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Washington, Sept 2 : A study has found that increased back pain among people who are overweight or obese is specifically related to a high content of body fat.

The study led by Donna M. Urquhart, Ph. D., of Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, included 135 participants, ranging from normal weight to obese.

Islamabad, Sep 2 : President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have reviewed bilateral relations and the regional situation, it was reported here.

The two leaders met in Tajikistan capital Dushanbe on the sidelines of the third Quadrilateral Summit of Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Russia.

Zardari and Karzai exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan, geo-strategic scenario after the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan, bilateral cooperation in fighting the menace of narco-trade, extremism and terrorism.

Washington, Sept 2 : They are hard to crack, but walnuts have a handful of medicinal values from curing headache and preventing baldness to having some influence on fertility.

Now, a new research has found that eating a modest amount of walnuts as a regular part of the diet might reduce a woman's chance of developing breast cancer.

The researchers at the Marshall University found that a daily dose of walnuts - equal to 2 ounces a day in humans - reduces the growth of breast cancer tumors in mice.

London, Sep 2: England off-spinner Graeme Swann has hailed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for keeping senior players like him and Kevin Pietersen in a key role in the Twenty20 squad.

Swann, who is doubtful for tomorrow's first ODI against India in Durham because of a virus, said: "If you look down the team sheet, only KP and me are over 30. I can tell you I feel old as well, especially right now with a cold raging through my body."

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Sep 2 : Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is still feeling "a little weak" after his hunger strike but is set to address a rally here later Friday.

D. G. Pote, who examined Hazare at his home in Ralegan-Siddhi village Friday morning, said his blood pressure and other vital parameters were normal though he felt weak following the 13-day fast in New Delhi.

"He is taking normal diet with a lot of fruits and vegetables and there is no cause for concern," said Pote, Hazare? s private physician.

New Delhi, Sep 2 : With the Income Tax (IT) Department slapping dues of Rs. nine lakh on anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare''s key aide Arvind Kejriwal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed the situation to be amusing, and said all those raising voices against the government end up planning with notices.