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Alcohol may Help You to Be Cool

...ell somewhere in the middle. The sober men were described as cognitively intact, so they could more easily attend to both provocations and distractions, resulting in some level of aggression. "Drinking restricts our ability to pay attention, so we misbehave once our attention is narrowed to the most sali...

Katrina Evacuees Made To Remain In Toxic Air

...e trailer residents who testified before the panel described frequent nosebleeds, respiratory problems and mysterious mouth and nasal tumors that they or family members had suffered. They also said veterinarians and pediatricians had warned that their pets and children might be experiencing formaldehyde-relate...

Understanding Restless Legs Syndrome

...can vary from person to person, they are generally described as burning, crawling, tingling, or tugging sensations in the legs. The RLS Simulator was designed to mimic the symptoms that many RLS patients experience and helps physicians gain a greater appreciation for the troubling symptoms their patients exper...

WAG Wedding Extravaganza for England Footballers

...p the photography rights. Terry's bash -- although described as "low key" by one newspaper -- was rumoured to have cost one million pounds (1.5 million euros, 1.9 million dollars). Among the guests pictured being driven into Blenheim Palace, near Oxford, south central England, were Chelsea and England players ...

Gene Study Throws Up New Targets for Leishmaniasis

... spotted before. Fellow investigator Chris Peacock described these novel genes as a "short cut" that could help the pharmaceutical quest. "Given their lack of similarity to human genes, they present a limited repertoire of potential targets for drug and vaccine development, allowing researchers to optimise the...

Inflamed Intestines Cost Australians Heavily

...h to the anus. It is named after the physician who described the disease in 1932. Crohn's disease is related closely to ulcerative colitis affecting the colon. The two are frequently referred to as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They have no medical cure. Once the diseases begin, they tend to fluctuate be...

Thirty One Kids Rescued from a Pedophile Ring

...supplied 11,491 images to other site users. A man described as Cox's lieutenant, Gordon Mackintosh, tried to resurrect the chat room in January. Authorities in Britain, Canada, Australia and the U.S. again infiltrated the operation....

Four-legged Friends Connect Online at Dogster

...ngs to a group called "Beagles R Us" and is humbly described as "nice with large ears." Her roster of friends includes Tank, a Shar Pei in South Africa; a New York City golden retriever named Copper, and Beanie, a poodle living in Malaysia. Annie has a blog, an online journal, to share her thoughts and adventu...

Domestic Abuse Led Wife Killing Her Preacher Husband

... sharply contrasted with her quiet demeanor as she described the sexual acts, emotional abuse and beatings that she claimed her husband subjected her to. The court room was shocked into silence when she showed the wig and tall white platform heel that the pastor used to make her wear during the sexual act. ...

First-borns Have Higher IQs Than Their Younger Siblings

...asses at Cambridge. But Darwin was, distinctively, described by his uncle Josiah Wedgewood as being a man with "enlarged curiosity". "If offered the choice of having 2.3 more IQ points or Darwin's fortunate attribute of 'enlarged curiosity', I would unhesitatingly prefer the latter," Sulloway said....

Two-year-old Joins Mensa, Becomes Its Youngest Ever Genius

... chief executive and a carpenter, Georgia has been described by Britain's leading expert on intelligent children as the brightest two-year-old she has ever met. Professor Joan Freeman, a specialist educational psychologist, said the IQ test she conducted was unable to map Georgia's abilities fully. 'The tes...

Madhya Pradesh Bans Use of Vibrating Condoms

...hs ago. Protesting its launch, Hindu hardliners described the condom was a sex toy going against Indian ethics. Responding to the protest, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) banned the product. "We are against anything that harms society. We will not allow it to be sold here. We have written to the...

JK Rowling Intensifies Her Disabled Children's Rights Crusade

...vy mesh. In a heart-rending article, Rowling has described the plight of these children and explained why her charity is important. "Two weeks ago I visited Prague for the first time. It is a city I have long wished to see, though I never imagined that I would be driving past Charles Bridge to visit mental...

Frustration and Anger of the Medical Profession Highlighted in Archdeacon's Speech

...ves of their fellow human beings. The Archdeacon described doctors as being part of the heart and hands of God. That, though humbling, is exciting and I hope even amidst all the problems and uncertainties it still excites you and urges you on in the essential and invaluable work you do....

Talking About Your Feelings Really Does Help

... as "angry" and "fearful," and chose which emotion described the face, or they saw two names, such as "Harry" and "Sally," and chose the gender-appropriate name that matched the face. The findings showed that while the amygdala was less active when an individual labelled the feeling, another region of the br...

Cherie Blair's Boss Accuses Tony Blair for Proposed Smoking Ban

...fight the New Labour Government's ban on smoking , described Tony Blair as an 'a***hole' on peak-time radio on Sunday. Sixty-three-year-old Dave West, a lapdance boss, resorted to the use of unparliamentary language after claiming that human rights lawyer Cherie Blair, 52, thought his club should be exempted...

Meditation Increases Attention - A Brain Scan Report

...way," says Davidson. Effortless concentration is described in classic meditation texts, adds Davison. "And we think this may be a neural reflection of that. These results illustrate one mechanism by which meditation may act in the brain." While the subjects meditated inside the MRI, the researchers periodi...

Blunders in Epilepsy Care Cost Lives, and Money UK Report

...lls send messages at once, producing what could be described as an electrical storm. Epilepsy has been linked to brain damage from birth injuries, head injuries, stroke, brain tumours and alcoholism, while some seizures are thought to have a genetic basis. However, no one exact cause has been pinned down....

Permanent Make Up can Cause Disfigurement

... Disease Control and Prevention and her colleagues described allergic reactions from the cosmetics. To assess how long the disfigurement lasted, Masja Straetemans of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and her colleagues interviewed 92 women who had problems after the procedure. More than 9 ou...

Researchers Identify Five Distinct Subtypes of Alcoholism

...ies while others do not. The classification system described in this study will have broad application in both clinical and research settings, Dr. Li says. The researchers say that the five alcoholism subtypes identified were Young Adult subtype (31.5 per cent of U.S. alcoholics), Young Antisocial subtype (2...

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