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Humans are Gobbling Up a Quarter of Nature's Resources, Reveals Study

...aled. According to the study, the Earth can just about cope if the future needs are met by producing food more efficiently, but things could get worse, "if plants like palm oil and rapeseed are grown for biofuels to ease reliance on fossil fuels". "We are asking for trouble, if we expand production of ...

Men, Not Women, Spend a Longer Time on the Phone!

... discuss mysteries of women. Twenty percent chat about mysteries of money; the survey carried out by loya... Talk revealed. Thirty two percent of women talk about men and an equal percentage chatter about what to wear. The survey also sound that Scotland has th...

Too Much of Videogames Hampers Study Time in Children

...weekend day. Of the 1,491 who participated, 534 or about 36 percent played video games. Eighty percent of those who played videogames were males, and they spent more time playing the games than their female counterparts. Boys spent an average of 58 minutes per day during the week and one hour 37 minut...

Aguilera's Dad Confirms Her Pregnancy Rumours

...randfather-to-be insisted that he was very excited about the baby and was happy for his daughter. "I'm so...ends. The 'Stripped' singer has however kept mum about her expected motherhood and fuelled the pregnancy rumours. Aguilera is pregnant with hubby Jordan ...

Chilean Lake Disappears, Thanks to Global Warming

... Even while some sections are adamantly skeptical about such assertions, Chilean scientists have reporte...re not specialists, and we prefer not to speculate about the cause at this point, said Romero. Experts now say melting glaciers put pressure on an ice wall...

Ambitious Gastric Cancer Research Project Proposed in Singapore

...is why the Ministry of Health is extremely excited about this project." At the National University of Singapore, a cohort study involving 4000 people will hopefully allow researchers to identify bio markers of gastric cancer. This could mean that in future, the risk of getting gastric cancer can be det...

Former US Vice President Al Gores Son Continues to Be Dogged by Drug Abuse Problem.

... son Albert Arnold Gore III on Tuesday for driving about 100 mph on southbound Interstate 5 in Laguna Niguel, authorities said. They intercepted his Toyota Prius at the Crown Valley Parkway exit and detected the "strong odor of marijuana," said Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the sheriff's department. A s...

Cognitive Test Takers and Score Variation

...dnesday. This major inconsistency raises questions about the worth of single, one-time test scores. I don...ates, Salthouse says, More will have to be learned about this phenomenon and the conditions under which it operates. Multiple assessments involve more time a...

Harnessing Immune System Power Heralds Next Era of Cancer Treatment

...clinical investigators, which is why the questions about the implementation of the experimental therapies can be examined along with the development of the science involved. "By bringing these leaders together, we will be able to greatly augment the pace of delivery of this exciting new therapy," said B...

Dark Chocolate Possible Medicine for Blood Pressure

...o protect your heart - and you don't need to worry about over-indulging," suggested Sara Stanner, nutritionist, The British Heart Foundation....

In China, Online Gamers Raking in the Cash

...they want them anyway for bragging rights. "It's about vanity, just to show off," Zhao said. The vanity, however, is by no means confined to China. Players of various games worldwide who do not have time or patience to advance to higher levels or acquire virtual items often outsource the uninterestin...

Gene Variation Increases the Risk of Lung Cancer

... tissue leads to cancer, Engels said. Knowing more about the downstream effects of these polymorphisms, and discovering others like them, will increase our understanding of how some people are predisposed to developing cancer. To examine the relationship between inflammation and lung cancer risk, the res...

Nutrition Education Has Proved to Be Futile

... really made a difference in how kids were feeling about fruits and vegetables. They really had a more positive attitude toward fruits and vegetables," said Dr. Mike Prelip, a UCLA researcher who headed the evaluation team. This spring the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced plans to spend $500 mil...

Patients Find Healthy Vein in Old Austrian Mine

...00 patients a year, and over 55 years in operation about three million patients have passed through the var...leading cause of lung cancer in America and claims about 20,000 lives annually." But Bad Gastein organisers say patients are given one day without inhaling...

Survey Finds Wide HIV Ignorance in the UK

...ent people aged 18 to 24 in the UK are so ignorant about HIV, that they believe that the virus has a cure, ...00 people involved in the poll 28 percent admitted about their misconception related to condoms. Twelve percent of the people believed that HIV can be tran...

A Drug That Helps Cut Alcohol Craving

...rcher Raymond Anton said. Karhuvaara also talked about how the traditional goal of the treatment of alcohol dependence has shifted from abstinence to drinking reduction or harm reduction in the last two decades. Alcohol dependence is nowadays recognized as a chronic, recurring disorder where relapses a...

Anchoring Lives Aboard Warship: Nimitz

...led off the Chennai coast . While everyone talked about the possible radiation from the nuclear reactors p...en ``destroyers'' and ``cruisers'', each manned by about 400 personnel. The medical department is manned by six doctors, including a general surgeon. There...

Organic Tomatoes may Be Healthier for Your Heart Than Traditionally Grown Ones

... expert of the British Tomatoes Growers' is unsure about the findings. "We use similar growing techniques here whether the tomatoes are organic or not, so the nutrients are of a high standard," the Telegraph quoted Hayman, as saying. Sir John Krebs, former chair of the Food Standards Agency suggested ...

Major Gene Link Seen to Childhood Asthma

...that we have discovered something new and exciting about childhood asthma," said Miriam Moffatt, from the National Heart and Lung Institute at London's Imperial College. "These novel findings do not explain completely how asthma is caused, but they do provide a further part of the gene-environment jigsaw...

India's Share in Global Diabetes Research is One Percent

...8 papers during the 30 year period (1976-2006), or about 1.04 per cent of total global output on diabetes (2,77,781)". It is estimated that the number of diabetics in India is likely to increase from the present 49.8 million to 69.9 million by 2025. But, no clear picture of the prevalence of diabetes in ...

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