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The study by Dr. Abigail Fraser has affirmed that the people with shorter legs face increased risk of liver disease.

London, Dec 22: NASA’s next “Scout” mission to Mars in 2011 would now be delayed by 2 years due to a conflict of interest between one of the two proposing teams and the panel set up to evaluate the

Kochi, Dec 22: The Cochin Port Trust has entered into an agreement with Ireland-based Transas Limited for the commissioning of a vessel traffic management system at the port.

Peshawar, Dec 22: Pakistani police are hunting for clues to find out the main culprits behind Friday’s suicide bombing that killed some 50 people at a mosque in Charsadda District of the North-West

Jalandhar, Dec 22: Kathak, the classical dance of North India, is being revived in Punjab.

This classical dance was neglected in Punjab as folk dance took precedence over it.

Washington, December 22: Cornell University researchers are studying several innovative products, such as a message chair and a vibrating mouse, to determine whether they may help prevent back and other problems that result from sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time.

Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis in the university’s College of Human Ecology, has taken up this study at a time when the incidences of computer related injuries have increased in youngsters in their twenties.

“One-third to one-half of all compensatory injuries are repetitive-motion injuries associated with office-type work, " says Hedge.