Washington, Oct 27 : Rheumatologists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York have now uncovered how women suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease, can have successful pregnancies.

Earlier, women with SLE were advised not to have children, and in case they did conceive a child, they were advised to have therapeutic abortions to prevent severe flares of their lupus.

Now, the new research provides information that may yield insights that support a reversal of that thinking.

Seoul  - North Korea's military threatened Monday to quit an industrial cooperation project if South Korean activists do not stop dropping propaganda leaflets in its territory.

The North urged the South in a meeting between military officers from both countries to put a stop to the leaflet distribution, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said. The meeting took place on the border between the two countries near the town Paju on South Korea's west coast.

Pyongyang complained at the gathering at the inter-Korean border that the leaflet drops by South Korean organizations was increasing.

London, Oct 27 : Monitoring dust levels in darkened tunnels often poses a big challenge, but now all one needs to do is take a picture with a flash camera to measure the dust, say scientists.

Dust has been found to cause throat and lung irritation for tunnel and mine workers. It can even lead to long-term serious health problems.

Masato Shinji at Yamaguchi University in Japan has claimed that one can easily measure the dust via a camera, simply by taking a flash photograph, reports New Scientist magazine.

The image produced by the camera shows the dust specks as white dots, which are easy to count with the help of software.

London, Oct 27 : Comedian Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross have deeply hurt Andrew Sachs by their obscene comments on the latter’s radio 2 show, where Andrew was set to take part.

While the two were making a phone call to Andrew, Russell announced to the listeners: “In a minute we’re going to be talking to Andrew Sachs. The elephant in the room is, what Andrew doesn’t know is, I’ve slept with his granddaughter.”

Brand continued his obscenity while referring to Andrew’s granddaughter Georgina Baillie, a model by profession, when Andrew failed to pick up the phone.

Washington, Oct 27 : People with rheumatoid arthritis may be as much at risk of cardiovascular disease as that of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and limitation in the motion and function of multiple joints. Apart from joints, RA can also cause inflammation in other organs as well.

While people with RA have long been known to be susceptible to cardiovascular disease, this is the first study to compare this risk with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Washington, Oct 27 : Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen is totally thrilled about entering a pretty uncommon ground, as he and wife Brooke Mueller are expecting twin boys.

Charlie, 43, who has never been a father to a boy, is overzealous about having twin boys for the first time.

"We know it''s boys and it''s pretty cool. We''re thrilled," People magazine quoted Charlie as saying.

The ‘Platoon’ actor, who has daughters Sam, 4, and Lola, 3, with ex-wife Denise Richards, and 23-year-old Cassandra from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Paula Profitt, revealed that he had no clue as to how to deal with boys.