According to FDA statistics, about 2 million Americans take warfarin, also known as Coumadin, the top-used blood thinner. It helps in preventing potentially dangerous blood clots that can cause strokes. Proper dose of warfarin is estimated by trial and error method which is very risky because small dose will increase risk of stroke while high dose can lead to fatal bleeding. Recent study showed that a DNA test can help in determining proper dosage of warfarin for a patient.

Recent case of a 14-year-old girl getting burns over 70% body due to excessive use of an unmanned tanning salon has once put question mark on the safety of such tanning salons.

Kirsty McRae from Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan suffered first degree burns, the lowest level of skin burn after using a coin-operated sunbed for 19 minutes on Monday. After using sunbed she felt something was wrong with her. She was later admitted to hospital where she was put on a drip and given oxygen while doctors rehydrated her.

Kirsty said that she had no idea the tanning booths were so dangerous.

Recent research revealed that children of parents with Alzheimer's having a faulty gene are more prone to risk of memory loss in middle age.

Research team analyzed data collected from a group of 715 people with an average age of 59, including 282 who had one or both parents with diagnosed dementia.

Findings indicated that this result in people with parents who have Alzheimer's disease is equivalent to about 15 years of brain ageing.

The whole of Canada seems to be gearing up with great zeal for Obama's visit to Ottawa. People are driving for hours through the cold and snow to get a glimpse of Obama when he lands at Ottawa and give him a grand Canadian welcome.

Obama T-shirts, Obama specialty coffee beans and Obama burgers are flying off the shelves in the wake of arrival of the U. S. President. The police raised barricades yesterday even as the well wishers planned rallies to greet the president.

Five Dolphins seem to be stuck in a tight situation in a harbour in Newfoundland, near Seal Cove. They are stuck in pack ice over there which has led the mayor, Winston May, to send out an SOS for ice breakers to save the wonderful creatures.

"They keep going round circles and trying to keep this little pool of water open so that they can have their breathing area," he said. But he added that they will not be able to survive for much longer if not rescued.

As the weight loss industry grows fatter by the day, it might be making you lose much more than your weight, say the doctors.

A report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says that losing a couple of pounds a week isn't good for you and desperate attempts to live up to the promises made in the packages may be psychologically damaging.

"Unfortunately when it comes to weight management, there's still this social factor where we feel that it's our fault," describes Dr. Sean Wharton, a bariatric medicine specialist.