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'Officer of the Order of Canada' go to Indian origin scientist

New Delhi: Indian origin scientist Shrawan Kumar has been awarded the 'Officer of the Order of Canada', country's top civilian honour for his pioneering research on workplace and spinal injuries. He is among 57...

Desperate Farmers of a dying environment.

By, Uwe Paschen. Desperate Farmers.   For decades now Farm communities around the globe have been bleeding by several factors. Politics comes to mind as well as Industry and mismanagement by the WTO, the...

Millions of Bush administration e-mails recovered

Just deleting emails is not the answer if you have many things to hide as they are also saved on the systems many servers. I expect George Bush is now sweating as his friend in UK Tony Blair is under fire for his...

UK Muslims are Europe’s most patriotic

"Muslims in Britain are the most patriotic in Europe — but more than a quarter in some parts of the country still do not feel British, according to a new study."Um. I find this piece a little difficult to...

Are we better off without religion?

"Popular religious belief is caused by dysfunctional social conditions. This is the conclusion of the latest sociological research (pdf) conducted by Gregory Paul. Far from religion benefiting societies, as the...

Millions of Britons unable to cope with modern life, says study

"Millions of people are unhappy, lonely and unable to cope with profound changes in the workplace, relationships and family life, according to a major study." Britons are not ready for the 21st Century, it seems. "It portrays Britain as a psychologically fragile society in...

Social anxiety in gay & bisexual men may be linked to risky sex

Social anxiety in gay and bi-sexual men may be linked to risky sex according to a Ryerson University HIV researcher who claims to have found a link between social anxiety and unsafe sexual activities." Dr. Trevor...

Jesus 'may have visited England', says Scottish academic

"Jesus Christ could have come to Britain to further his education, according to a Scottish academic. Church of Scotland minister Dr Gordon Strachan makes the claim in a new film entitled And Did Those Feet. The...

Hacker exposes false global warming claims

Well I still believe that we should clean up our acts " The CRU, which plays a leading role in compiling UN reports and tracks long-termchanges in temperature, has repeatedly refused to provide detailed...

What private data have you unknowingly shared?

What photos and videos would you like to take-back?  Introducing IBM Identity Mixer, an anonymous credential system developed at IBM Research that enables strong authentication and privacy at the same...

New warning on 'perfect vaginas'

"Women are undergoing surgery to create the perfect vagina amid a "shocking" lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says. Research published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology also questions the very notion of aesthetically...

Early life stress 'changes' genes

"A study in mice has hinted at the impact that early life trauma and stress can have on genes, and how they can result in behavioural problems. Stressed mice produced hormones that "changed" their genes, affecting their behaviour throughout their lives. " This has to be a...

Claims of sex abuse by women grow

"A huge rise in the number of children calling to report sexual abuse by women has been revealed by ChildLine. Over the past five years, the charity says the number of such calls has risen five times faster than youngsters reporting abuse by a man. Of 16,094 children who...

Warning of extra heart dangers from mixing cocaine and alcohol

"Drug addiction clinics say they are becoming increasingly concerned by the health risks associated with the chemical – the only known example of the body forming a third drug following the ingestion of two others. For not only is cocaethylene toxic in the liver, it is also...

Tough love 'is good for children'

"Children brought up according to "tough love" principles are more successful in life, according to a study. The think tank Demos says a balance of warmth and discipline improved social skills more than an laissez-faire, authoritarian or disengaged upbringing. " We were...

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