Month: May 2014

Light physical activity every day can help people from developing disabilities as they age

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Light physical activity like pushing a shopping cart or a vacuum every day, can help people with or at risk of knee arthritis avoid developing disabilities as they age, a new study suggests.

It is known that the more time people spend in moderate or vigorous activities, the less likely they are to develop disability, but this is the first study to show that spending more time in light activities can help prevent disability, too.

Control BP, do exercise to prevent second stroke: Study

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Survived a stroke? Now is the time to control blood pressure, cholesterol and weight and do moderate physical activity daily to avoid another stroke.

According to a statement by American Heart Association, such patients should also receive other evidence-based therapy specific to their individual health, which may include aspirin therapy or a surgical procedure to keep neck arteries open.

Australian university names scholarship after Big B

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who inaugurated the Indian Film Festival Melbourne (IFFM) along with the governor and his wife Thursday, is ecstatic to hear that the La Trobe University has named a scholarship after him.

“The La Trobe University names a scholarship after me, to be accorded to deserving students from all walks of life that will come and study media and entertainment courses here,” the 71-year-old posted on his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com.

He took to the platform also to thank the governance of Victoria, Australia, for calling him to inaugurate the 11-day festival.

Use you nose better to sniff out opposite sex

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And you thought you can tell a person’s gender based on how he or she looks?

Actually, you make subconscious judgments based on how a person smells.

You are not aware of this at the conscious level but your nose is busy doing its job – sniffing out that feminine smell from secretions her body is oozing near you in marketplace, office or mall!

According to researchers, the human body produces chemical cues that communicate gender to members of the opposite sex.

Revealed: How you chose your husband

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What sounds better: a pizza that is 90 percent fat free or a pizza with 10 percent fat? You would rush for the pizza with first message although the choice is the same. The same principle applies when you choose your mate!

This is what scientists called ‘framing effect’ that comes in the picture when we choose a partner.

And the ‘framing effect’ is even stronger in women than it is for men.

Sexual abuse complaints in US military go up

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Sexual abuse complaints in the US armed forces increased by 50 percent in 2013 amid a campaign aimed at encouraging victims to speak up, the Pentagon said.

In fiscal year 2013, which ended Sep 30 last year, a total of 5,061 sexual abuse complaints were received, compared to 3,374 cases the previous year.

Crime In Hyderabad (2.5.2014)

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Girl burnt to death in Sanathnagar
(Siasat News): A girl who was accidentally burnt died during the treatment. Police Sanathnagar said that the deceased Hasina Begun, 18, was the daughter of one Qamruddin of Borabanda

On April 27, she was accidentally burnt and was admitted in a hospital where she succumbed to her burn injuries.

Police has registered a case and further investigations are on.

Fall from 4th floor proved fatal

Sensex gains 96 points during pre-noon trade

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A benchmark index of Indian equities markets gained 95.82 points or 0.43 percent during the pre-noon session Friday.

Good buying was observed in banking, healthcare and IT sectors, while selling pressure was seen in capital goods sector.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 22,493.59 points, was trading at 22,513.62 points in the pre-noon session, up 95.82 points or 0.43 percent from the previous day’s close at 22,417.80 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 22,575.62 points and a low of 22,433.55 points in trade.

MBBS, BDS Courses fees likely to up by Rs 1 Lakh

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If the state government approves Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) recommendations, the fee for medical courses will be increased by Rs. 1 lakh per year.

The fee for MBBS colleges per year is now Rs. 4 lakh and if the new fee structure was implemented it would go up to Rs.5 lakh per year.

The AFRC is proposing to streamline the fee structure for MBBS and BDS colleges from 2014-15 academic year onwards.

Two Shankaracharyas to campaign against Modi in Varanasi

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Two key Hindu religious leaders will campaign against Nanrendra Modi in the holy city of Varanasi from where the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate is contesting the Lok Sabha election.

While Puri Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshjanand Devtirath has blamed Modi for 2002 Gujarat riots, Dwarka Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has also been his critic since long and had taken him on recently for ‘Har Har Modi’ slogan, inspired by a religious incantation, raised by his supporters.

Study challenges perceived lack of heart disease risk from ‘healthy’ obesity

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A new study has revealed that obese individuals who have no signs of cardiovascular disease show a much higher prevalence of early plaque buildup in the arteries compared to healthy normal weight individuals.

The study challenges the idea of “healthy” obesity and recommends

Study challenges concept of ‘healthy’ obesity all obese individuals be counseled about their risks for cardiovascular disease and receive tips for achieving a healthy weight .

Frozen meal eaters have better Healthy Eating Index score than others

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A new study has revealed that people who eat frozen meal have lower calorie intakes and better Healthy Eating Index (HEI) score.

According to the study, those who consumed frozen meals consumed 253 fewer calories than those who consumed a quick service restaurant meal.

Dr. Victor L. Fulgoni, co-author of the analysis and vice president of Nutrition Impact, LLC, the findings have revealed that consumers of frozen meals come a little closer to meeting Dietary Guidelines for Americans than consumers of quick service restaurant meals, and they do it with 253 fewer calories a day. (ANI)

Osama Bin Laden’s look-alike becomes big hit in Sao Paulo bar

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Osama Bin Laden’s lookalike has become a huge hit at a bar themed after the founder of Al-Qaeda in Sao Paulo.

The lookalike, Ceara Francisco Helder Braga Fernandes , had started the first pioneering bar to capitalize on his resemblance, and named it ‘Bar do Bin Laden’, Metro.co.uk reported.

The man, who was known as the ‘Beard Man’ before 9/11, sports lookalike garb and sells beers at the bar, where he has placed images of himself all over the walls. (ANI)

9 month old babies can differentiate between real-life objects and pictures

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A new study has found that babies as young as 9 months have the ability to recognize real-life objects from pictures.

The research, conducted by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London, and the University of South Carolina, found that babies can learn about a toy from a photograph of it well before their first birthday.

Jeanne Shinskey, from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, said that the study should interest any parent or caregiver who has ever read a picture book with an infant.

Now, condoms that will act as wingman in the bedroom

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A new condom has been created to give clumsy males some help in the bedroom, which can be easily put on with just one hand.

The makers of the Wingman condom also claim that it is the thinnest condom on the market and can be “put on easily in the dark”, Metro.co.uk reported.

It works by rolling the condom down until the ‘wings’ release.

The product recently won the IF Design Award 2014 in the category of medicine/health/care and is currently available to buy in the Netherlands and Belgium. (ANI)

Maruti, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Mahindra & Mahindra sales drop in April; those of Hyundai, Honda up

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Major carmakers, including Maruti Suzuki India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and General Motors India, reported decline in domestic sales in April as demand continued to be subdued due to overall unfavourable macro-economic conditions.

Other manufacturers Hyundai Motor India Ltd, Honda Cars India and Ford, however, reported increase in April sales on the back of their new models.

The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reported 12.6 per cent decline in its April sales during the month at 79,119 units.

Peaches Geldolf’s forensic report reveals heroin intake

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Authorities have confirmed that heroin “likely played a role” in Peaches Geldolf’s tragic death.

According to an inquest, the 25-year-old TV presenter and model had the drug in her system at the time of her death, ABC News reported.

Though, Geldolf’s initial post-mortem was inconclusive, authorities have revealed that forensic results concluded that there was recent use of heroin and that the levels identified were likely to have played a role in her death.

Geldof’s mother Paula Yates also died from a heroin overdose in 2000 when Peaches was just 11 years old. (ANI)

Akram’s father passes away after `protracted illness`

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The father of former Pakistani captain Wasim Akram has reportedly passed away after a protracted illness in Lahore on Wednesday at the age of 85.

Akram, who was not at the bedside at the time of Chaudhry Mohammad Akram’s death, rushed to Lahore from the UAE where he was on assignment with the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.

According to The Dawn, Wasim described his father as an influential figure in his life when he was growing up and a ‘true friend’ later in his life and requested his fans and the well-wishers to pray for the departed soul.

Misuse of US military aid in Afghanistan impeded US war effort: Report

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A report released by the US military reportedly details out how rampant misuse of US aid in Afghanistan has hampered the US war effort, a new report from Pentagon has revealed.

The study commissioned by Gen. Joseph Dunford, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan, says that the US government has unintentionally empowered warlords and fostered corruption in Afghanistan.

Perpetrators of Chennai train blasts should be brought to justice: Mukherjee

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Terming the twin blasts that took place in a train at Chennai Central Railway Station as a “senseless act of violence”, President Pranab Mukherjee has said no efforts should be spared to bring perpetrators of the attack to justice.

In a message to Dr. K. Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu, the President has said “I am saddened to learn about the tragic loss of life and injuries caused to innocent travellers in the explosions that occurred in Chennai today.

ICC recalls Billy Bowden in Elite Panel of Umpires for 2014/15 season

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly re-inducted New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden in the new Elite Panel of ICC Umpires for the 2014/15 season, following the annual review and selection process.

Bowden has replaced Tony Hill, who had stepped down from the elite panel earlier this year to take up the role as New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Umpire Coach.

According to Sport24, the elite panel includes Bowden, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Steve Davis, Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker.

Egyptians may have used water to move pyramid stones

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A new study suggests that Egyptians may have used water to help move the massive stones to build the pyramids.

Throughout history, people have looked upon the ancient pyramids of Egypt and scratched their heads, wondering how all those giants blocks of stone were moved across the desert and stacked up high.

Physicists from the University of Amsterdam and the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter believe they have an answer as to how those stones were moved, CNet reported.

Illuminating the dark-dense forests of Chhattisgarh

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In the deep-dark forests of the Achanakmar tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh, scattered over an expanse of 557.55 square kilometers, wild animals and humans coexist. As dusk falls, it is time for the wild to emerge, forcing the humans to lock themselves in. What is common on both sides of the locked doors is darkness, for there is no electricity in the villages falling in the buffer zones of the reserve. Or so it used to be.

Electronic nose that precisely ‘smells’ prostate cancer

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Sniffing out food or danger fine but prostate cancer? Yes, if we believe Finnish investigators, an electronic nose can very well diagnose prostate cancer – the second most common cancer in males – by smelling urine samples.

In a proof of principle study, the ‘eNose’ successfully discriminated between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by ‘sniffing’ urine headspace – the space directly above the urine sample.

Extend Taliban ceasefire: Pakistani tribal council

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A largely-attended tribal Jirga or council of elders has urged the Taliban insurgents and the security forces to extend their ceasefire and remove obstacles in the way of the fragile peace talks.

The council called by Jamaat-e-Islami in the northwestern city of Peshawar Thursday threw its weight behind the dialogue process in line with parliament resolutions, reported Xinhua.

The appeal came weeks after the Taliban ended their 40-day ceasefire April 10 and consequently, there has been a surge in terror attacks in the country.