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Brangelina twins ‘starting to get very smiley’

Washington, Nov 10 : Angelina Jolie''s twin babies with Brad Pitt may be just four-months-old, but they are already developing their own personalities.

PCB planning Twenty20 event in memory of Benazir Bhutto

Pakistan Cricket BoardIslamabad, Nov 10 : The PCB is likely to hold a Twenty20 tournament in the memory of the country’s former premier Benazir Bhutto. The tournament will be named Benazir Bhutto Twenty20 event.

Expected to be held later this month, the event will feature all the leading teams in the country and it is likely to be played in the vacant period available between the Pentangular Cup cricket and the start of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy championships, reported The News.

Sleep apnea may increase sudden cardiac death risk

Deep SleepWashington, Nov 10 : A new study by Mayo Clinic researchers has suggested that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - and, in particular, the low nighttime oxygen saturation of the blood it causes - may be a risk factor for sudden cardiac death (SCD).

OSA is a condition that disrupts breathing during sleep and is associated with obesity. The new study identified OSA as one of two traits that increase the risk of SCD. The other is age - patients who are 60 years old or older.

Cutting soda from schools diets not enough to control childhood obesity

Washington, Nov 10 : Looking at the rise of childhood obesity, school administrators and public health officials are eliminating sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) from schools diets. But now, a new study has found that doing so has little effect on total consumption by adolescents.

Working with four schools in Maine that reduced SSB availability for one school year (intervention schools) and three other schools that took no actions (control schools), the researchers followed 456 students from 6 counties in southern and central Maine over two school years.

Consumption of SSB decreased in all students, regardless of whether they attended an intervention or control school.

Amy Winehouse trying to guard her £10m fortune from hubby

Amy WinehouseLondon, Nov 10 : Amy Winehouse is calling on lawyers to ensure her hubby Blake Fielder-Civil stays away from her 10 million pounds fortune.

The singer’s father, Mitch, met a legal team to “ring-fence” his daughter’s money against Fielder-Civil.

“There was panic in her team that Blake could get access to Amy’s money,” the Mirror quoted a source, as saying.

“That cannot be allowed to happen. Mitch is leading the way but Amy is fully aware of what is happening,” the source added.

Asthma Drug can have serious impact on bones

AsthmaWashington, Nov 10 : Chronic use of the asthma drug corticosteroid may have some serious impact on bones, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle.

The results came after an analysis of large population databases by researchers led by Dr. Rebecca Green, assistant professor, paediatric endocrinology and diabetes, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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