Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Islamabad, Jan 24 : Many elderly people in nursing facilities have Alzheimer’s disease.
This disease causes the short term potion of the brain to shut down.Elderly people who have the disease may forget...
Frequent headache can raise blood pressure
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Islamabad, Jan 24 :
Shooting pain in the head can be a certain turn off situation in life. They
drive us crazy and zap the happiness from our life.In fact, headache is
one of the most common problems...
Low pH can cause cancer
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Islamabad, Jan 24 : Many causes of
cancer have been suggested over the years. Some are more common than others,
such as the nicotine in cigarettes contributing to the development of lung
cancer, and...
Military uniform company near collapse
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Kabul, Jan 23 : An
Afghan private company which produces military uniforms and boots is close to
collapse after it failed to win the army's military uniform contract, owners
said.The factory had employed...
Special IG for Afghan reconstruction cites rampant fraud, waste
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Washington, Jan 23 : Much of the $28 million the United
States spends daily to build up Afghanistan is thrown at projects without
planning, and little attention is paid to whether the work ever gets...
The new war for Afghanistan's untapped oil
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Kabul, Jan 23 : I am
looking out the window as men in grey turbans run from my building out onto the
highway, their AK 47s at the ready. "There's been an accident," my Afghan guide,
Danish calmly tells...
Demi Lovato renting room at sober living house
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
London, Jan 23 : Demi Lovato has been courageously open about her personal struggles
in an effort to help those who may be fighting the same demons -- and also to
keep herself on the straight and narrow.The...
Lawyer: Mom of abducted Ind. boy wasn't homeless
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Browerville, Jan 23 : An Indiana mother whose former in-laws allegedly abducted her son
nearly 20 years ago was not homeless at the time, the woman's lawyer said,
refuting claims that the grandparents...
Californians brace for nights of freezing temps
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
San Diego, Jan 23 : Californians are bundling up with sweaters and gloves and stocking
up on firewood as they brace for several nights of very unseasonable freezing
temperatures.The National Weather...
Hostess makes deal for Wonderbread
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
New York, Jan 23: The
iconic Wonderbread, once in jeopardy after Hostess declared bankruptcy, seems
likely to return to store shelves under a new brand.A $390 million bid
from Flower Foods Inc., for...
Officer shoots suspect in San Diego movie theater
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
San Diego, Jan 23: Police shot and critically wounded a man suspected of chasing his
girlfriend with a handgun across a shopping mall parking lot before ducking into
a movie theater where officers confronted...
Mexico dog mutilated by drug traffickers recovers
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Mexico City, Jan 23 : A dog reportedly mutilated by Mexican drug traffickers is recovering
at a sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs.Sanctuary owner Patricia
Ruiz says Pay de Limon, or Lemon Pie,...
Mexico dog mutilated by drug traffickers recovers
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Mexico City, Jan 23 : A dog reportedly mutilated by Mexican drug traffickers is recovering
at a sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs.Sanctuary owner Patricia
Ruiz says Pay de Limon, or Lemon Pie,...
FBI takes probe into Universal payments to Manila
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Manila, Jan 23: The FBI has sent agents to Manila in a widening of its investigation
into millions of dollars of payments made by Japan's Universal Entertainment
Corp to a politically connected consultant...
FBI takes probe into Universal payments to Manila
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Manila, Jan 23: The FBI has sent agents to Manila in a widening of its investigation
into millions of dollars of payments made by Japan's Universal Entertainment
Corp to a politically connected consultant...
US launches safety review of 787 after recent issues
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Washington, Jan 23 : The U.S. government ordered a wide-ranging review of Boeing's latest
passenger jet, the 787 Dreamliner, citing concern over a fire and other recent
problems but insisting...
HP's Meg Whitman made $15.4 million in fiscal 2012
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Chicago, Jan 23 : Chief executive Meg Whitman received compensation worth about $15.4
million in 2012 as Hewlett-Packard Co. posted a net loss in her first full
fiscal year in charge, according...
BofA director settlement over Merrill triples to $62.5 million
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
New York,
Jan 23 : Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) directors have reached a $62.5
million settlement to resolve investor claims over the bank's acquisition of
Merrill Lynch & Co, a person familiar...
Americans feel austerity's bite as payroll taxes rise
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Washington, Jan 23 : Americans are beginning to feel the pinch from Washington's decision
to embrace austerity measures aimed at bringing down the nation's budget
deficit.Paychecks across the country...
Ford takes next step of Lincoln overhaul with luxury crossover
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Detroit,
Jan 23: Ford Motor Co will unveil this week a luxury crossover
designed to help the company gain a foothold in a fast-growing and profitable
segment of the U.S. luxury automotive market.At...
'IHK imported Rs 29,000 cr goods in 2011-12'
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Lakhanpur, Jan 23 : Check post Lakhanpur has realized Rs 306.23 crore revenue on account
of toll in 2011-12 marking an increase of 22.59 per cent from Rs. 249.82 crore
registered a year earlier.The...
Rise and fall of The Bund
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Srinagar, Jan 23 : Dotted with
towering mighty Chinars and overlooking gushing river Jhelum, The Bund in the
heart of Srinagar till a few decades ago was a favorite haunt of nature lovers
and British....
Fresh unmarked graves found in held Kashmir: Report
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Srinagar, Jan 23 : Two years after more than 2000 corpses buried in several unmarked
graves were found in held Kashmir, a report by non-governmental organisation has
claimed discovery of fresh unmarked...
Study reveals origins of esophageal cancer
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Islamabad, Jan 23 :
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified the
critical early cellular and molecular events that give rise to a type of
esophageal cancer called esophageal...
Inflammation may link obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Islamabad,
Jan 23: A number of different immunological mechanisms ensure the
successful establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. Imbalance in these
mechanisms is associated with adverse pregnancy...
Treatment for diabetes and depression improves both
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Islamabad, Jan 23 : Patients simultaneously treated for both Type 2 diabetes and
depression improve medication compliance and significantly improve blood sugar
and depression levels compared to patients...
The poppy palaces
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Kabul, Jan 22 : ‘Just look at this view,”
said my guide, as he waved his arm expansively from right to left. We had just
emerged onto the sun-drenched roof terrace of a so-called narco-villa in Kabul’s...
Displaced Afghans feel strangers at home
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Kabul, Jan 22 : After
spending 10 years as a refugee in Pakistan, Nafas Gol never thought she would be
living in a tent in a camp for the internally displaced in
Kabul."[Afghan President Hamid] Karzai...
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