Exposure to chemical fosters anxiety
September 9th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) Exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) early in life tends to foster anxiety by altering gene expression in a brain area which detects and respond ... Read more...
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10 year old Colombian girl gives birth
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bogota, Aug 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the media houses it was recently reported that a 10 year old girl from Colombia gave birth. This is a very rare occurrence, as it ... Read more...
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Court order promotes ‘balika vadhus’ among Muslims: Thackeray
June 8th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Friday expressed concern over a recent Delhi High Court judgement allowing Muslim girls attaining puberty the right to get married."This is ... Read more...
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Environment not genes govern testosterone levels
May 10th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 10 (IANS) Comparing testosterone levels of five-month-old pairs of twins, both identical and non-identical, researchers have found the hormone's levels are governed by environmental factors, not genes."Testosterone is ... Read more...
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Sabarimala earnings surge
December 4th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sabarimala, Dec 4 (IANS) Unfazed by last season's tragedy where 102 pilgrims died in a stampede, this year's Sabarimala season is heading for a record collection.According to the Travancore Devasom ... Read more...
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Court offers reprieve to Kannada actress in temple case
October 13th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 13 (IANS) Kannada actress Jaimala, accused of outraging religious feelings at the famed Sabarimala temple in Kerala, got a reprieve Thursday when the Kerala High Court stayed the ... Read more...
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Actress Jaimala gets court summons in Sabarimala case
July 15th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) A Kerala court Friday asked Kannada actress Jaimala to appear before it on Sep 18 in connection with a case against her for allegedly violating religious ... Read more...
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Study reveals that girls are hitting puberty early in US
April 12th, 2011 - 1:31 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Doctors in the United States are worried about a new disturbing trend. Without any known reasons, doctors say girls are reaching puberty at record younger years. ... Read more...
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UK mum injects 8-yr-old daughter with Botox to make her a superstar
March 24th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 24 (ANI): It has emerged that a UK mother regularly injects her eight-year-old daughter with Botox and fillers in a bid to make her a superstar in the future.Once every ... Read more...
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Deciding whether intersex babies should be boys or girls
March 18th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): An estimated 1 in 2,000 children born each year are neither boy nor girl, they are intersex, and the question as to who should decide what their gender ... Read more...
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Acne is more than a nuisance for some adolescents
March 16th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): New research has revealed that depression and other psychological disorders may be more prevalent in adolescent acne patients.Steve Feldman, a professor of Dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist, conducted ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Less than one third of children wake up when home smoke alarm sounds
March 12th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 12 (ANI): An Australian study has found that when it comes to school-aged children waking up to their home smoke alarm, 78 percent sleep right through, even when the alarm ... Read more...
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‘Man boobs’ much more common than previously thought: Study
February 20th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 20 (ANI): Man boobs are every man's worst nightmare. And the condition that causes it may be occurring more frequently than previously thought, according to a new study.Researchers from Andrology ... Read more...
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Young boys ‘face twice the risk of peanut allergy’
February 7th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): A new study has found that young Brit boys from higher income homes face twice the risk of peanut allergy than those from poorer background.It also found that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why women’s breasts seem to be getting bigger
January 27th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): As women in Britain welcome the arrival of the L-cup bra by Bravissimo, a lingerie label for larger sized breasts, one tends to wonder - what is it ... Read more...
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I knew everything about sex before I was even 7, says Ke$ha
January 19th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 19 (ANI): Singer Ke$ha has revealed that she knew everything about sex before she even hit puberty."I knew everything about sex before I was even seven," the New York ... Read more...
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Kareena Kapoor To Launch Her Dietician’s New Book On January 15
January 8th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
. So, when her dietician Rujuta Divekar is planning to launch her latest book, she found Kareena to be the best person for the job.Bebo has earlier launched Rujuta’s book titled ... Read more...
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Condom cell phone charms become a rage among Chinese teens
December 28th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 28 (ANI): High school students in the Nanning region of China have been carrying sexy cell phone charms - individually wrapped condoms.According to China Hush, the charms are ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Till receipts contain high levels of ‘cancer chemical’: Study
December 9th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): A new study has found that till receipts and paper money contain high levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical associated with cancer and early puberty.The chemical mimics ... Read more...
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Boys hitting puberty a year earlier
December 8th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) Boys are hitting puberty an average year earlier than their fathers' generation, a study says.A study in Bulgaria found boys today start to develop when they reach 12 ... Read more...
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Boys hitting puberty a year earlier: Study
December 8th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 08 (ANI): It's not just girls, boys too are hitting puberty a year earlier, a new study has revealed.The research in Bulgaria showed that boys are on a faster track ... Read more...
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Church youth leader raped boy, 11, saying it was not against God’s word
December 6th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 6 (ANI): A former church youth group leader from Australia, who raped an 11-year-old boy at least twice a month over two years, is said to have told his victim ... Read more...
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Court allows underage-but-married Pak 7th grader to attend school following rustication
December 3rd, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec 3 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has granted permission to a grade seven student for taking classes in the school that had rusticated him for getting married despite being ... Read more...
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Genes linking puberty to body fat in women discovered
November 22nd, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): In a breakthrough research, scientists have discovered 30 new genes that control the age of sexual maturation in women.Many of these genes are also known to act on ... Read more...
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5 Asian ’sexual predators’ jailed for 32 yrs for abusing girls as young as 12
November 6th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 06 (ANI): Five British-born Pakistanis have been jailed for abusing white girls as young as 12.The 'sexual predators' preyed on their victims over several months and threatened them with violence ... Read more...
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Romanian woman says 10-yr-old daughter giving birth is a normal ritual
November 4th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 04 (ANI): The Romanian gypsy woman, whose 10-year-old daughter gave birth to a baby in Spain recently, is puzzled the case is getting so much attention, as she says it ... Read more...
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‘O’ blood group women face double fertility risk
October 25th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) Women with the most common blood type could be twice as likely to suffer fertility problems. Those with blood group 'O' are at much higher risk of running ... Read more...
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Women with blood group O at ‘double the risk of fertility problems’
October 25th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Scientists have said that women with the most common blood type could be twice as likely to suffer fertility problems.Researchers found that those with blood group O are ... Read more...
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Meet the Brit girl whose mum put her on a diet at the age of 2
October 19th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 19 (ANI): A British woman has had her eight-year-old daughter on a near starvation diet for six years.Corleigh has been on the regime since the age of two and is ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus Making the Leap from Teenybopper, PTC Disapproves
October 12th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Miley Cyrus has once again managed to make headlines because of her racy antics. This time the seventeen year old has caught the disapproval of the ... Read more...
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Smoke exposure puts Mexican women at high risk of breast cancer
October 2nd, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Mexican women who are exposed to smoke are at three times higher risk for breast cancer than non-smoking women not exposed to passive smoking, according to a new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Deceiving yourself not such a bad idea after all
September 29th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 29 (ANI): Do you think simply denying the facts is unreasonable? Well, not really, for scientists believe that sometimes it may actually be useful to deceive yourself.Bochum's philosophers Prof. Dr. ... Read more...
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High-fat diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk
September 1st, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 1 (ANI): Eating a high-fat diet during puberty is associated with a greater risk of breast cancer later in life, according to a preliminary research.The findings come from research at ... Read more...
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Diabetes risk in kids ‘ups risk for weak bones’
August 17th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 17 (ANI): A new study has found that children who are at risk for diabetes before they reach puberty are also at risk for weak bones.The Medical College of Georgia ... Read more...
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No link found between milk, infant puberty in China
August 15th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) There is no evidence that milk powder produced by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow breasts, China's health ministry said Sunday.
In July, parents and doctors ... Read more...
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