Washington, Nov 10 : Young women who survive breast cancer often face problems related with sexual intimacy in their relationships, and prefer using sexual enhancement products to combat them, according to an Indiana University study.

Titled "Young Female Breast Cancer Survivors: Their sexual function and interest in sexual enhancement products and services," the study was led by Debby Herbenick, associate director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at IU Bloomington''s School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

London, Nov 10 : BBC presenters Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth are all set to perform an ABBA song and dance routine for Children in Need.

The two ladies will be wearing flared cat suits to recreate a scene from ‘Mamma Mia!’ the hit musical and movie starring Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Pierce Brosnan.

“I went to see the film with my seven-year-old daughter Mia and we absolutely loved it,” the Telegraph quoted Bruce as saying.

London, November 10 : A Scottish research team is gearing up to study parrots, ravens, and pigeons to discover how human language evolved.

Researchers at St Andrews University have revealed that their plan is to compare "highly intelligent" parrots and ravens with "cognitively normal" pigeons, which they believe may shed light on how human intelligence and language involved.

The team have secured a funding of 3.25 million pounds from the new European Research Council for their five-year study.

Washington, November 10 : A new study has revealed that influenza vaccination can help reduce the risk of blood clots forming in veins by 26 percent

“Our study suggests for the first time that vaccination against influenza may reduce the risk of venous thrombotic embolism (VTE),” said Dr. Joseph Emmerich, lead author of the study and professor of vascular medicine at the University Paris Descartes and head of the INSERM Lab 765, which investigates thrombosis.

“This protective effect was more pronounced before the age of 52 years,” he said while presenting the findings at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions
2008.

Washington, Nov 10 : Former James Bond and wife Keely Shaye have received an award for their work with a youth charity.

The couple were honoured with the Responsible Activism in Media and Entertainment award at the second annual Jane Goodall Institute Global Leadership Awards Celebration in Washington, D. C., on November 7.

Both Brosnan and Shaye have been involved in the institute''s Roots n Shoots global environmental youth programme, ever since it came into being in the early 1990s.