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Terry Holdbrooks Jr., was a guard at Guantanamo Bay where military prisoners were held in the U.S. While  guarding the detainees, Terry began to see the piety and righteousness of the Muslims in the cells. They had nothing with them, except their Qur’an and still, they all seemed happy and satisfied with their condition. When Terry asked them the reason for this behaviour, they just said one thing that, Allah is testing their faith, and they must sit tight and pass it. They felt that Allah was with them through everything they faced. This had an emotional impact on Terry.

Too much consumption of diet soda can damage teeth as badly as methamphetamine or crack cocaine, according to a new study.

Methamphetamine, crack cocaine and soda-sweetened or not-are all highly acidic and can cause similar dental problems, said Dr. Mohamed Bassiouny, a professor of restorative dentistry at the Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia.

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher has developed a new screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose breast cancer – and determine its severity – before it could be detected with a mammogram.

A study to confirm this technique’s effectiveness is under way at Mercy Breast Center in Springfield, Mo.

Dr. Yinfa Ma, Curators’ Teaching Professor of chemistry at Missouri S and T, uses a device called a P-scan, to detect the concentration of certain metabolites called pteredines in urine samples.

At a time when the people of the state are reeling under indefinite power cut and water scarcity, severe weather condition and blazing heat have added to their woes. According to reports the state has recorded 274 deaths due to sunstroke since April 1, 2013. The hospitals witness a crowd of women and children suffering from heat stroke being admitted to the hospital.

The CBI has suspiciously gone soft on the cops accused in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, with an eye on information which may implicate their political bosses – former minister of state for home Amit Shah and chief minister Narendra Modi. Sources said both Modi and Shah may be summoned for questioning by the agency shortly.

Nervous about that upcoming job interview? You might want to take steps to reduce your jitters, more so if you are a man.

People who are anxious perform more poorly in job interviews, and the effect is worse for men than women, according to new research from the University of Guelph Ontario, Canada.

Anxiety often shows up as nervous tics, difficulty speaking and trouble coming up with answers, all of which are known to influence hiring outcomes, said psychology professor Deborah Powell.

Certain types of plastic additives known as phthalates could pose risk to children`s heart health, a new study has suggested.

Once perceived as harmless, phthalates have come under increasing scrutiny. A growing collection of evidence suggests dietary exposure to phthalates (which can leech from packaging and mix with food) may cause significant metabolic and hormonal abnormalities, especially during early development.

A whopping 72 percent of Americans or more than seven in ten, believe the country needs more moral policing as the state of the union is ‘getting worse’.

According to a Gallup Poll, these percentages are slightly more optimistic than 2006-2008, when more than 80 percent of Americans thought moral values were getting worse and only 11 percent thought they were getting better.

According to the report, the discontent is palpable, with only 19 percent saying U.S. moral values are ‘excellent or good’, while 44 percent said they are ‘poor’ and 36 percent describing it as ‘only fair’.

Kids who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to be physically aggressive and antisocial, a new study has warned. Researchers from University of Montreal in Canada found that aggressive behaviour in kids was linked specifically to secondhand smoke exposure in childhood regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being antisocial.

An ongoing food festival offering true Mughlai flavours — spicy aromatic biryanis with vegetables, fish, chicken and mutton accompaniments — will leave you craving for more.

Flavors of Mughals, a Mughlai restaurant located in Central Arcade in Gurgaon, is hosting the feast Mock-e-Biryani till May 25. A simple and not-so-elaborate menu has been prepared especially for the festival, offering eight varieties of biryani and seven mocktails to go with it.

The 2013 Yellow Social Media Report has analyzed that a growing number of Australians are using social network at an addictive rate wherever they can, even in toilet cubicles!

According to the study, three out of every five internet users are accessing these sites more than five times a day, making it a total of seven hours a day.

In a report by News.com, the study found that the time spent by Australians for social media usage has gone up this year, as smartphones have become the most popular way of accessing social media.

The University of Cambridge has published a report about experiences of almost 50 British women of all backgrounds, ethnicities, ages and faiths (or no faith), who have all converted to Islam.

The report was commissioned and produced by the University’s Centre of Islamic Studies (CIS), in association with the New Muslims Project, Markfield.

The 129-page report brings up some recommendations for the convert, heritage Muslim, and wider British communities, outlining the social, emotional and sometimes economic costs of conversion.

Consuming coffee regularly could reduce risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) – an autoimmune liver disease – a research has shown.

PSC is an inflammatory disease of the bile ducts that results in inflammation and subsequent fibrosis that can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure and biliary cancer.

Study author Craig Lammert, M.D., a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist said, “While rare, PSC has extremely detrimental effects.”

(By Mansoor Ilahi & Abdullah)Secularism is the backbone of Indian society and there can’t be any other political philosophy better than secularism for our country. The constitution of India has guaranteed full religious freedom to all the citizens living in the country.

The above statement was given by Dr. Shakeel Samdani, renowned scholar-cum-orator & senior faculty member, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, (AMU), Aligarh. He was speaking at the 54th summer lecture series organised by Abhyas Mandal, renowned social organisation of Indore.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Mobile phone calls may cause a rise in blood pressure; yoga may lower it; and despite the need to cut back on sodium to lower blood pressure, hypertensive individuals may have an increased desire for saltier foods.

These are the findings of new studies to be discussed at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) in San Francisco, starting May 15 – 18, 2013.

A seminar in Jeddah organized by the Socio-Reforms Society addressed by Advocate Osman Shaheed and Aleem Khan Falaki.

(IANS) Functioning in a Mughal-era structure near Jama Masjid in the capital’s old quarters is the Balak Mata Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia, one of India’s oldest universities. The centre, located in Matia Mahal, provides education and vocational training to deprived Muslim girls and women.

Going back on its words, the Gujarat state legal department has written to the chief prosecutor in the Naroda Patiya massacre case, seeking approval for enhancement of punishment for BJP leader Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal’s Babu Bajrangi to be put on hold.

Earlier the department had given a sanction to the Special Investigation Team to file an application in the High Court seeking death sentence for Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi and nine others.

97 persons were killed in Naroda Patiya during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Scientists led by an Indian origin have linked perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) – chemical found in things such as nonstick cookware and packaged foods like microwave popcorn – to cardiovascular disease.

West Virginia University (WVU) School of Public Health, Morgantown, researchers looked at the health data of 1,200 Americans and compared their PFOA serum levels with the heart disease incidence.

Thiruvananthapuram Neera, a coconut water-based non-alcoholic drink, is awaiting the Kerala government’s nod to become a money spinner for coconut farmers in the state.

“I am optimistic of a favourable decision from the government. It will help coconut farmers take a turn for the better. The GDP of the state would increase by 17.16 percent if 10 percent of coconut trees in the state are tapped for neera,” T.K.Jose, chairman of the Coconut Development Board, told IANS.

New research reveals that friendly co-workers can reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that whether you look healthy or not, people who work in a stressful job with unfriendly colleagues have higher chances of developing type 2 diabetes, reports dailymail.co.uk.

According to Science Daily, an American news website for topical science articles, research showed that people who have friendly colleagues are 22 percent less likely to develop such diabetic condition.

Dhaka, May 10 (IANS) A woman was Friday found alive, trapped in the rubble of the collapsed eight-storey building on the outskirts of this Bangladesh capital, 16 days after the disaster that has claimed over 1,000 lives.

Rescuers found the woman, named Reshma, after they heard groans coming from the basement of the Rana Plaza building, British newspaper Daily Mail reported.

Incredibly, she did not have significant injuries and was given biscuits and water by rescuers before being removed to hospital, the daily said.

Tableeghi Jamat chief Maulana Nayeemullah Khan breathed his last on Thursday afternoon at his residence at Mallepally after prolong illness. He had been actively taking part in Tableeghi Jamat activities even in his late 80s. His funeral prayer was performed on Thursday at 11 pm at Eidgah Bilali in Shanti Nagar and his mortal remains were buried in graveyard of Alamgir masjid.

In today’s day and age, an additional role that every mother should play is that of being a cyber-mother.

That is because instead of being nurtured through their formative years, today’s teens are meandering their way through an unrestricted virtual world with disturbing experiences like cyber bullying, befriending unknown strangers, getting into relationships and accessing provocative content.

Arming our kids with the information they need and talking even more openly about the risks involved and how to deal with them, is a key agenda of being a new age mother.

The idea of superintelligent machines may sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie, but many experts say that the idea isn’t far-fetched.

Some even think the singularity-the point at which artificial intelligence can match, and then overtake, human smarts-might happen in just 16 years, Discovery News reported.

But nearly every computer scientist will have a different prediction for when and how the singularity will happen.

Some believe in a utopian future, in which humans can transcend their physical limitations with the aid of machines.