London, Nov 10 : A new study has revealed that statins, which are normally given to people with high cholesterol levels to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, can be equally beneficial for people with lower cholesterol levels.
The research team has found that statins were able to reduce heart attack and stroke risk by almost 44 pct in people with high inflammation but normal cholesterol levels.
The study involving 17,800 men and women with normal cholesterol levels showed that rosuvastatin could cut deaths from heart attacks and strokes.
After a two-year follow up, the researchers found that 20mg a day of rosuvastatin could cut C-reactive protein levels by 37pct.
New Delhi, Nov 10 : President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the National Education Day here tomorrow.
National Education Day is observed in tribute to eminent freedom fighter and educationalist Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Azad was also India''s first Minister for Education.
Institutions of educational would be involved in seminars, symposia, workshops, rallies on importance of literacy and in promoting the nation''s commitment to all aspects of education.
Sydney, Nov 10 : Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, one the three 2002 Bali bombers, looked pale and afraid as he was taken from his cell to the firing squad on Saturday night where all the three were “fired to death” at around 12-15 a. m.
After carrying one of the bloodiest carnage in Indonesia, Amrozi had regularly smiled in front of TV cameras, took pride in the devastation caused, and after he was sentenced to death, he cheered and gave the thumbs up to judges, then to his victims’ families.
London, November 10 : The legality of Prince Charles’ wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles has come into question after constitutional experts revealed that civil weddings were banned for the royal family.
The Whitehall papers suggest that the Marriage Act of 1836 banned the royal family from civil weddings.
“Nothing in this Act shall affect any law or custom relating to the marriage of members of the Royal Family,” the Daily Express quoted a 1949 follow-up Act, which continued the prohibition, as stating.
Washington - A secret order since 2004 has allowed several covert raids against al-Qaeda targets by US special forces into countries including Syria and Pakistan, The New York Times reported Monday on its website.
Previous orders had authorized intelligence agencies including the CIA to act against al-Qaeda and other suspected terrorist groups since the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.
The 2004 order, signed by then-defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld and authorized by US President George W Bush, has been used in several attacks including a widely reported strike on a Syrian village last month, according to the Times report, which cited several unnamed defence and intelligence officials.
New Delhi, Nov 10 : President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the National Education Day here tomorrow.
London, November 10 : The legality of Prince Charles’ wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles has come into question after constitutional experts revealed that civil weddings were banned for the royal family.
