Jun 26 2008
Gone are the days when girls wearing glasses were nothing but a laughing stock. Today, girls are flaunting their frames with pride and this trend has now invaded the fashion scene too. People wearing spectacles were earlier stereotyped as nerdy and...
Jun 25 2008
Cosmetic surgery, also known as plastic surgery, is the method of remolding the original physical features to acquire a look that is approved and appreciated by the society. The surgery was earlier recommended for those suffering with major burns or...
Jun 25 2008
In a major breakthrough, the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has for the first time performed the path-breaking robotic-assisted surgery for myasthenia gravis, a life- threatening muscular disease. The surgery requires an...
Jun 25 2008
Costa Rican coffee farmers are facing threats from climate change but the rising temperatures are also expanding high-altitude regions where the country`s most prized beans are grown. Human emissions of greenhouse gases could cause the earth`s surface...
Jun 25 2008
Ever thought the curtains in your house are not bright enough? Researchers at MIT have created designs for flexible photovoltaic materials, known as solar textiles, that can also be draped as curtains, which may change the way buildings receive and...
Jun 25 2008
An Australian grandmother has given birth to naturally conceived triplets, hospital officials said Tuesday. Janelle Perry, who turns 47, next week, delivered three boys by caesarean section at Mater Mothers’ Hospital in the east coast city of...
Jun 24 2008
Vitamin D which has made its importance felt in our lives by the role it plays in strengthening our bones has now, according to a research, been credited as being the key to longer life. A research conducted has linked low Vitamin D levels with deaths...
Jun 23 2008
Feeling shy to go to a party full of strangers? Fret not, for scientists are developing a wonder drug from “love hormome” Oxytocin, which they claim could help banish excessive shyness. Previous researches have revealed that Oxytocin, also...
Jun 23 2008
The Caribbean remains a top destination among cruisers, and more are bringing their children along for the journey, according to a new survey by the Cruise Lines International Association. Cruise experts also say that in response to rising fuel costs,...
Jun 23 2008
Avian influenza is a disease caused by the H5N1 virus amongst birds and poultry. It has claimed the life of many birds which had to be culled due to infection. The virus causing this disease in birds on mutation infects human and can prove to be fatal....