Violence at Croatian Gay Pride March
...of the Croatian capital Zagreb . Organisers said more than 20 marchers had been the target of homophobic attacks. "Around 10 people were hurt, with two needing medical treatment," Marko Jurcic, one of the organisers, told AFP. Italian senator Gianpaolo Silvestri was in one of the groups attacked, but ...Pumpkins Could Be Showing Insulin Injections The Door Soon
...rding to Chinese researchers, the pumpkin promises more than it shows . Studies conducted on diabetic (T...l records, diabetes - a lifestyle disease, affects more than 230 million people, which is almost six per cent of the world's population. For those who dre...European Commission Seeks To Dispel The Darkness Out Of Sunscreens
...bes only the protection against UV-B rays, not the more harmful UVA rays, which cause premature skin agein...cer Research UK says that the skin cancer rate has more than doubled in 20 years, with more than 75,000 new cases diagnosed last year. Recent tests by Wh...An Accurate Score to Measure Heart Risk
...uggested, but the researchers believe that it is a more appropriate estimate for the UK and will help mini...e for predicting the risk of heart disease gives a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing the disease and which adults are m...Vegas Couples Hope Sevens Will Be Lucky Wedding Day
...ous Las Vegas Strip, for a ceremony that was a tad more traditional. "This was the day for us," Balcita ...the Flowers hosted around 115 weddings Saturday -- more than twice the usual number -- with the final wedding scheduled for 11:59 pm. "We turned down appr...A New Study Throws Limelight in HIV Vaccine Production
... and the virus changes to dodge pressure, were now more exact in knowing how this happens in people. Whi...ina Brumme, the studys lead author. Achieving a more in-depth understanding of the ways in which HIV mutates to avoid the human immune system will help w...Cancer Patients in New South Wales to Receive Advanced Image Guided Radiation Therapy Treatments
...til now, had no local access to radiotherapy. Even more impressive, is the fact that our team has been able to implement complex Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Treatment modalities and adopt image guided treatment techniques from the start. This was accomplished in order to offer patients the highest po...Risk Factors for Alzheimers Disease
...l lobe or damage to blood vessels in the brain are more likely to develop Alzheimers disease . Older adu... showing signs of both conditions were seven-times more likely to develop Alzheimers than their peers. Alzheimers disease, a highly debilitating and ultima...Higher Rates of Trampoline Injuries
...rgency departments across the country. The new, more comprehensive study, which examined emergency department visits from 2000 through 2005, shows even higher rates 531,378 trampoline-related injuries over the study period, an average of 88,563 each year. Further, 95 percent of those injuries occurred...Boom in Internet Shopping may Be Adding to CO2 Emissions
...arbon dioxide emissions due to the introduction of more efficient cars, the report said. The total CO2 e...ying. Online retailers have, however, said it is more efficient for one van to deliver to several addresses than for each household to travel by car to th...Signalife Recorder Transmits Heart Rate Data From Champ Car Driver in Real-Time
.... This technology allows us to monitor our drivers more closely and helps us to improve our onsite treatment. Signalife has been a great partner throughout this process and we are very happy to continue to work with them." The acquisition of electrocardiographic (ECG) data in the harsh environment of an...Genzyme Announces First Phase III Study of Tolevamer in Diarrhea Patients
... higher numbers of patients with complications and more frequent failures of standard antibiotic therapy. Tolevamer is designed to bind and neutralize the toxins released by C. difficile that damage the intestine. A non-antibiotic approach has the potential to treat CDAD and reduce the number of disease...Eastern Equine Encephalitis Spreading Its Tentacles in Massachusetts
...he Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, and more recently drove a bus for special-needs children to... cases in the past 70 years -- but proves fatal to more than half of the people who are infected. As few as 10 to 20 percent of the people who contract EE...Divorce Leaves Women Significantly Worse Off Financially Than Men
...off money-wise as compared to men . The study of more than 4,000 people has found that while a man's earnings increases, on average, by 11 per cent after he divorces his wife, a woman loses about 17 per cent of her income. Sociologists, who kept a track of the incomes of divorcees over seven years, re...Grandparents' Care Makes Grandchildren More Caring for Them
...dparents and received their care and concern, were more likely to look after them, as compared to others. ...d the desire to help, for granddaughters displayed more desire to help their grandparents than did grandsons. However, in reality, no difference was note...Significant Advances in VCJD Prion Detection
...unds of ultrasound, which break the prions up into more numerous smaller particles. The research was carr... at the Roslin Institute and CSL Behring, However, more research is urgently needed to ensure that the technique, which has been applied to brain tissue, ca...Ships to the Rescue of Medically Deprived Assamese
... There are around 3,000 such islands inhabited by more than 2.5 million people. In most of these islands, there are no health centres, schools or power supply, Sanjoy Hazarika, a managing trustee of C-NES, said. With two ships - Akha (meaning hope in Assamese) and Shehnaz, C-NES is conducting camps fre...Appropriate Sanitation Gives Confidence for the Schoolgirls
...dic breaks. "As regards sanitation, there are no more blockages of toilets," he said. "With a just a small investment, schools can install this technology in toilets and also check health hazards." The Tamil Nadu government and Unicef have also brought out an 11-page booklet in Tamil and English in a ......n suffer from Hot Flushes and Night Sweats and are more prone for Osteoporosis and Heart disease. Hormone Replacement Therapy is treatment with prescription hormonal medications to restore a woman's declining hormone levels. Therapy with hormones provides relief from menopausal symptoms and was kno...