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A new study concluded that women with low sexual desire and associated distress experience personal and emotional distress related to the sexual issue.

At the International Society for the Study of Women''s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) 2010 Annual Meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla. the findings from the European study were presented.

New Delhi, Feb 19 - Following are the highlights of a review of the Indian economy conducted by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council headed by C. Rangarajan:

- India's growth pegged at 7.2 percent for this fiscal

- Economy to grow 8.2 percent and 9 percent over next two years

- Agriculture output to decline 0.2 percent this fiscal

- Industrial production to expand 8.6 percent

- Services sector to grow 8.7 percent

- Food inflation may also push up general price level in 2010-11

New Delhi, Feb 19 - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is appalled at the rumours spread by a Mumbai tabloid regarding his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai's health, calling it "the lowest quality of journalism".

On Thursday, an article was published in the Mumbai Mirror suggesting Aishwarya had been trying to conceive for a long time but was unable to do so owing to stomach tuberculosis. But Amitabh said this was completely false.

Amitabh said if anyone spoke derogatorily about her, he would fight till his last breath.

To automatically controlling anesthesia during surgical operations, researchers have created a new technique. The new system detects the hypnotic state of the patient at all times and supplies the most appropriate dose of anesthetic.

Indian energy major Reliance Industries is reportedly planning to raise its offer for LyondellBasell that will include cash and stock options for shareholders and creditors, the economictimes. com website posted on Friday.

Mumbai-based Reliance, which bid for the chemicals and fuels-maker in November, may need to offer close to $15 billion including cash and stock, according to the report today.

In addition, Reliance is also seeking other options as well, including one offering stock and cash option, the source revealed, adding that the Indian company would be ready with a changed plan by end February.

Researchers have found that the natural compound sceptrin, which is found in marine sponges, reduces cancer cell motility (movement) and has very low toxicity.

The discovery was made by investigators at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham, formerly Burnham Institute for Medical Research) led by Kristiina Vuori, M. D., Ph. D.