Sex, Nose blowing and Coffee 'Trigger Stroke'

Imagine being in the heat of passion with your beloved one and suddenly a crucial blood vessel in your brain bursts, resulting in bleeding on your brain, consequently you have a stroke. You could readily agree with the fact that vigorous exercise could result in stroke but...

Dutch man suffers cut buttocks in joke mishap

"UTRECHT, Netherlands - Dutch police say a man who pushed his exposed buttocks against a restaurant window as a joke was injured when the glass broke and lacerated his behind.Authorities say a man, 21, and two others had run down a street Sunday morning with their pants...

Dansk Vaerdihandtering chooses Transtrack`s tracking & tracing software

"The cash-in-transit company Dansk Vaerdihandtering A/S (DVH) have decided to implement the Transtrack tracking & tracing system. The system from Transtrack International and Secquens enables closer planning and following of cash transports, thus making them considerably...

Men, don`t bother with testosterone pills - study

"Testosterone supplements don't do older men much good, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday. The amount of the hormone in the blood drops naturally as men age and is associated with a decline in physical strength and mental functioning as well as a fatter midsection. In a study...

On the Map this Morning...Camposampiero, Novi Iskur, Walsden, IJsselstein...R...

Ever since I began to look at where my readers come from, I have seen names of cities I did not know of. To illustrate my point, this morning Camposanpiero (near Padua, Italy) topped the list followed by Novi Iskur (or Novi Iskar, Bulgaria). At number 4, I found Walsden(West...

Left-handed women may have a shorter life-span

A study suggests that women who are left-handed have a higher risk of dying, particularly from cancer and cerebrovascular disease - damage to an artery in the brain or an artery that supplies blood to the brain. While it could be a chance finding and the evidence is far from...

Earth's 'Wobbles' Spurring Cycles of Evolution and Extinction?

From the National Geographic: Small changes in Earth's orbit and tilt may have regulated the cyclical rise and fall of many prehistoric mammal species, new research suggests.Earth's orbital patterns are believed to drive long-term climate change.Over millions of years these...

Terrorism accomplishes its goal without bombs in the Lowlands

Hi,Saw this on nettime and thought I'd pass it along.----Terrorism accomplishes its goal without bombs in the Lowlands--Yesterday I was finished with work and wanted to go home. As usual I'll check somewebsites to see if there were any delays with the trains.  Since the...