. The blood pressure reductions associated with regular practice of transcendental meditation,...
Apr 13 2008
Trans-fats, which are being phased out of food because they clog arteries, may raise the risk of getting breast cancer, European researchers reported. They found that women with the highest blood levels of trans-fats had about twice the risk of breast...
Apr 13 2008
A California asbestos awareness group sued CBS Corp, a toy maker and several retailers, claiming they sold toy crime-scene kits based on the hit CBS series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” that contained the cancer-causing substance. The...
Apr 13 2008
Southern African leaders called on Sunday for the expeditious release of results from Zimbabwe’s election after a two-week delay that has raised fears of violence. Zambian Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande told reporters a 13-hour summit in Lusaka...
Apr 12 2008
Stem cells offer a potential way to repair cartilage damaged by osteoarthritis, say scientists. They have identified a type of stem cell which can be transformed into cartilage cells known as chondrocytes. In theory, it should be possible to create...
Apr 12 2008
It seems Indian farmers are deeply in need of its government’s attention as millions are trying to end their lives due to poverty and inability to pay their loans. Many reported cases of debt-ridden farmers drinking low-cost variety of hair dye to...
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Apr 12 2008
Food riots in developing countries will spread unless world leaders take major steps to reduce prices for the poor, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) saidS. Despite a forecast 2.6-percent hike in global cereal...
Apr 12 2008
Filipino Cecil Mamiit faced the applauding, roaring crowd, lifted his sweat-soaked shirt and then thumped his chest repeatedly to celebrate the win. The triumphant show came after Mamiit’s 6-foot-4 rival Farrukh Dustov retired in the third set to...
Apr 11 2008
Handheld gadgets storing thousands of hours of film footage could soon be a reality thanks to IBM scientists. Researchers for the computer giant are working on a technology known as racetrack memory which uses tiny magnetic boundaries to store...
Apr 11 2008
European politicians have voted down calls to throw suspected file-sharers off the net. The idea to cut off persistent pirates formed part of a wide-ranging report on creative industries written for the European parliament. But in a narrow vote MEPs...