Boat owner bears cost of surgery to sew up the chopped leg of fisherman Ram

Forty-year-old fisherman Ram Gopal, a native of Bihar, has been spared the life of a physically challenged, thanks to the Coast Guard. His left leg was almost completely chopped off by the propeller of the fishing boat he was fishing with in Jakhau waters last month, but he would be able to walk like a normal person soon, after he is discharged from a private hospital in Rajkot this week.

Washington, Mar 4 : Children who have suffered multiple types of maltreatments are more likely to indulge in underage binge drinking, says a new study.

The researchers examined the relationship of binge drinking with the co-occurrence of specific maltreatments like neglect, physical abuse only, sexual abuse, neglect and physical abuse and the combination of neglect, physical and sexual abuse.

They found that teenagers aged 12 and 21, with a history of sexual abuse were at two-fold odds of reporting binge drinking than those with no maltreatment.

On the other hand, teenagers who had experienced both neglect and physical abuse had 1.3 times higher odds of reporting binge drinking than those with no maltreatment

Washington, Mar 4 : People living in neighbourhoods with high density of fast food outlets, and who frequently eat at those restaurants, are more likely to report an increase of 3 pounds in weight and .8 inches in waist circumference, according to a new study.

On the other hand, the research led by Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientist Fuzhong Li, Ph. D., also found that high-walkability neighbourhoods were linked with a decrease of 2.7 pounds in weight and 0.6 inches in waist size among residents who increased their levels of vigorous physical activity during a year.

Hanoi  - Vietnamese officials Wednesday harshly criticized the US Supreme Court's decision not to hear an appeal of a lawsuit against the American manufacturers of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange that was thrown out by lower courts.

Tran Xuan Thu, head of Vietnam's Association of Victims of Agent Orange, called the decision "nonsensical and incorrect."

Thu's words echoed Tuesday's statement by the official spokesman of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Le Dung, that "the Vietnamese people are completely disgusted" with the US court's decision.

Washington, Mar 4 : Eating a low energy density diet can offset the influence of a gene strongly associated with obesity in children, according to new research from University College London (UCL)

Washington, Mar 4 : Teenagers are likely to respond positively to their parents' advice when it comes to not smoking, says a new study.

The study led by Maria Nilsson of Umea University, Sweden, suggests that parents play a key role in shaping their teenage kids attitudes towards smoking.

Teenagers are more positive today towards their parents'' attempts to discourage them from smoking, regardless of whether or not they smoked, than in the past.

The researchers analysed the data of 1500 adolescents, aged 13, 15 and 17 years old to determine their attitudes towards parental intervention on tobacco use in Sweden and to see if these have changed over time.