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France Will not Put a Ban on Skinny Models |
...French Health Ministry has reviewed the issue of skinny models on the French catwalks and suggested that such models need special attention, but they will not be banned from the podiums, as the French Health Ministry officials said on Friday.
After two Latin American models died in 2006 of anorexia, designers, model agencies and the entire fashion industry have been massively attacked by the publicity for promoting such ... |
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Surgeons Who Play Video Games are More Skilled |
... Recent studies showed that the surgeons who play video games are more skilled. It seems that video games contribute to a more precise technique of using different medical instruments. The February issue of Archives of Surgery states that there is a direct link between having video game skills and the abilities of a surgeon to perform a laparoscopic surgery.
The term laparoscopy refers to surgeries that are made by wat... |
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Breakthrough - Healing Water to Regenerate Wounds Faster |
...Scientists from the United States have created a "super-oxidized" water. As they say, the new type of water is able to speed up the healing of wounds.
The firm that developed the "super-oxidized" water is called Oculus and it is located in California. The water was filtered through a salt membrane and according to the scientists from Oculus their water kills viruses, bacteria and fungi.
The new type of water has s... |
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Loud Music Leads to More Drinking in Less Time |
...According to a study of the impact of music levels on alcohol consumption in a bar setting, people drink more in less time.
"Previous research had shown that fast music can cause fast drinking, and that music versus no music can cause a person to spend more time in a bar. This is the first time that an experimental approach in a real context found the effects of loud music on alcohol consumption" outlined Nicolas Guegue... |
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Growth of Emissions Predicted in the U.S. for the Next Decade |
...According to the delayed United States Climate Action Report emissions of gases in the US will grow during the next decade just as much as they did previously.
Despite its negative side this document, developed for the United Nations, shows that the emissions of gases causing global warming grow, but with a slower pace as the economy does. This trend corresponds completely with the goal set by the president 5 years ag... |
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Pills Against Insomnia Cause Sleepwalking |
...Ambien and Lunest are often prescribed sleeping pills. These pills, however, cause the most strange side effects. The Food and Drug Administration reported yesterday such strange behavior as eating or driving while asleep.
These reports have provoked the F.D.E. to order the drug makers to make certain fliers for such sleeping drugs, where patients could read detailed instructions on how to use them.
The investigation of... |
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Alcohol kills faster than ecstasy |
...an such dangerous drugs as LSD, cannabis and ecstasy.
Experts conducted a new all-compassing research with the government top advisory committee involved to make a shocking conclusion on the harm of regular tobacco and alcohol.
A modern classification of drugs doesn't reflect the real situation on harmful substances. Thus more than 20 drugs were tested on their social and individual impact and results lead to revi... |
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Career growth: Look from inside |
..."What do men and women bet on during their career growth?" The University of Maryland has conducted a three year research to establish the main differences between women's and men's approaches towards their careers. Men and women, having leading positions in the U.S. chemical industry were the researchers' objects.
The scientists from have questioned 1800 women and 300 men, who have leading posts in the industry mentione... |
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2.3 million alcoholics live in Russia |
...When the world saw the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia found itself in a difficult situation. Then the situation worsened and today the number of alcoholics has tripled in comparison with 1991. In average the statistics show that one person in Russia consumes about 34 litres of vodka a year.
In his report, Gennadi Onichenko, Russia's chief medical officer, stated that the nation is currently facing a serious pr... |
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Additional Billion PC Users for Microsoft |
...Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, is going to suggest governments the $3 Student Innovation Suite. Microsoft has developed the program in an attempt to reach more of the overall 5 billion people who do not presently belong to PC owners. By 2015 Microsoft hopes to reach the first billion. Governments will have an opportunity to purchase directly from Microsoft PCs for students to use in their school studies and at home. Gat... |
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Cartier Fights Fake Watch Business |
...As estimated by the World Customs Organization, counterfeit products' annual sale, including fake watches, compact discs, sneakers and even medical supplies, reaches an amazing number of about $540 billion. Luxury goods make up five per cent of the total number.
At present day piracy affects all aspects of the luxury goods industry, with watches and jewelry being its major components. All luxury watchmaking companies h... |
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Overcoming the Culture Shock with a Mobile Phone Game |
...A games technology expert from the University of Portsmouth, Nipan Minar is leading the development of a new interactive mobile phone game for students in the UK to help them overcome the culture shock. This is expected to be achieved through pictures of students drinking alcohol or a couple kissing in public, integrated into the game - things not allowed in certain cultures.
The game is called C-Shock and it is being ... |
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Timeline of the events in Tallinn, Estonia |
...Note: Current chronology covers mainly the latest events with a small introduction of events leading to them.
September 26, 2006 - Estonian Prime-Minister Andrus Ansil intends demolition of the Soviet Soldier monument, standing on the central square of Tallinn. He claims that in 1944 the Soviet army did not free the Estonian capital from fascist occupation. The Government said that the fascists have left Tallinn by the... |
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New Saliva Test to Save 1,000 Unborn Babies Each Year |
...Scientists from UK are currently working on a simple saliva test that could easily and more effectively spot a deadly pregnancy complication, that kills hundreds of unborn babies each year. The complication is called pre-eclampsia and the new test will be able to detect it as early as possible. Thus scientists might reduce the risks to both mothers and their babies.
It is worth mentioning that there is no cure for the... |
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Alcohol Consumption at Home Can Prevent Binge Drinking |
...Parents may prevent their teenage children to buy boose by consuming alcohol with them at home. This statement was made after a survey of 10,000 teenagers. The survey, which took place in UK, backs the continental style of early introduction of limited amount of alcoholic drinks to the teenagers.
Thus, according to the study made by academics together with trading standard officers, parents who don't want their childr... |
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