Alzheimer's disease, which is characterized by progressive brain deterioration and leads to dementia, affects about 300,000 Canadians and 500,000 Americans under the age of 65.  

Recent study has shown that Alzheimer's affect women more adversely as compared to men. Michael S. Rafii, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Memory Disorders Clinic and an attending neurologist at the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer Disease Research Center at the University of California, San Diego said that there are evidence that AD affects women differently than men.

Recent research has revealed that presence of a common genetic variation in young heart attack survivors increases their risk to die or have a serious heart problem while taking the blood thinner Plavix. Research team added that this drug was less effective for these people and also raised the risk of blood clots for those carrying the genetic change that had heart stents implanted.

Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd Ltd has secured an order worth Rs 303.95 crore for construction related work from Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
The scope of work includes development of parking facility near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games-2010.
Earlier this month, Punj Lloyd, one of the most dynamic and successful companies in Infrastructure sector in India, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US-based nuclear energy company Thorium Power Ltd to jointly explore the possibilities of nuclear fuel generation in India.

Sunderland, England  - Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari broke his media silence on Tuesday to condemn referee Phil Dowd's decision to send off John Terry during Monday's 0-0 draw at Everton.

Terry was dismissed for serious foul play by referee Phil Dowd after a reckless lunge on Leon Osman.

Scolari refused to attend the usual post-match press-conference, something for which he explained his reasoning on Chelsea TV.

Washington  - The United States on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over the continued detention of two AIDS experts, who have now been in prison for six months.

The men, brothers Arash and Kamiar Alaei, were arbitrarily arrested by Iranian security forces in late June and detained in Tehran's Evin prison.

"As a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Iran has the obligation to afford due process rights to anyone detained," US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.

Budapest  - Unions called for a temporary end to a two-week strike at Budapest's Ferihegy International Airport, effective 10 pm (2100 GMT) Tuesday, for the benefit of Christmas travellers.

Unions leaders said the strike was being suspended for holidaymakers as well as to facilitate constructive talks with the German-owned operator of Hungary's only major international airport.