U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved carotid stent for the treatment of patients with carotid artery disease. The stent will be manufactured by Boston Scientific Cardiovascular Business.

Hank Kucheman, Senior Vice President and Group President of Boston Scientific's Cardiovascular business said,"We are pleased to bring this proven technology to physicians in the United States.Excellent patient outcomes and ease of use in complex anatomy have already made this system the number-one stenting option for treating carotid artery disease in Europe and other countries outside the U.S. It offers a less-invasive alternative to surgery for treating carotid artery disease, and can help reduce the risk of stroke, which can have devastating effects."

Washington, Oct 24 : Just 12 days before the US presidential election, Republican White House nominee John McCain continues to keep “Joe the Plumber,” as well as his concerns about how rival Barack Obama’s tax policies would affect him, at the center of the campaign.

The economy is hands-down the top issue for voters, and the candidates are escalating their battle over whose tax plans would do the most for cash-strapped Americans.

Joe Wurzelbacher, the Ohio plumber who caused waves on the campaign trail after Obama told him he wants to “spread the wealth around,” is more than a talking point.

McCain is making “Joe the Plumber” his battering ram, FOX News reported.

To promote their upcoming movie ‘Golmaal Returns’, Bollywood actor Tusshar Kapoor together with hot and spicy Celina Jaitley will appear on Star Plus’s musical reality show Amul Star Voice of India on Saturday, October 25 at 10 pm.

After the shocking elimination episode on Friday, the show’s host Shaan as well as jury members decided to tweak the format to make it more judicious in the process of selecting the best voice as the ‘Voice of India.’

Washington, Oct 24 : A new poll shows that Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama enjoys overwhelming support in western Europe.

It’s hardly a secret that Obama is Europe’s favorite US presidential candidate, FOX News reported.

But a new poll shows that in France, just one percent of people think Obama’s rival John McCain should win the White House.

By contrast, 78 percent back Obama, while 5 percent don’t want either to win.

The poll found the five largest Europeans countries were unanimously behind Obama in the US race.

In Germany, McCain’s support isn’t much stronger. Five percent of those polled supported the Republican nominee, compared with 72 percent for Obama.

New York, Oct 24 : After nearly two years of a grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right choice to be the 44th president of the United States, The New York Times has said.

Obama has met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change. He has shown a cool head and sound judgment.

At the same time, Obama’s rival Senator John McCain of Arizona has retreated farther and farther to the fringe of American politics, running a campaign on partisan division, class warfare and even hints of racism.

London, October 24 : American scientists have revealed that a gas released by bad eggs, known as hydrogen sulphide, acts as a muscle relaxant to regulate blood pressure in certain animal cells.

While hydrogen sulphide can be fatal for humans, several studies have shown that it can put mice into a state of suspended animation, and help limit the damage caused by a heart attack.

Sol Snyder and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, say that they have identified the enzyme that produces this gas in tissues that help to control blood flow in mice.

With a view to determining the function of the enzyme called CSE, the researchers genetically engineered mice to lack the gene to make CSE.