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Young age at first drink can turn under-15s into alcoholics
Washington, Sept 19 (ANI): Drinking at young age may affect genes linked to alcoholism and make youngsters vulnerable to severe problems, says a new study.
The study led by Dr Arpana Agrawal, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, revealed that the younger an individual was at first drink, the greater the risk for [...]
Now, unwed Malaysian couple to be whipped for trying to have car sex
Shah Alam (Malaysia), Sep. 18 (ANI): Following the whipping episode of the Malaysian model who was sentenced for drinking beer, an unmarried couple is now being subjected to the controversial canning sentence under the country’s Sharia [...]
‘Zero tolerance’ policy has zero effect
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): Amid an ongoing debate about changing the drinking age from 21 to 18 in the US, a Sam Houston State University economist has raised voice against a related law- the “zero tolerance” policy.
Darren Grant studied data from 30,000 fatalities in [...]
Congress screens aspiring candidates for polls in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sep 12 (ANI): Congress party has begun shortlisting candidates aspiring for party’s nomination for the October 13 assembly elections in Maharashtra.
Congress party, which is running a coalition government with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra for the [...]
Scientists identify bacterial strains that can clear algal toxins from drinking water
Washington, September 7 (ANI): Researchers at Robert Gordon’s University, Aberdeen, have identified novel bacterial strains capable of neutralizing toxins produced by blue-green algae in drinking water.
Blooms of blue green algae (cyanobacteria) are found in both fresh and salt water throughout [...]
Potable water shortage hits villagers in Kashmir
Kupwara (J-K), Sep 4 (ANI): Facing acute shortage of potable water, the villagers are forced to drink polluted water in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
A prolonged drought-like situation has further added woes to the villagers.
Everyday, women cover long distances to fetch [...]
Hugh Jackman tops Drinking Buddy Of Choice poll
Sydney, Sept 2 (ANI): Australian actor Hugh Jackman has topped the favourite drinking buddy of choice poll.
The poll that surveyed over 1200 people saw model Jennifer Hawkins at the second spot, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.ustralian PM Kevin Rudd bagged the third position; gaining more votes from women wine-drinkers than men.
After them were comedian Rove [...]
Binge drinking gives men a bigger beer belly than regular tipple
London, Sept 2 (ANI): Five pints of beer in an evening can have greater effect on men’s waist size than a regular tipple, suggests a British study.
The researchers found that men who binged had a waist size 2.3 inches (6cm) bigger than men [...]
UK leads world in under-age drinking
London, September 2 (ANI): When it comes to binge drinking, British teenagers take the cake as compared to youngsters from anywhere else in the globe, reveals an international survey.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) research found a fifth of 13-year-olds confessed getting boozed up more than once, a figure four times than found [...]
‘Twittering’, ‘hmm’, and ‘heh’ make it to Collins English Dictionary
London, Aug 31 (ANI): ‘Twittering’, ‘hmm’, and ‘heh’ are among the 267 words that have been added to this year’s Collins English Dictionary, all thanks to teenagers who use such words on social networking websites.
With teenagers increasingly using these grunts and sighs in words on Twitter and other such websites, the need to find spellings [...]
US Fritzl held sickening orgies in his secret evil garden
London, Aug 30 (ANI): ‘American Fritzl’ Phillip Garrido held sickening orgies in the same filthy compound where he kept Jaycee Lee Dugard as his sex slave for 18 years and fathered two children with her, it has been revealed.
Mike Rogers, whose home backs on to the convicted rapist’s backyard, said: “At the time I didn’t [...]
Ahmedabad victims died of drinking chemical not hooch: Police
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Aug 29(ANI): Ahmedabad Police on Saturday clarified that two people who died on Friday, died due to consumption of drinks having chemical content.
Police has dismissed assumption that they were victims of country-made liquor known as ‘hooch’, and said that the Forensic Science Laboratory report confirmed that they took a substance having chemicals. [...]
Oz man claims his pet moggy can swear, speak in English!
Melbourne, Aug 29 (ANI): An Aussie man claims that he owns a pet cat that can speak a total of seven different English words, including the F-word.
Mischief the ‘talking’ cat belongs to Robert ‘RJ’ Duncan, 34, an ex-boxer of Palmerston, in the Northern Territory, and his wife Sandra, 32, and he also claims that his [...]
Tribals lament lack of adequate medical facilities in Orissa
Dasmantpur (Orissa), Aug 27(ANI): Tribals living in Orissa’s Dasmantpur village are deprived of basic amenities and health facilities leading to several health hazards.
Locals say that the Central Government had made development plans for education, health and communication, but they are yet to see development in [...]
Sikkim boy spreads awareness on social issues with motorbike stunts
Gayshing (Sikkim), Aug.27 (ANI): In a unique act, a 21-year-old man in Sikkim is spreading social awareness among youth against drug addiction, excessive drinking and on AIDS by performing various stunts on motorbike.
Milan Pradhan, stunt rider, fascinates large number of crowds as he performs various [...]
Large variations exist in peoples’ ability to eliminate arsenic from body
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): A new study has shown that large variations exist in peoples’ ability to eliminate potentially toxic substance arsenic from the body.
In the study, Kevin Francesconi and colleagues found that some people eliminate more than 90 percent of the arsenic consumed in the diet while others store arsenic in their bodies, where [...]
Heavy drinking ‘cuts dementia risk’
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): People who drink up to 28 drinks a week in later life are less likely to develop dementia than people who abstain from alcohol consumption, according to a new study.
Professor Kaarin Anstey, from Canberra’s Australian National University, and colleagues compiled data from 15 international studies, including responses from more than 10,000 [...]
Flood-hit UP villagers forced to fend for themselves
Pipraghat (UP), Aug 26 (ANI): Pipraghat villagers are caught in double trouble. Hit by flood, they have fallen victim to the government’s complacency.
The village is among the many hit by the rising waters of Narayani River in Kushinagar district. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless.
The villagers of Pipraghat complained that they have not [...]
England team won’t undertake open-top bus parade
London, Aug.24 (ANI): England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Managing Director Hugh Morris has ruled out the possibility of the victorious England cricket team undertaking an open top bus parade similar to the one that was done in 2005.
He told Sky News: “Perhaps last [...]
Provide immediate relief to drought-affected areas: Pawar
New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar asked the State Agriculture Ministers on Friday to take immediate steps to provide relief to the drought affected areas.
Addressing a conference of State Agriculture Ministers here, Pawar urged them to take steps to protect the interest of small [...]
