Archive for April, 2010
Long-term use of steroids Raise Heart Failure Risk
With very long-term use of steroids, heart starts weakening and the risk of heart failure increases, a new research has said. Anabolic-androgenic steroids imitate the naturally occurring testosterone, a muscle-building hormone, which props up male sexual features. Aaron L. Baggish, study author and instructor in medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston said, “Anabolic steroids, [...]
Parveen Travels launched conferences on Wheels
Parveen Travels on Tuesday launched ‘Konferenz on Wheels’, a bus with facilities to conduct business conferences on the move. Addressing media persons here, Director of Parveen Travels Private Limited A.Aarif said it was for the first time that such a bus was being launched in the city. It was targeted at corporates and IT companies [...]
Nokia officially announced Nokia N8 – smartphone with 12 MP camera and Symbian 3
Nokia unveiled its latest smartphone today, the Nokia N8. Packed with a 12 megapixel camera, Symbian 3 software and 3.5″ capacitive touch screen, the N8 is Nokia’s latest attempt at a portable entertainment centre. The N8 also includes HDMI output, 16GB internal storage with a microSD expansion slot and HD video recording. The N8 is [...]
Study says aerobic exercise keeps the brain healthy
Regular aerobic exercise improves blood flow to the brain and speeds learning process, says a new study. The study led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is the first to examine these relationships in a non-human primate model. The finding is available in the journal Neuroscience. While there is ample evidence [...]
Mallika Sherawat’s film featured in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival
Bollywood bombshell Mallika Sherawat is going places and this year she will have not one but two of her films being featured in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival next month. Sherawat plays a snake woman, out to revenge the capture of her mate by an American hunter in Hisss. Directed by Jennifer Lynch and produced [...]
Asin and Dhoni becoming thick friends by the day
Asin and Dhoni are becoming thick friends by the day. Now, the latest incident to prove this fact is Dhoni’s recent visit to the actresses place in Mumbai. According to well placed sources, Dhoni paid a visit to Asin’s Mumbai home to catch one of the semi finals of the IPL recently. When the society [...]
Sony stop making floppy disks next year
The Japanese electronics manufacturer, which last year sold well over 12 million of the devices, has announced it will stop making floppy disks next year, leaving no serious manufacturer in the market place. The decision is the final nail in the coffin for floppies, which since they were first developed in 1971 have helped consumers [...]
Jammu issued a notification banning some Islamic channels
The civil administration in Jammu has issued a notification banning some Islamic channels, triggering protests by Muslim groups and political parties. Among the channels that cable operators have been told to stop airing are four popular ones like Peace TV (Dubai), Quran TV, Hadi TV and Noor TV. The others are Pakistani channels ARY, PTV [...]
Google released free turn-by-turn satellite navigation for a few Android customers
Google has released free turn-by-turn satellite navigation for a few Android customers in the UK and Ireland. The company had released the same for its US customers six months earlier. This nascent function was released in beta form on Wednesday. It is reported that Google Maps Navigation can display traffic conditions, satellite or street views, [...]
First dengue vaccine in the world is set to be unveiled
Developed by the Health Ministry together with a private company, the vaccine is set to become a medical breakthrough. While there are some ongoing vaccine development programmes, there has so far been no tested and approved vaccine for the dengue virus, reports The New Straits Times Online. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican told [...]