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Long lines for newspapers after long lines to vote

Long lines for newspapers after long lines to voteWashington - Americans formed long lines Wednesday to buy souvenir newspapers after Barack Obama's ground-breaking election as the nation's first black president.

But many went disappointed after the Washington Post, the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and other papers failed to raise their press runs enough to meet the demand.

Nikkei falls nearly 4 per cent on Wall Street's losses

Hollywood celebrates Obama's "victory of hope"

Hollywood celebrates Obama's "victory of hope"New York/Los Angeles - She was one of his earliest and most prominent supporters.

So when Barack Obama's final moment of victory came, it was no real surprise that Oprah Winfrey, the hugely influential cultural arbiter and queen of daytime television, let the tears stream down her face.

Schools would have to upgrade furniture

Schools would have to upgrade furnitureAccording to a survey, schools would soon have to upgrade their furniture as the children have outgrown the furniture designed in 1960’s due to increase in height and weight. 

A research conducted by the Furniture Industry Research Association, compared the measurements of 1,500 children in 2001 with data from 1971. It was found that average height increase in children is at a rate of 1cm a decade, with most of the growth in the lower leg. 

Breast implants can increase risk of rare lymphoma

Breast implants can increase risk of rare lymphomaWomen who opt for silicon breast implants have an increased risk of developing a rare form of lymphoma. About 0.1 to 0.3 per 100,000 women with implants each year are susceptible to the disease, according to the Dutch authors of a study published in the Nov. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Drug to lose body weight discovered by French scientists

Drug to lose body weight discovered by French scientistsFrench scientists claim to have discovered a drug that could burn body fat though the person is on high - fat diet. A team from The University of Louis Pasteur has tested the drug on mice. They found that it protected mice against weight gain and insulin resistance.

The drug is still in the experimental stage and thus doesn't have a brand name. It's called SRT1720 as it targets the SIRT1 gene. It boosts the fat metabolism in mice in a similar fashion as in case of scarce calorie diet. 

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