A recent study has suggested that a testosterone patch may improve the libido of postmenopausal women significantly. The research in the Nov. 6 New England Journal of Medicine adds that this libido boost comes with its share of side effects like a possible increase in the risk of breast cancer in women taking the male hormone.
New Delhi - Hundreds of tribal people in India's eastern state of Jharkhand on Thursday celebrated the election of Barack Obama as US president by beating drums, singing songs and distributing sweets, news reports said.
The tribal people, who are among the most underprivileged sections of Indian society, gathered for the celebration near a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Morabadi grounds in Jharkhand's capital, Ranchi, the IANS news agency reported.
Hanoi - Vietnamese health authorities have found the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from Australia and three brands of cookies imported from Malaysia, raising the number of melamine-tainted products found in the country to 29, health officials said Thursday.
Nguyen Thi Khanh Tram, deputy director of Vietnam's Food Hygiene and Safety Agency, said the importers were cooperating with the agency's request to recall the milk and cookies.
The tainted Gold 1-10 milk powder was produced in Australia in May. The cookies - known as Lexus Cheese Cream, Lexus Chocolate Cream and Lexus Peanut Cream - were produced in Malaysia in May and August.
Washington, Nov 6 : American pop princess Britney Spears has proven that she has what it takes to change her life for the better when she was spotted to be on her best behaviour at a party this Halloween.
The Toxic singer had just last year lost custody of her kids and spent Halloween night crazily running around Los Angeles in a pink leotard.
She was this year seen attending Drew Barrymore’s Private Halloween Party at her Hollywood Hills home, Fox News reported.
Washington, Nov 6 : A new study has determined that tornadoes that occur from midnight to dawn are 2.5 times more likely to prove fatal than twisters in the daytime.
The study, by scientists from the Northern Illinois University, also suggests that warning systems that have led to overall declines in tornado death rates might not be adequate for overnight events.
Nighttime tornadoes occur most frequently in the mid-South region of the United States.
Over the past century, the tornado death rate has declined, in large part because of sophisticated forecasting technology and warning systems.