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Aquarobics can help in easing pain during delivery

Aquarobics can help in easing pain during deliveryExperts always had different views on the topic of exercise during pregnancy. Previous studies had suggested that exercise during pregnancy might interfere with fetal development. But recent study revealed that aquarobics during pregnancy can help in easing the pain of childbirth without causing any harm to the baby.

Ocean is growing more acidic faster than previously thought

Ocean is growing more acidic faster than previously thoughtWashington, Nov 25: In a new research, scientists at the University of Chicago, US, have documented that the ocean is growing more acidic faster than previously thought.

In addition, they have found that the increasing acidity correlates with increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).

Parents can share cot with their baby

Parents can share cot with their babyContrary to popular notion that sharing a bed with parents could be risky for a baby, the recent research showed that sharing a bed with an infant doesn't elevate the risk of cot death. Parents across Britain are usually advised that it is safer for all children under the age of six months to be put in a cot in their parents' room.

Argentina and Jordan win first Emmys

Argentina and Jordan win first EmmysNew York - Argentina and Jordan picked up their first ever International Emmy Awards Monday night as the UK once again dominated the awards show with seven prizes.

Argentina won in the TV Movie/Mini Series category for Television Por La Identidad about the children of mothers who disappeared during the military dictatorship and Jordan won in the Telenovela category for Al-Igtiyah (The Invasion) a Palestinian love story that takes place against the backdrop of an Israeli incursion.

Hairspray exposure can cause birth defects in boys

Hairspray exposure can cause birth defects in boysA recent study revealed that pregnant women who are exposed to hairspray during the early stages of pregnancy have double chances of giving birth to a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias. In hypospadias, the urinary opening is displaced to the underside of the penis.

Researchers from Imperial College London, University College Cork and the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona interviewed 471 mothers whose sons had been referred to surgeons for hypospadias and 490 controls during the study.

Philippine stocks surge 6.02 per cent

Philippine stocks surge 6.02 per centManila - Philippine share prices soared 6.02 per cent Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's strong performance after a US government bailout of the banking giant Citigroup.

The 30-share composite index of the Philippine Stock Exchange gained 108.46 points to close at 1,908.18.

A total of 1.39 billion shares worth 1.9 billion pesos (38.15 million dollars) were traded. Gainers led losers 77 to 26, while 24 issues were unchanged.

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