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US Denies Granting Patents on Yoga Postures

...ans the union of body and mind - has become hugely popular in the West and is even patronized by many Hollywood celebrities. Some even say yoga has become a multi-million dollar industry with all kinds of gurus or instructors, both Indian and western, offering their own version of this practice to lure st...

Cannabinoids Regulate Inflammation Process

...he hemp plant cannabis are traditionally used as a popular remedy against inflammation. At the beginning of the last century this natural remedy was even available at every chemists. But due to the intoxicating effect of the component THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) the plant was taken off the chemists shelves in...

1,600 Roller Shoe Injuries Reported

...eported in Junes Pediatric on Monday. The widely popular brand of roller shoe is Heelys which is sold in almost 70 countries theyre made by Carrollton, Texas-based Heelys Inc. The shoes feature removable wheels in each heel that pop out when wearers shift their weight to their heels. .Following the repor...

HIV and AIDS Pregnancies Considerably Reduced- South African Health Minister

...widely accessible and affordable they are not very popular with males in Africa as they consider it as prophylactics cut down on their sexual pleasure. Methods such as male circumcision, abstinence and social programmes designed to combat violence against women were among the weapons that would protect peo...

PG-13 Rated Films Adversely Expose Kids to Violence

..., in fact, learn from entertainment media. Indeed, popular films can act as powerful teachers engaging children and youths emotionally, even physiologically, in ways that teachers in classrooms could only hope, Webb added. The findings of the study were published in the June issue of the journal Pediatrics...

Overuse of Popular Console can Cause 'Wiiitis' in Gamers

... the injury. For players who are addicted to the popular games console, however, the cure might be worse than the ailment....

Yoga to Be Scientifically Tested as Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

...urse, the team will assess moves from the two most popular types of yoga - Iyengar yoga and hatha yoga. The research will involve more than 260 people between the ages of 18 and 65 who have had back pain in the past 18 months. The research will be lead by David Torgerson, director of the University of Y...

Cider can Ward Off Cancer and Heart Disease

...US, New Zealand and Australia. The drink is also popular in France, Ireland and northern Spain. World over, cider sales are estimated at about 22 per cent of annual beer sales. Scientists have found that the drink contains health-boosting antioxidants and has the ability to ward off cancer, heart disease...

Chinese Surname Shortage Sparks Rethink

...s found at least 100,000 people share China's most popular name, Wang Tao. Under a new draft regulation relea...academy, said combined surnames had already become popular with younger couples even though such combinations were not strictly permitted by law. The draft a...

Breast Reduction Surgery Among Boys Rising in US

...ublic awareness of gynecomastia; several prominent popular players have slightly enlarged chests. But in most adolescents who are not obese, the condition will resolve itself spontaneously as the boy progresses through adolescence and produces more testosterone, said Dr. Brenda Kohn, an associate professor...

Men and Women Change Attitudes to Sex When in an Intimate Relationship

...doesnt have frequent sex, Perrin said. Witness the popular 2005 film comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Men also were more likely to consider sex to be personally costly, possibly because they engage in more dicey sexual behaviour, Perrin said. The more partners and the more sex one has, the more likely one i...

Australia Battles Oil Slick on Yarra River

...of the river that flows through Yarra Bend Park, a popular recreational area. The park is home to more than 180 native species, including 13 of the state's threatened species. Birds commonly found in the park include the rainbow lorikeet, red-rumped parrot and on occasions, the yellow-tailed black cock...

Bangkok Lures Visitors With Its Growing Gourmet Scene

...o 'do it local' so we?re more likely to hunt out a popular restaurant with locals and take our clients there for a local experience," she said by email from Melbourne....

Japanese Flower Art Helps Calm a Frantic Moscow

... Invited by chance to teach Ikebana, already very popular in the Soviet Union through the support of the Japanese authorities, she jumped at the chance. Throughout the turmoil of the post-Soviet transformation, her life has remained dominated by the ancient arts. Most days she ends a class with a tea cerem...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

... licenses for AIDS drugs Kaletra and Efavirenz and popular heart disease medicine Plavix. The government plans to import generic versions of the drugs from India, but could also choose to manufacture them itself. ANN/B...

Caffeinated Sunflower Seeds To Hit The Market

...s for in-shell sunflower seeds. The seeds are also popular among truckers, who eat and chew them during long trips to help them stay active. It is also meant for those who engage in high energy activities like adventure sports, hunting and fishing. The company states that the caffeine content is equivalent t...

Hearts Saved As Doctors Put Cutting Edge Discoveries to Use

...ot in immediate danger of a heart attack. But this popular procedure, which typically uses stents to keep an unclogged vessel open, is still a powerful tool for saving those who are having a heart attack or are at high risk of one. Patients for the study enrolled between July 1999 through December 2005 and...

Brazil Spider Offers Hope for Those Suffering from Erectile Dysfunction

...rect penis into its normal limp state. The most popular erectile-dysfunction drugs—Viagra, Cialis and Levtra—work by blocking this party crasher. The spider chemical works in a different manner, affecting an earlier step in the erection process. Somehow, the toxin ups the amount of nitric oxide, which ...

Cricket Science and Medicine Congress in Barbados

.... In Australia, like in India, cricket is a very popular sport. In organized cricket programmes a total of 410,919 people participated in 2003-2004 and of these 70% were under 18 years. Australia has been using video analysis of the game long before any other nation started it. The players constantly benef...

Force-feeding a Scourge Among Mauritanian Nomads

...' But one thing is finally beginning to shake up popular attitudes to fatness - the explosion of Arab satellite channels obliterating the monopoly held until recently by the state channel. Mounina's teenage daughters, for instance, say they do not want to be fat like their cousins who are only a few year...

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