Teachers allowed guns in Texas schools

Adding security  woes in the schools, teachers in Texan country schools have permitted to carry gun in the class room.  This is the first time an elematary shcool has allowed such kind of thing. There has been many incidents of gun firing in schools all over USA ...

Surgeons prepare for world’s first full-face transplant

"Three years after the world’s first partial face transplant, significant progress has been made with two further successful operations. A 30-year-old man who had part of his face torn off by a bear and another with a disfiguring tumour have had their quality of life...

Don't inhale that new car smell

"(AOL Autos) -- Ah, that new car smell, that eau de car-logne; it does an ego good while it does a wallet bad. And now it turns out, it can do bad things to your health, too. ...

US cancer boss in mobiles warning

Studies time to time have been telling that mobile phone usages leads to all kinds if illness. Some Indian doctors found excessive use of mobile leading to the loss of sperm counts in humans. An earlier UK report...

'The Bollywood Burner: World's Hottest Curry' claims Virgin Media

"Richard Branson's Virgin Media beat BBC and Rupert Murdoch's Sky Networks to become the first mainstream broadcaster in offering 'Bollywood Movies On Demand,' a dedicated digital channel to Bollywood for its...

Unhealthy Aborigines must help themselves, says Nicola Roxon

Breaking bad habits should be among our top priorities to get the most out of our life. If we do it right, and we are on our way to make significant improvements in our life. " ABORIGINES must recognise the risks of alcohol and smoking and take responsibility for...

Warning! Tofu May Harm Your Memory

Vegetarians beware. Those that eat lots of any kind of specific food might be in danger of too much or too little of one chemical or another. After all in the end that's all that food is - a combination of chemicals....

The Story Behind A NYT Zimbabwe Child Victim Photo--and Why You Won't See ...

This is a fascinating analysis of how a photo of a child, both legs broken by Mugabe thugs, not only came to be--but how it came to not be on the internet. Question: should the New York Times, and Poynter Institute, have with-held internet publication of a photo published in...

Possible effects of bad weather on the US biofuel industry

At the moment, the US biofuel industry seems to follow the classic demand/ supply model when it comes to ethanol fuel prices. The supply of corn, the major constituent of ethanol fuel, has been reduced by bad weather...

The moment a kayaker risks his life by plunging 120ft down a waterfall

"Fancy a gentle paddle down the Thames? Or a splash about in the Norfolk Broads? Or maybe something a bit more bracing?Like a 120ft vertical drop, straight down the front of a churning, thundering, pounding waterfall...

Chantix Side Effects Cause F.A.A. to Ban Use by Pilots

Yes that is right, the FAA not the FDA although the FDA has it's own advisory as well."The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it would no longer permit pilots or air traffic controllers to use the smoking cessation drug Chantix, citing potential side effects that...

US jobs data ease economy fears

latest US Job figure have quelled the fear of recession and analysts are not predicting a recession any more. job figures have shown less job cut than expected thus signaling an improved economy." US job figures have surprised Wall Street, falling less than expected and...

When high fives go awry: A meditation

For my column this week I was inspired by Jordan's story on National High Five Day."Unbeknownst to many, it was recently National High Five Day. It was a quiet holiday that slipped beneath the radar of most news...

Tastes like chicken?

"Bosintang. Ever heard of it?Well, it’s Dog Soup. Big item in Korea.   I’m not talking about the North Koreans, living on a starvation diet in Li’l Kim’s workers paradise. No, this is prosperous South...

Report: Perhaps Nanny State Isn't Such a Good Idea

This is unexpected: a study of the potential harm to children from video games and the Internet that actually sees kids as human beings, capable of learning, making choices and, well, not being idiots."My Review is...

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