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A Trip To Mars And Back To Take Five Hours

It may soon be possible to make a round trip to Mars in five hours time, instead of 2.5 years. The New Scientist magazine has revealed that the US military //is exploring the possibility of Captain Kirk-style 'warp speed' using a concept called hyperdrive. The revolutionary form of propulsion can help them reach the moon in a matter of minutes. ....The idea is to create an intense magnetic fiel...

Manned Mars Mission May Become A Reality

An ion engine has been built by Australian scientists which is reported to be ten times more powerful than the one used by ESA for its Moon mission. This brings a manned mission to planet Mars closer to reality. // An electric field is used by ion engines to accelerate a beam of ions away from the spacecraft providing propulsion. ......Tests on a prototype at ESA’s Electric Propulsion Laborator...

Heart disease: Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus

It has been known for a long time that mutual antagonism between husband and wife can lead to increased risk of heart disease//. It has now been possible to pinpoint the exact reason. Expression of hostility during marital disagreements can lead to hardening of coronary arteries (atherosclerosis) in women while controlling behavior of either spouse has been found to result in heart disease in men...

Health Department orders closure of the Mars candy factory

Chicago: During an inspection by the Chicago Public Health Department in June, officials had pointed out certain glaring anomalies in the Mars Candy factory//. The inspection had revealed certain lapses in the candy production area, including poorly maintained outlets, which could serve as easy entry points for rodents. Despite necessitating immediate remedies by the officials, the company M&M Ma...

Raids By US Marshals Uncovers Cache’ Of Unapproved Drug

US Marshals in a raid seize $55,000 worth of unapproved dietary supplements in the form of capsules.// ....It had been reported that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agency had requested for the raid. It was found that the Advantage Nutraceuticals L.L.C distributed the capsules. ....Sources have indicated that the seized capsules, which are supposedly in violation of new drug and misbrand...

‘Healthy Stores’ Program Boosts Demand for Better Food in Marshall Islans

Heading straight to the source — the grocery store — can help improve and sustain access to healthy foods among poor people, found a new study conducted in the Marshall// Islands. By learning about shop owners’ business needs and shoppers’ eating habits, the researchers were able to foster an increase in the supply of and demand for nutritious foods. ....“Diet-related chronic diseases are at epi...

Men are from Mars and Women from Venus, but why on Earth are Women so Woefully Wronged?

'Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety', wrote the famous Dramatist and Poet, William Shakespeare in his magnum opus 'Antony and Cleopatra' // ....A woman is quite an enigma and undoubtedly, there is more to her than what meets the eye. Popularly called the 'weaker sex' or the 'fair sex', they often find themselves at the receiving end of a warped power equation. Indeed, na...

Water And Life In Mars ?

NASA claims there aren’t just traces of water in Mars as believed earlier but ‘very liquid, very flowing water’//. ...."We have had this story of ancient water on Mars," said Ken Edgett, a scientist with Malin Space Science Systems, during a press conference. "Today, we are talking about liquid water that is present on Mars right now.” ....The pictures taken by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, a sa...