A new study has revealed that pycnogenol, a bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, lessens jet lag in passengers by about 50%.
The two-part study involving a brain CT scan and a scoring system, showed that Pycnogenol lowered symptoms of jet lag such as fatigue, headaches, insomnia and brain edema (swelling) in both healthy individuals and hypertensive patients.
Rawalpindi, Nov 6: Cases of rat-bites are on the rise in Rawalpindi, the city adjoining Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. And, the rats are of sizes as big as cats!
Rat-bite cases were increasing day-by-day in the city due to presence of large size rats in the populated areas, said Dr Mehmood Ahmed of the Benazir Bhutto Hospital.
Punjab Government has refused to allow former Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) chief A P Pandey available for a Central posting. Union Government has sent a letter to Punjab in this regard. But the state govt. is not replying to that one.
"We wrote to the state Govt.on September 11, asking if 1974-batch IPS officer AP Pandey, who stands empanelled as Director-General, could be made available for Central deputation. The letter categorically said the Government's response should reach us by September 16. However, we have still not received any reply," said a senior officer in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Washington, Nov 6: While couples usually part ways on a bad note, Simon Cowell’s break up has been a bit different—he has reportedly given 9 million dollars cash as a parting gift to ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour.
In an interview with Life & Style magazine, a friend close to both Cowell and Seymour has said that the British music mogul has ended his six-year romance with the seal of a ‘parting cash handover’.
New York, Nov 6: As Barack Obama embarks on his own presidency, he faces the challenge of building a administration that does not look like a third term for former President Bill Clinton as his advisers are divided to have more experienced people or have a fresh team.
During the campaign trail, Obama had argued for months that victory for his opponent John McCain would be akin to a third term for President George W Bush, the New York Times reported.
A serving army officer Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Purohit was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blast.