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Yoga could help in treatment of anxiety and depression
It is a common knowledge in India that yoga practice could improve physical, mental and spiritual health. The beneficial effect of yoga on mental health has now been validated in a scientific study, conducted at Boston University School of Medicine. The study found that yoga increased brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels and decreased anxiety. Low GABA [...]
Superbug or super bias ?
A recent report in Lancet about the spread of new multi drug resistant bacteria around the world is really alarming. But the naming of the enzyme responsible for drug resistance in these bacteria as New Delhi metallobetalactamase1 (NDM-1) has come in for severe criticism. NDM-1 can be present in different bacteria, like E.coli, and it [...]
Dieting alone not sufficient to prevent type 2 diabetes
Dieting to be thin is on its own not enough to prevent type 2 diabetes. It is also important to have good muscle mass and strength. In a recent study published in PLos One researchers from UCLA have found that low muscle mass (sarcopenia) was associated with insulin resistance in both obese and non-obese individuals. [...]
Synthetic genome used to change bacterial species
Scientist Craig Venter and his team have reported in the latest issue of Science that when the synthetic genome was transplanted into a bacterial cell, by replacing its native genome, the cell behaved normally, making fresh proteins. Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute carefully stitched together the entire genome of the bacteria Mycoplasma mycoides [...]
Brain cancer risk with cellphones: International study fails to provide defin...
With an increasing use of cellphone many experts have warned about possible health effects of low-level exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields from cellphones. However, a large international study of the risk of brain cancer from cell phone use has yielded inconclusive results. The Interphone Study Group has published their results in the International Journal [...]
Warmest April global temperature on record
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for both April 2010, and for the period from January-April, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Additionally, last month’s average ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for any April, and the global land surface temperature was the third [...]
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Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals
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AP - President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic proposals Wednesday in an effort to show the public he's taking action to spur economic growth.
Fla. minister: Quran burning still planned
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AP - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said he was still praying about whether go through with his plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, which the White House, religious leaders and others are pressuring him to call off.
AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case
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AP - The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.
Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan
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AP - A suspected U.S. drone killed at least six militants in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday when it fired a missile at a house linked to a group that often carries out attacks on NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan, intelligence officials said.
US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program
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AP - U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence.
All eyes on BP report on Gulf oil spill disaster
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AP - BP says it plans to release results of its internal investigation into the rig explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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