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Attention deficiency intensifies tobacco addiction

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:01:24 -0400

Young people with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are not only at greater risk of smoking, but tend to become more seriously addicted to tobacco, according

Bollywood out in strength on opening day of LFW

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:15:00 -0400

The opening day of the Lakme Fashion Week witnessed a huge turnout of Bollywood celebrities on Monday.Madhur Bhandarkar, along with the cast of his Fashion

Contact lenses might harbour pathogens

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:00:48 -0400

Most contact lenses are contaminated with acanthamoeba, increasing the risk of infection that can cause blindness.Acanthamoeba is one of the most common types of protozoa

Reclusive rapper Eminem returns with book, new album

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:54:31 -0400

Missing in action for close to two years, rapper Eminem, 36, is making a comeback with a new album and a memoir."I had no idea

Long-term cellphone exposure could heighten brain cancer risk

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:17:52 -0400

Long-term exposure to cellphone may heighten risk of brain tumours, warned a neurosurgeon.Ron Pawl, a neurosurgeon at Lake Forest Hospital, Illinois has called for collaborative

Long-term cellphone exposure could heighten brain cancer risk

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:17:52 -0400

Long-term exposure to cellphone may heighten risk of brain tumours, warned a neurosurgeon.Ron Pawl, a neurosurgeon at Lake Forest Hospital, Illinois has called for collaborative

Class giving trouble? 10 minutes of pranayam, everyone

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:34:00 -0400

No more caning or beating, says a school in Agra. But wait. You will still be pulled up, though in a different way - by

Night sky photographs of heritage sites on display

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:39:50 -0400

The romantic Taj Mahal on a moonlit night, the majestic Great Wall of China on a total eclipse and the night view from Arecibo telescope

Night sky photographs of heritage sites on display

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:39:50 -0400

The romantic Taj Mahal on a moonlit night, the majestic Great Wall of China on a total eclipse and the night view from Arecibo telescope

Chocolate 'is the most favourite of Brits'

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:16:20 -0400

Guess what's the most favourite taste of Britons? Well, it's the mouth-watering chocolate, a survey has revealed.In fact, chocolate has beaten the bacon butty to