Foods which are apparently health- friendly may contain high levels of salt. It was found that lower fat foods had much higher level of sodium than full fat foods.
37 common supermarket items were analyzed in a research. It was found that large amounts of sodium were present in unexpected places, which includes some products that don't even taste salty. The findings of the research on different food items are as follows:
• Four strands of Twizzlers Black Licorice Twists had 200 milligrams of sodium
A new research claims that too much exercise in pregnancy may cause dangerous high blood pressure. For study, more than 85,000 women were enrolled at the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC) between 1996 and 2002. The researchers found that due to intense physical activity oxidative stress induces in the mother and contributes to the development of pre-eclampsia. 
A new study carried out by Dr Coren Apicella, an anthropologist at Harvard University, U.S, found that females preferred males with deeper voice and males preferred higher pitched women. The researchers conducted the study on a remote tribe of hunter-gatherers in Africa, involved playing two versions of the same voice to the Hadza tribe in Tanzania. 
In a report published in the of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), it was concluded that healthy middle-age women can have up to two alcoholic drinks a day without apparently being at risk of irregular heartbeat. However, more than two alcoholic drinks is associated with an increased risk of irregular heartbeat, also known as atrial fibrillation.
A new study reveals that women who take epilepsy drug during pregnancy might be causing harm to their children much before they are born. The epilepsy drug can increase the risk of autism in children. 
Assam authorities ordered to kill 40,000 poultry as there is deadly bird flu virus in the region. The poultry targeted includes chickens and ducks. 
