The USA, UK and France must immediately cease supplying arms to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen , which is impeding humanitarian assistance, including items indispensable to the survival of civilians, said Amnesty International today. [Full Article...]
The forum was reacting to the recent bomb blast that rocked Mubi town and last Monday's militia attack on four villages in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State which resulted to the killing of over 50 people and 60 people respectively in the two separate attacks. [Full Article...]
The BSE market breadth was bullish - 1,400 advances and 1,079 declines. "Markets await the minutes from the US Fed's latest policy meeting, which will be out on Wednesday", Dhruv Desai, Director and Chief Operating Officer of Tradebulls, told IANS. [Full Article...]
The victim complained of pain on her private parts after coming home from school. A police official dealing with the case was quoted as saying: "This is likely to be the youngest to have been booked under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC and also under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences ( POCSO) Act ". [Full Article...]
Adipocytes exposed to cinnamaldehyde also showed upregulation of genes and enzymes that enhance lipid metabolism . In addition, cinnamaldehyde causes an increase in the metabolic regulatory proteins involved in thermogenesis inside fatty cells. [Full Article...]
The Southern Nevada Health District today reported the first flu-related death of a child this season, amid a spike of flu activity in Clark County. Influenza activity typically peaks between the months of December and February, and with flu season in full swing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone 6 months and older receive a vaccine. [Full Article...]
ViiV Healthcare , which is majority owned by GlaxoSmithKline, and has Pfizer and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, said the combination therapy aims to reduce drug intake. And the hope is that by using fewer drugs, there won't be as many side effects for patients. GSK is also working on a second two-drug combination that will replace rilpivirine with a common off-patent drug called 3TC that co... [Full Article...]
As of Tuesday, Dr. Prabhu said 99.5 percent of employees have chosen the first two options, but fifty so far have been terminated with more left waiting to hear back on their exemptions. However, this effectiveness can vary depending on the subject's age and health, and how closely the flu virus circulating in the community matches the viruses the vaccine is created to protect against. [Full Article...]