Washington, Nov 16 : The irritating pain in your legs after climbing the stairs could reveal more than just your age—it could indicate that you might be suffering from peripheral vascular disease (PVD) – a disease of the blood vessels outside of the heart and brain. 

PVD occurs when fatty deposits known as plaque build up in the inner lining of artery walls, causing a narrowing of the vessels that carry blood to the legs. 

Symptoms of PVD include pain, numbness, aching or heaviness in the leg muscles when walking or climbing stairs. Symptoms may also include cramping in the legs, buttocks, thighs, calves and feet.

London, Nov 15 : Teenage girls and their temper are some of the biggest mysteries for parents, therefore, in a bid to solve the enigma, headmistresses of Britain’s leading girls’ school have launched a new website called mydaughter. co. uk.

Created by the Girls’ School Association (GSA), the My Daughter website will be open to all parents, and not just those with daughters at the GSA’s fee-paying schools.

The site will provide tips and advice provided directly from the GSA’s 200 headmistresses on topics that include— how to realise your daughter’s full academic potential, dealing with bullying, recognising eating disorders, use of social networking sites, friendships and how to communicate with your daughter. 

London, Nov 16 : The British Defence Ministry is reportedly facing fresh calls to provide more helicopters in Afghanistan as it investigates how two marine commandos died last week while patrolling in one of the British Army''s best known road vehicles.

The deaths of Neil Dunstan and Robert McKibben, both aged 32, in a bomb blast on Wednesday afternoon brought the numbers of British personnel who have died during the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to 300. In total, 124 service personnel have died in Afghanistan since 2001, while 176 have died in Iraq.

London, Nov 16 : Research on cancer drug is entering a whole new era, which will lead to more successful drugs for patients, according to a charity. 

Experts at Cancer Research UK have said that improved knowledge of cancer''s biology means 18 percent of new drugs, compared to 5 percent previously - will become standard treatments. 

The hunt for cancer drugs is conducted on a large scale, but there is also a massive failure rate, as promising candidates fall by the wayside in clinical trials. 

Although scientists can learn lessons even from expensive failures, this costs drug firms and charities such as Cancer Research UK many millions.

Beijing - The United Nations on Sunday urged the Chinese government to spend more on public services to offset the effects of growing wealth gaps.

"Comprehensive institutional and policy reforms are essential for China to provide its people with access to improved health services, education, social security and public employment services," the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said a the launch of its latest China Human Development Report.

Athens - More than 100 illegal migrants were detained on two Greek islands over the weekend, the coast guard confirmed Sunday.