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Sep 25, 2013 09:09 AM EDT

Underage Youth get Cigarettes and Alcohol From Friends and Family

The latest survey conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Metal Health (CAMH) reveal that underage students in Ontario and Canada who plunge in smoking or drinking habits get their cigarettes and alcohol either from a family member of a friend.

Sep 25, 2013 07:56 AM EDT

Change in Diet Improves Heart Functions In Those With Heart Failure

The study claims that changing diet not only lowers hypertension but also improves heart functions in those with common type of heart failure.

Sep 25, 2013 07:37 AM EDT

Mars Spacecrafts Prepare to Capture Comet ISON on Thanksgiving Day

Astronomers around the world are eagerly waiting to observe the icy visitor 'Comet ISON' approaching the sun for a close encounter, later this year. Most exciting news is that this comet might be visible in the night sky as a naked eye object.

Sep 25, 2013 06:09 AM EDT

Bizarre Picture of Cane Toad Snacking on Bat Creates a Buzz

Rare sighting of a toad snacking on a bat. It is definitely not an alien toad but rather a greedy toad who feasted on a hapless bat making itself look bizarre in the course of the predation event.

Sep 25, 2013 04:56 AM EDT

Acupuncture Along with Usual Care Benefits Depressed Patients

The latest study suggests that acupuncture that is as good as counselling if combined with the usual care may benefit patients with depression. Through this study the researchers noticed that after three months of this combined treatment the one in three patients with recurring depression no longer ...

Sep 24, 2013 09:25 AM EDT

Day Time Nap Enhances Memory in Preschool Children

The new study claims that classroom naps enhances learning in preschool children by boosting memory. When compared to the children who did not nap, the children who napped performed better on visual spatial tasks after a nap.

Sep 24, 2013 09:11 AM EDT

Married Cancer Patients Live Longer Than Singles: Study

A large U.S. study uncovers the impact of marriage on cancer patients. The study confirms that married people with cancer are more likely to live longer when compared to singles.

Sep 24, 2013 08:57 AM EDT

Dallas Zoo Relocates Anti Social and Sexist Gorilla Patrick to South Carolina

After 18 years of attempting to foster social graces in Patrick, a Western lowland gorilla, who has resisted all attempts to integrate with others, the Dallas Zoo finally bid him a relieved farewell.

Sep 24, 2013 08:20 AM EDT

30 Dolphins Stranded in Brazil; Seven Die

More than two dozen large dolphins were stranded in northeastern Brazil over the weekend puzzling the scientists.

Sep 24, 2013 04:30 AM EDT

Golden Eagle Attacking Sika Deer in Russia Captured on Camera

Instead of capturing some live actions of the endangered Siberian tigers, the camera traps set out in the Russian Far East, yielded breathtaking images of a rare attack of a golden eagle on a young sika deer.

Sep 24, 2013 04:11 AM EDT

Walnut-Rich Diet Helps Overweight Adults Against Diabetes and Heart Problems

A new finding unlocks the benefits of walnut for overweight adults. The medical researchers discovered that including walnuts in diet helps in protecting against diabetes as well as heart disease in overweight adults.

Sep 23, 2013 11:04 AM EDT

Saline Shots Provide Relief From Lower Back Pain

A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins discovered that it is not the steroids in the spinal shots that provide relief from the chronic lower back pain rather it is the mere introduction of any of a number of fluids like saline and anesthetics, to the space around the spinal cord that provides reli...