cycle. There are numerous studies showing that obesity, in particular abdominal obesity, is associated with reduced testosterone levels in men and a reduction in muscle. With ageing, especially beyond 40-50 years, testosterone levels tend to decline slowly, which may predispose to abdominal obesity which will then further lower testosterone levels. …
Over 50% of women are concerned about excess body hair says a report published by market research company Mintel last month. In the online survey of more than 2,000 women, excess hair was rated just behind weight gain for body dissatisfaction. It is also estimated that one in ten women suffers from excess facial and body hair. What causes excess body hair? Dr. Rina Davison, an endocrinologist fro…
…necessary to take more definite conclusions”. Safety concerns about the long-term use of the therapy has been debated by academics over the past decade. The women in the study were aged between 45-58 years old and recently menopausal – those on treatment started it soon after menopausal symptoms began. HRT replaces female hormones that are no longer produced during the menopause and c…
India Parker from Cleveland, Ohio, was being held on $10,000 bond Saturday after reportedly confessed police she threw her daughter’s body out with the trash. India Parker, 35, is facing a charge of abuse of a corpse. India Parker is at the centre of an investigation into the disappearance of her daughter, Kaliyah, 10. The girl was reported missing Monday by the father of one of India Parke…
…munity by giving an undertaking to a court that the pair would return. “A person who comes to court and gives an undertaking has no immunity,” Chief Justice Kabir said. The court set April 2 as the next date of hearing and restrained the Italian ambassador from leaving India “until further orders”. The Supreme Court in India has said Italy’s Ambassador Daniele Mancin…
…rs a year. McDonald’s has moved to provide more salads and other healthier foods with less sugar, salt and fat in them, in response to public concerns about diet. In India, its menu is typically 50% vegetarian. Its signature dish in the country is the McAloo Tikki burger, which uses a spiced potato-based filling. It accounts for 25% of total sales. Globally, the company plans to open around…
…bsidized in India. That move has also prompted great anger across the country. Under the government’s proposal, global firms – such as Walmart and Tesco – will be able to buy up to a 51% stake in multi-brand retailers in India. Multinational retailers already have outlets in India, but at present they can sell only to smaller retailers. This decision allows them to sell directly…
rters of 2012 in an estimated amount of up to 70 million Euros.” At the same time, the firm said first-quarter net income increased. Adidas’ profit was 289 million Euros in the quarter, up 38% from the previous year, and it also raised its annual sales target. It now expects sales to rise 10% this year. …
More than seven hundreds people are gathering in Mumbai University campus for India’s first Wikipedia conference. Wikipedia Conference 2011 is a three-day event, from November 18 to Nvember 20, and is part of the online encyclopedia’s plans to expand in the sub-continent. Wikipedia wants to tap into India’s growing internet population, by creating more pages in local languages,…
…s hoped the meeting could boost economic ties between the two nations. Asif Ali Zardari is officially coming for private religious reasons, to visit the shrine of Sufi saint Moinudin Chishti in Ajmer, 350 kilometres (220 miles) southwest of Delhi. However, his Interior Minister Rehman Malik and son and political heir Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are reportedly among an entourage of at least 25 people wh…
…. Further American research released yesterday suggests that nicotine patches can help improve memory loss among older people. Non-smokers with failing brainpower who used patches for six months had a 46% improvement in their memory skills, according to a report in the journal Neurology about the study at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville. Previous research has suggested nicoti…
Europe is on the process of approving a gene therapy for the first time, in what would be a landmark moment for the field. Gene therapies alter a patient’s DNA to treat inherited diseases passed from parent to child. The European Medicines Agency has recommended a therapy for a rare genetic disease which leaves people unable to properly digest fats. The European Commission will now make the…
…ng drugs. “Patents will be given only for genuine inventions, and repetitive patents will not be given for minor tweaks to an existing drug,” she said. Shares of Novartis India fell almost 5% on the Bombay Stock Exchange, while stocks of generic drugmakers such as Cipla and Natco rose after the judgement….
Candlelit vigils have been held across India to mourn a student who has died after being gang-raped in Delhi. Thousands of people gathered in the Indian capital to express their grief and demand justice for the 23-year-old victim, who died earlier on Saturday. Six men arrested in connection with the December 16 attack have now been charged with murder. The victim’s body is being flown back…
…a. The immigration guys kick the star out of stardom,” Shah Rukh Khan said to laughter from the audience. “They [immigration officials] always ask me how tall I am and I always lie and say 5ft 10 inches. Next time I am going to get more adventurous. [If they ask me] what colour are you, I am going to say white,” he said. Shah Rukh Khan has appeared in more than 70 films and is co…
hours for non-payment of dues. The airline’s dwindling fortunes have seen the government come to its rescue. Last month authorities approved a debt restructuring plan and said they would inject 300 billion rupees ($5.9 billion) into the airline by 2020. …
ess-led government, and the revelations have caused public anger. India’s coal industry: • With about 246 billion tons of coal reserves, India is one of the largest coal producers in the world • 55% of India’s commercial energy needs are met by coal • The biggest reserves are in the states of Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh • The government took over coal mining in 1973 • A new law…
ing there on the mat by myself, while all these other couples are back to back feeling their partner, and I’m sitting there like a moron by myself, without my wife,” he explains. Doug Hutchison, 52, confides in Couples Therapy’s co-star Shayne Lamas, who married husband Nik Richie in 2010 – only eight hours after they met. Doug Hutchison was reduced to tears on the latest episode of C…
m of brain tumor, 1p19q co-deleted tumors. The 126 patients with co-deletion lived more (a median survival rate of 8.7 years) than the 135 patients with tumors without the co-deletion (2.7 years). The 59 patients with co-deletion tumors who received PCV chemotherapy plus radiotherapy lived much longer, double time (14.7 years) than the 67 patients with co-deletion who received radiotherapy alone (…
Daniele Mancini, Italy’s ambassador to India, has been ordered not to leave the country after Rome’s refusal to return two marines charged with the murder of two fishermen in Kerala last year. The Indian court had allowed the marines to go home to vote in last month’s elections. Ambassador Daniele Mancini had personally assured the court the marines would return by March 22. On Wednes…
Indian police say at least 48 people have died after consuming toxic alcohol in country’s West Bengal state. Several residents of the Magrahat, Usthi and Mandirbazar areas in South 24 Parganas district fell ill after drinking the alcohol on Tuesday night. Four people have been arrested. Some 100 others are being treated in hospital in the Diamond Harbour area, with fears the death toll coul…
…r, Orissa and Jharkhand in the east. An official in Orissa said the blackout in the eastern grid had been triggered by a fault and could take several hours to resolve. Railway officials said more than 350 trains were stranded, and hospitals and essential services were running on backup generators. Across West Bengal, power went at 13:00 and all suburban railway trains on the eastern railways groun…
Indian women have been raised to believe that fairness is beauty, and this has given rise to a vast and ever-growing skin-whitening industry, which is now encouraging women to bleach far beyond their hands and face. The desire for lighter skin is nothing new in India. For centuries women in South Asia have been raised with the belief that a fairer complexion equates to beauty. That the industry s…
…n to show Indian passengers that the airline did know something about their culture. The performance took place on a flight on January 17 and was uploaded to Finnair’s YouTube channel on January 25 to mark India’s Republic Day on January 26. So far, the video clip has received more than 1.7 million viewings….
India has successfully launched Agni-V, a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, officials say. The locally-developed Agni-V missile was originally scheduled to launch on Wednesday in the eastern state of Orissa. Officials had delayed the launch because of heavy lightning in the area. The missile has a range of more than 5,000km (3,100 miles), within range…
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