(AP) — For three years, Connie McPherson had debilitating leg ulcers that were so painful she sometimes couldn't sleep. Despite repeated surgery, antibiotics, steroids and other treatments, nothing helped.
Then last year, she took part in a trial for a new gel aimed at chronic wounds.
"It was the answer to my prayers," said McPherson, 58, a real estate agent in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Within weeks, McPherson said the ulcer treated was completely healed. "I tried everything possible and this is the only thing that worked."
Scientist developed a gel which works by interrupting how cells communicate and prevents the production of a protein that blocks healing. That allows cells to move faster to the wound to begin healing it.
Mobile devices rapidly overtaking PCs
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This is not astonishing to know that mobile devices will out number PC's in terms of share since high processing (now 1 GHz is on roll soon there will be 2 GHz...(motorola has announced)).
There are billion-plus phones sold per year. The number of active subscriptions, which is greater than half of the human population.The hundreds of thousands of apps for apple and android which is keeping the user hook to them.
Based on their respective numbers, the companies below represent the biggest OS vendors in both the smartphone and desktop space on earth. What's interesting is that, with the explosion of iOS devices and Android over the past year and the relative stagnation of the desktop market, mobile OS shipments are approaching that of desktop OSes. In fact, smartphones may be surpassing desktop OS shipments right now. I'm going to attempt to prove that below.
There are billion-plus phones sold per year. The number of active subscriptions, which is greater than half of the human population.The hundreds of thousands of apps for apple and android which is keeping the user hook to them.
Based on their respective numbers, the companies below represent the biggest OS vendors in both the smartphone and desktop space on earth. What's interesting is that, with the explosion of iOS devices and Android over the past year and the relative stagnation of the desktop market, mobile OS shipments are approaching that of desktop OSes. In fact, smartphones may be surpassing desktop OS shipments right now. I'm going to attempt to prove that below.
New Species of Monkeys discovered in Amazon.
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The species of titi monkey, Callicebus caquetensis, is a cat-size creature and has grayish-brown hair. Its long tail is stippled with gray, and it has a bushy red beard around its cheeks.
Unlike other monkeys closely related to it, Callicebus caquetensis does not have a white bar on its forehead, environmental nonprofit group Conservation International said Thursday. The finding was also published in the journal Primate Conservation.
It was only two years ago that professors Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and their student, Javier García, from the National University of Colombia were able to travel up the upper Caquetá River. They used GPS to find their way around the area, searching for the monkeys on foot and listening for their calls.
Teenagers may develop asthma by taking paracetamol
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(IANS) Teenagers could double their risk of developing asthma by taking paracetamol, a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever, even once a month, scientists in New Zealand have said.
Adolescents who use the painkiller at least once a year have a 50 per cent increase in risk compared with those who don’t, a study found.
The international report, covering 300,000 teenagers in 50 countries, also found paracetamol users were more likely to suffer from eczema and allergic nasal conditions, the Daily Mail reported on Friday.
Scientists believe paracetamol may cause changes in the body that leave children more vulnerable to inflammation and allergies.
Adolescents who use the painkiller at least once a year have a 50 per cent increase in risk compared with those who don’t, a study found.
The international report, covering 300,000 teenagers in 50 countries, also found paracetamol users were more likely to suffer from eczema and allergic nasal conditions, the Daily Mail reported on Friday.
Scientists believe paracetamol may cause changes in the body that leave children more vulnerable to inflammation and allergies.
Arguing may be good for your health
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(ANI) Arguing now and then for the right reasons may be good for your health, a new study suggests.
Study researcher Kira Birditt, of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, and colleagues found that when people experience tension with someone else, whether their boss, spouse, or child, sidestepping confrontation could be bad for their health.
Avoiding conflict was associated with more symptoms of physical problems the next day than was actually engaging in an argument, they found.
The results of the study also showed that bypassing bickering was also associated with abnormal rises and falls of the stress hormone cortisol throughout the day.
Study researcher Kira Birditt, of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, and colleagues found that when people experience tension with someone else, whether their boss, spouse, or child, sidestepping confrontation could be bad for their health.
Avoiding conflict was associated with more symptoms of physical problems the next day than was actually engaging in an argument, they found.
The results of the study also showed that bypassing bickering was also associated with abnormal rises and falls of the stress hormone cortisol throughout the day.
Won't be Threatened by Pentagon: Wikileaks
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(Associated Press)WikiLeaks will publish its remaining 15,000 Afghan war documents within a month, despite warnings from the U.S. government, the organization's founder said on Saturday.
The Pentagon has said that secret information will be even more damaging to security and risk more lives than WikiLeaks' initial release of some 76,000 war documents.
"This organization will not be threatened by the Pentagon or any other group," Julian Assange told reporters in Stockholm. "We proceed cautiously and safely with this material."
In an interview with The Associated Press, he said that if U.S. defense officials want to be seen as promoting democracy then they "must protect what the United States' founders considered to be their central value, which is freedom of the press."
The Pentagon has said that secret information will be even more damaging to security and risk more lives than WikiLeaks' initial release of some 76,000 war documents.
"This organization will not be threatened by the Pentagon or any other group," Julian Assange told reporters in Stockholm. "We proceed cautiously and safely with this material."
In an interview with The Associated Press, he said that if U.S. defense officials want to be seen as promoting democracy then they "must protect what the United States' founders considered to be their central value, which is freedom of the press."
US teenagers get 12,000 botox jabs in a year .
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(PTI)Injection of botox, a muscle-relaxing toxin used to treat wrinkles in adults, is becoming more popular among US teenagers seeking to enhance their looks.
Botulinum toxin, which is sold under the brand names Botox and Dysport, was injected 12,000 times into Americans aged 13 to 19 last year. And some of them even got multiple doses, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has said. The number represented a 2 percent increase from 2008.
Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Botox for cosmetic use in 2002, it was used in the treatments of neuromuscular and eye disorders. But today, nobody knows how many teenagers are using them for medical rather than aesthetic purposes, according to The New York Times.
Botulinum toxin, which is sold under the brand names Botox and Dysport, was injected 12,000 times into Americans aged 13 to 19 last year. And some of them even got multiple doses, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has said. The number represented a 2 percent increase from 2008.
Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Botox for cosmetic use in 2002, it was used in the treatments of neuromuscular and eye disorders. But today, nobody knows how many teenagers are using them for medical rather than aesthetic purposes, according to The New York Times.
Walking to school cuts risk of heart attack later
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(IANS) Walking to one's school could reduce the risk of heart attack later in life.
Children who walk down to school have lower stress levels and even smaller rises in blood pressure and heart rate while taking an exam than children who are driven to school.
Changes in heart rate and blood pressure due to stress are linked to heart disease in children and the dangerous build-up of cholesterol, calcium, fat and other substances in artery walls among adults, reports the Daily Express.
Prof. James Roemmich of the University at Buffalo, US, who led the study, said: "If children walked or biked, it would put them in a protective state against causes of stress they face during the school day."
Children who walk down to school have lower stress levels and even smaller rises in blood pressure and heart rate while taking an exam than children who are driven to school.
Changes in heart rate and blood pressure due to stress are linked to heart disease in children and the dangerous build-up of cholesterol, calcium, fat and other substances in artery walls among adults, reports the Daily Express.
Prof. James Roemmich of the University at Buffalo, US, who led the study, said: "If children walked or biked, it would put them in a protective state against causes of stress they face during the school day."
Ex UN Chief Contender Shashi Tharoor to marry on Aug. 22
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(IANS) It's finally official. Shashi Tharoor is marrying Sunanda Pushkar on August 22 in a "quiet family affair" to be held at his "crumbling 200-year-old ancestral home" in Kerala.
In a letter to close friends, the former minister, who had to step down because of his links with the Dubai-based Pushkar and her stake in the Kochi IPL team, said the wedding would be followed by a "modest reception" on August 23 in his constituency Thiruvananthapuram and a "final reception" in Delhi September 3.
"I am writing to convey to you with joy — while I realise you may perhaps have learned this already from our intrusive media, though I have not confirmed it publicly — that I will soon be marrying Ms Sunanda Pushkar," Mr Tharoor wrote.
In a letter to close friends, the former minister, who had to step down because of his links with the Dubai-based Pushkar and her stake in the Kochi IPL team, said the wedding would be followed by a "modest reception" on August 23 in his constituency Thiruvananthapuram and a "final reception" in Delhi September 3.
"I am writing to convey to you with joy — while I realise you may perhaps have learned this already from our intrusive media, though I have not confirmed it publicly — that I will soon be marrying Ms Sunanda Pushkar," Mr Tharoor wrote.
More US War secrets to be out, Wikileaks is all set to release 15,000 files.
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(IANS)Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks is preparing to release 15,000 more secret intelligence documents about the Afghan war, leading the Pentagon to warn that it has "already put far too many lives at risk".
An estimated 92,000 secret US military records about the war in Afghanistan were leaked to the media by Wikileaks in July. Countries across the world are now pouring over the documents.
"We are about halfway through them," WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was quoted as saying by the CNN. "This is a very expensive process."
The Pentagon warned WikiLeaks Thursday against releasing more documents.
An estimated 92,000 secret US military records about the war in Afghanistan were leaked to the media by Wikileaks in July. Countries across the world are now pouring over the documents.
"We are about halfway through them," WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was quoted as saying by the CNN. "This is a very expensive process."
The Pentagon warned WikiLeaks Thursday against releasing more documents.
1/12 babies born to illegal immigrants in US
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(IANS) One of about every 12 babies born in the United States in 2008 was the offspring of illegal immigrants, says a new study sharpening a debate over a law that automatically makes them US citizens.
An estimated 340,000 of the 4.3 million babies born in the US in 2008 had parents who were in the country without legal documentation, a Pew Hispanic Centre study released on Wednesday concluded.
The study did not give a country-wise break up, but according to official figures there are some 200,000 Indians among over 11 million illegal foreign residents in the US, making them the sixth largest source for unauthorised immigrants with Mexico with 6.7 million (62 per cent) at the top.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution provides for citizenship by birth but some members of Congress are pushing to change that provision. That effort-rooted in the debate over illegal immigration, particularly of people from Mexico-has created some controversy.
An estimated 340,000 of the 4.3 million babies born in the US in 2008 had parents who were in the country without legal documentation, a Pew Hispanic Centre study released on Wednesday concluded.
The study did not give a country-wise break up, but according to official figures there are some 200,000 Indians among over 11 million illegal foreign residents in the US, making them the sixth largest source for unauthorised immigrants with Mexico with 6.7 million (62 per cent) at the top.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution provides for citizenship by birth but some members of Congress are pushing to change that provision. That effort-rooted in the debate over illegal immigration, particularly of people from Mexico-has created some controversy.
Bug named Salmonella can help fight cancer
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(PTI) Scientists have discovered a new weapon in their fight against cancer — salmonella, a bacteria found in all cold- and warm-blooded animals including humans.
Researchers at the University of Milan found that treating tumours with the bacteria can induce an immune response that effectively kills cancerous cells and also vaccinates against their further growth.
Cancer cells are especially dangerous because they evade the body's immune system that usually tracks down and kills any abnormalities.
Treating these cells with salmonella, the researchers said, effectively makes them "visible" to the body's immune cells and therefore open to attack, the Telegraph reported.
Researchers at the University of Milan found that treating tumours with the bacteria can induce an immune response that effectively kills cancerous cells and also vaccinates against their further growth.
Cancer cells are especially dangerous because they evade the body's immune system that usually tracks down and kills any abnormalities.
Treating these cells with salmonella, the researchers said, effectively makes them "visible" to the body's immune cells and therefore open to attack, the Telegraph reported.
Falling Perseids meteor shower will be observed today.
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(PTI) Perseids, a prolific meteor shower is associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle, said Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) Director C B Devgun.
"Around 11.30 PM to 2 AM one can expect a Zenithal Hour Rate (ZHR) of about 100-120 meteor per hour," said N Sri Raghunandan Kumar from Planetary Society of India.
Thus, one can expect one meteor in every two minute, he added.
To watch the meteor shower, one should concentrate towards the northeastern sky as the shooting stars, as they are also called, will be more visible in the direction, Kumar said.
"Around 11.30 PM to 2 AM one can expect a Zenithal Hour Rate (ZHR) of about 100-120 meteor per hour," said N Sri Raghunandan Kumar from Planetary Society of India.
Thus, one can expect one meteor in every two minute, he added.
To watch the meteor shower, one should concentrate towards the northeastern sky as the shooting stars, as they are also called, will be more visible in the direction, Kumar said.
Mobile number portability from October 31
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(IANS) The telecom regulator said on Thursday that mobile number portability (MNP) will be implemented nationwide from October 31, ruling out any further delay.
The MNP is a service that allows a mobile user to change his operator while retaining the number.
"There will be no further delay in the implementation of MNP," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman JS Sarma said in New Delhi.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) had said on Wednesday that the operators must ensure that all inter-operator tests for porting the numbers from one service provider to another are completed before September 1, 2010.
The MNP is a service that allows a mobile user to change his operator while retaining the number.
"There will be no further delay in the implementation of MNP," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman JS Sarma said in New Delhi.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) had said on Wednesday that the operators must ensure that all inter-operator tests for porting the numbers from one service provider to another are completed before September 1, 2010.
Satellite-based navigation system, GAGAN to be launch in India.
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(IBNLIVE) India is set to launch its own satellite-based navigation system - GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation or GAGAN.
In the next five years the Indian airspace will get more crowded and the chances of accidents may increase. To reduce the chances of future air disasters, India has endeavoured on the GAGAN project for traffic and directional guidance from outer space.
"The scope for GAGAN extends far beyond Indian borders. It reaches up to Africa and south East Asia. It is a huge airspace that we can monitor with this technology," says Praful Patel, minister of state for civil aviation.
The GAGAN project receives GPS signals from international satellites, but it boosts their accuracy, locking a plane's position anywhere in India to within three meters.
In the next five years the Indian airspace will get more crowded and the chances of accidents may increase. To reduce the chances of future air disasters, India has endeavoured on the GAGAN project for traffic and directional guidance from outer space.
"The scope for GAGAN extends far beyond Indian borders. It reaches up to Africa and south East Asia. It is a huge airspace that we can monitor with this technology," says Praful Patel, minister of state for civil aviation.
The GAGAN project receives GPS signals from international satellites, but it boosts their accuracy, locking a plane's position anywhere in India to within three meters.
Man bikes across US to raise funds for Indian kids
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(PTI) 67-year-old American, who worked as a teacher in India for a couple of years, from undertaking a 3,831- mile bicycle tour across America to raise $ 14,500 for the education of children in India's rural areas.
Lauren Brown, who was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, taught Chemistry at the Methodist Rural School in Zahirabad in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district from 1964 to 1967 while serving in the Peace Corps in India.
Brown began his bicycle journey on April 26 from California and travelled 3,831 miles to reach Washington on August 9, during which he raised USD 14,500 (around Rs 6.67 lakh).
During his journey, Brown organised church programmes and charity functions as part of his efforts to raise funds for poor village children so that they can attend Methodist Schools in India.
Lauren Brown, who was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, taught Chemistry at the Methodist Rural School in Zahirabad in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district from 1964 to 1967 while serving in the Peace Corps in India.
Brown began his bicycle journey on April 26 from California and travelled 3,831 miles to reach Washington on August 9, during which he raised USD 14,500 (around Rs 6.67 lakh).
During his journey, Brown organised church programmes and charity functions as part of his efforts to raise funds for poor village children so that they can attend Methodist Schools in India.
Indian origin American claims to solved one of the toughest Mathematics problem.
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An Indian origin man living in United States has solved one of the most difficult mathematics problems in the world. Vinay Deolalikar, a HP employee in US has told that he has solved the world’s most difficult problem “P versus NP”
This P vs. NP problem has been considered as most difficult mathematical problems to solve. The well known mathematical institute, Massachusetts based Clay Mathematical institute has categorized this P vs. NP in the seven world’s difficult math problems.
Vinay Deolalikar claimed that he has solved this math puzzle. If Vinay Deolalikar claim is proved, he will get $1 million as cash award.
This P vs. NP problem has been considered as most difficult mathematical problems to solve. The well known mathematical institute, Massachusetts based Clay Mathematical institute has categorized this P vs. NP in the seven world’s difficult math problems.
Vinay Deolalikar claimed that he has solved this math puzzle. If Vinay Deolalikar claim is proved, he will get $1 million as cash award.
New Method to treat lung cancer
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(Deccan Chronicle) That lung cancer is potentially fatal if left untreated is a well known fact. But the major problem in treating it through radiation is the constant movement of the organ as it is difficult to target the tumour. There are chances of healthy parts being hit by the radiation.
Thus far in India, the best procedure to treat lung cancer has been surgery. But, as we all know any surgical intervention is not without complications and suffering. With advancement in technology, lung cancer patients in India can have access to what is called 4D-Gated Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery.
Recently, using this technology we have treated a 65-year-old man with inoperable lung cancer. He is the first in India to receive 4-Dimensional Gated Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery using RapidArc technology.
Thus far in India, the best procedure to treat lung cancer has been surgery. But, as we all know any surgical intervention is not without complications and suffering. With advancement in technology, lung cancer patients in India can have access to what is called 4D-Gated Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery.
Recently, using this technology we have treated a 65-year-old man with inoperable lung cancer. He is the first in India to receive 4-Dimensional Gated Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery using RapidArc technology.
According to WHO, swine flu pandemic is over.
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(Associated Press) The World Health Organisation (WHO) HAS declared the swine flu pandemic officially over, months after many national authorities started cancelling vaccine orders and shutting down hot lines as the disease ebbed from the headlines.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said the organisation's emergency committee of top flu experts advised her that the pandemic had "largely run its course" and the world is no longer in phase six, the highest influenza alert level.
"I fully agree with the committee's advice," Chan told reporters in a telephone briefing from her native Hong Kong.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said the organisation's emergency committee of top flu experts advised her that the pandemic had "largely run its course" and the world is no longer in phase six, the highest influenza alert level.
"I fully agree with the committee's advice," Chan told reporters in a telephone briefing from her native Hong Kong.
Wipro recognised as first Bluetooth test facility in India
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(PTI) Global software major Wipro Technologies has been recognised as India's first Bluetooth qualification test facility by the Bluetooth trade association, the IT bellwether said late Tuesday.
Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short length radio waves) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security.
The recognition makes Wipro competent to perform Bluetooth qualification conformance or compliance tests, the company said in a statement here.
"We will test products submitted by members of the Bluetooth special interest group at our test lab in the electronics city campus. The tests will also include Bluetooth protocol conformance," said Wipro vice-president C.P. Gangadharaiah.
Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short length radio waves) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security.
The recognition makes Wipro competent to perform Bluetooth qualification conformance or compliance tests, the company said in a statement here.
"We will test products submitted by members of the Bluetooth special interest group at our test lab in the electronics city campus. The tests will also include Bluetooth protocol conformance," said Wipro vice-president C.P. Gangadharaiah.
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