Researchers including an Indian origin have shed some light on why aspirin benefits some people and not others.
Researchers at Duke Medicine developed a blood-based test of gene activity that has been shown to accurately identify who will respond to the therapy.
The study showed that the new gene expression profile not only measures the effectiveness of aspirin, but also serves as a strong predictor of patients who are at risk for heart attack.
Whipping up your resume to make it more effective takes no time at all.
Here are some tips that rev up your resume, a resume should always be concise, and not crowded and there should be some white space and a decent font size for readability, CBS reported.
A person should make their hyperlinks live, as it becomes easier for people to contact you or learn more about you by just clicking.
Fluffy objective statement should be removed instead write about your internships, volunteer jobs or even classwork, which show skills that will translate in the workplace.
Five footballers belonging to the English club Crewe Alexandra have been arrested on the suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in Redruth, while being on a pre-season training camp in Cornwall. According to BBC, Devon and Cornwall Police held five men at custody centres in Camborne and Newquay, and a statement said that the incident was alleged to have happened in a property in Redruth, with a complaint being lodged soon after.
Leading name in the Pakistani Textile Industry, Lala Textiles has promised to come out with “something new” for the women of India.
Lala Textiles aims to go big in India, following the great response it received at an exhibition that took place in Indian Hyderabad on June 29 and June 30, where it showcased its brands for fashion connoisseurs, the Express Tribune reported.
With national hopes pinned on Andy Murray to win Britain”s first Wimbledon title since Fred Perry in 1936, tickets for the final have gone up to 70,000 pounds for a pair, breaking all previous records at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. According to The Guardian, ticket resale site, Viagogo reported that prices had risen by 412 percent overnight, while expecting that the asking price would go still higher.
Syed Khaleel Husaini Memorial Scholarship will be held on Sunday, July 7, from 10:30 am at Himayatnagar. Mohammed Anwarullah Khan secretary scholarship committee has requested, students of 8th class who have obtained hall tickets after submitting forms, to reach Urdu Hall Himayat Nagar by 10 am.
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Mostly the fasting persons get into trouble during Ramadan due to change in food habits and imbalance diet. This year the month of Ramadan falls during rainy season hence care must be taken while taking food. Carelessness may disturb the digestive system and increases risk of getting sick. Although outdoor fried food items must be avoided at all times but it is more important to avoid them during rainy season and fasting. The fried food item available in the market is made of substandard ingredients. Generally roadside food items are fried in cotton seed oil which is harmful for health.
The US economy added 195,000 new jobs in June, which was well above economists’ expectations of 165,000.
The data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the jobless rate remained steady at 7.6 percent of the workforce.
According to the BBC, leisure and hospitality industry saw the maximum number of jobs in June, as employers hired workers for the summer season.
If the US economy continues to add jobs at this pace, the unemployment rate should fall from its current 7.6 percent to 6.5 percent by the end of 2014, the report said.
As Duchess of Cambridge’s due date approaches, speculation is rife over what name would royal baby get – with Victoria being a hot favourite.
The bookmaker Ladbrokes suspended bets after many bet were placed on the traditional English name in just 24 hours, the Daily Star reported.
The name Victoria is now the joint favourite for a girl’s name at 4/1 alongside Alexandra , closely followed by the name Charlotte at 6/1.
The chances for Kate to give birth to a girl are at 2/5, while a boy is still currently at odds of 7/4. (ANI)
Spending too much time with mobile phones can harm your health, a new research has revealed.
The study conducted by Kent State University found that students, who spent lot of time on their phone- up to 14 hours each day- were less fit than those spending about 1 and a half hour a day, New York Daily News reported.
The report also said that people, who spent more time on their mobile devices, were more likely to engage in other sedentary forms of entertainment, like playing video games or watching films.
A resident of Illinois, US, who dreamt of marrying on a ship, has built a pirate vessel in the backyard of his house.
The ship has however landed Tony Miller in trouble, as the local authorities claimed that he had not followed Winnebago County’s code of conduct, and forgot to obtain the permit required to build the ship, the New York Daily News reported.
But after discussing with county officials, Miller thinks he has reached an agreement and can finish the vessel for his August 3 wedding to fiancee Kaela Schenk.
Nearly 17 people were killed, including a ‘commander’ of the Haqqani network and an Al Qaeda operative, in drone strike in North Waziristan earlier this week.
Official sources said that those killed in the strike included Mullah Akhtar Zadran, a ‘commander’ of the Haqqani network, and Abu Saif Al-Jazeri, an operative of Al Qaeda.
According to Dawn News, two Punjabi militant ‘commanders’, Rana Ashraf and Naveed Butt, are also said to be killed in the strike.
Sources said that the other 13 victims were ‘foot soldiers’. However, there was no independent confirmation of the claim. (ANI)
Apple is set to launch a low-cost iPhone after new images of the phone was leaked.
A US tech website, Techdy, has reportedly got its hands on the new phone’s plastic casing and front screen assembly.
Techdy claimed that the device has a 4inch screen like an iPhone 5 and is shaped like Apple’s iPod Touch.
According to the Sun, speculation has been rife about a low cost iPhone after images of its rear shell in white, red, blue, green and yellow emerged last month.
A rare hormone disorder has left an Indian woman traped in a body of a 6-year-old
Laxmi Yadav, who resides in Gurgaon, Haryana is 20-years-old, and stands at just 3ft 3in and weighs just three stone, the Mirror reported.
Yadav has not grown tall since she was five and wears clothes of six-year-olds. (ANI)
Leaders of State Urdu Teachers Association Andhra Pradesh (SOTA), Mohammed Anwarul Baqi, Mohammed Abdul Nayeem, Mohammed Abdul Jabbar Afroz, Mohammed Khaja Moinuddin, Nooruddin Quadri, Sajid Mohiuddin, Mohammed Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui, Mohammed Yousuf, Mohammed Siddique Ahmed, Majid Rehan and Khaja Farooquddin Wahaj in a joint statement said that minority students are facing problems due to non supply of text books for 1st to 10th class in Govt. Urdu Medium schools of Hyderabad and the state.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday “strongly condemned” the serial blasts in and around the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya and said “such attacks on religious places will never be tolerated”.
The prime minister also wished speedy recovery to the injured.
In a message, the prime minister said India’s “composite culture and traditions teach us respect for all religions and such attacks on religious places will never be tolerated”.
At least two Buddhist monks were injured in multiple blasts at Bihar’s 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya district, police said.
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Serial explosions inside andoutside Mahabodhi temple in Bihar were a terror attack, the Home Ministry said on Sunday as it sent NIA and NSG teams for investigations.
“It was a terror attack,” Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami told PTI.
He, however, said so far no group has claimed responsibility for the multiple blasts and investigations were on.
Goswami said four blasts took place inside the temple complex while four occurred outside.
State government has issued orders allowing all Muslim government employees to leave the office one hour before the office hours i.e. at 4 pm, from July 11 to August 8.
AP Muslim Minority Employees Welfare Association had made representation with the state government in this regard; taking that into account the state government issued the orders.
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The fourth orientation training camp for the selected Hajj pilgrims for Hajj 2013 will be held by Andhra Pradesh State Hajj Committee on Sunday, July 7, at Abids Function Hall, Tilak Roads, Bogulkunta, Hyderabad, between 10 AM and 4 PM.
State Hajj Committee chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed will preside over. Renowned scholars and Hajj affairs experts will enlighten Hajj aspirants abut virtues and rituals of Hajj. Executive Officer Abdul Hameed has requested all the Hajj pilgrims to attend the training camp on time.
The Mahabodhi temple complex structure has not suffered any damage, said a top official here Sunday following a string of bombings that left two monks injured in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya.
“The temple complex structure has not suffered any damage. The monastery and the statue of Lord Buddha are safe,” union Home Secretary Anil Goswami told reporters here.
According to the home ministry, blasts took place in quick succession between 5.30 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the temple complex and near the Bodhi tree.
“Eight blasts took place inside the Mahabodhi temple between 5.30 a.m and 6 a.m.”
Following his meeting with Digvijay Singh in New Delhi, former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir claimed that separate Telangana state would soon be formed. Referring to the newspaper clippings and CD regarding the success of the public meeting held on June 30, he demanded formation of Telangana state.
Calling on Digvijay Singh in Delhi yesterday evening, he informed him that 36 leaders spoke at the public meeting, however no one hurt the sentiments of Seema-Andhra people nor created law and order problem. All the leaders exuded confidence in Sonia Gandhi’s leadership.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday condemned the serial blasts in Bodhgaya and asked the Central government to take the matter seriously and practise zero tolerance towards terrorism.
“If there were intelligence reports about a possible terror attack, then why was no action taken. Those who are trying to control the Intelligence Bureau for vote-bank should think about this,” said BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad.
“It”s disturbing that such an important temple site was attacked. This temple is an important site for the whole nation,” he said.
Condemning the serial blasts in Bodhgaya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that the Central government should have taken the intelligence reports about a possible terror attack seriously instead of indulging in appeasement and vote-bank politics.
“We condemn the incident. When there were intelligent inputs, they should be taken seriously. Stringent actions should be taken,” BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
The government is likely to alter the way diesel and cooking fuels are priced to reduce its subsidy burden, which appears to be spiralling out of hand due to the falling rupee.
Since the last fiscal, the Finance Ministry has pushed for refiners to be paid the equivalent of rates they would have realised if diesel, kerosene and LPG were exported. A departure from the import parity price (import price plus duties and transportation) mechanism would have shaved Rs.17,618 crore from last fiscal’s Rs.161,029 crore subsidy bill.
Newbie Shraddha Kapoor will be seen doing an item number in Karan Johar`s upcoming project `Ungli`.
Shraddha made her debut with `Aashiqui 2`, which was a hit at the box office. `Ungli` is being directed by Rensil D`Silva.
“Yes, she is doing an item song for `Ungli`. We are yet to shoot the song,” sources close to the project told reporters.
Despite repeated attempts, Shraddha could not be reached for a comment. It is reported that the hero of the film, Emraan Hashmi, will also be a part of this special song.