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Health Canada has given commendation for the first human clinical tests for a new male contraceptive device, which is said to be as effectual as a surgical contraception but that is completely reversible.

The birth control device is known as the Intra Vas Device. It is made up of two tiny, supple and hollow silicon plugs, each about one millimetre in diameter and one-and-a-half centimetres long.

Washington, Oct 2 : A new study has uncovered the mechanism behind smokers’ persistent dependency on nicotine.

Researchers at the Scripps Research Koob lab found that, in rats, chronic nicotine use recruits the extrahypothalamic corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) system, a major brain stress system, which contributes to continued tobacco use by intensifying anxiety and craving upon withdrawal.

The researchers pointed out that their findings might help explain why many cigarette smokers relapse even after a long abstinence from smoking.

Lahore, Oct 2 : Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf would give up his uniform before taking oath as the civilian head of the state, US Consulate Principal Officer Lahore Bryan D Hunt has said.

Hunt further said that national political reconciliation and the holding of free and fair general elections is vital for Pakistan.

HP has introduced its ultra-portable photo printer, HP Photosmart A626, in the Indian market.

The HP Photosmart A626 targets home users, and have a 4.8-inch touch-sensitive screen that the HP claims to be the world’s biggest inbuilt touchscreen on a handy compact photo printer.

Washington, Oct 2 : People who are conscientious, in other words self-disciplined, scrupulous and purposeful, are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has revealed.

Robert S. Wilson, Ph.D., of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and colleagues studied 997 older Catholic nuns, priests and brothers who did not have dementia when the study began in 1994.

Melbourne, Oct 2 : A new study has found that girls are being driven to anorexia by high schools that are strict and competitive, expecting them to be perfect in every possible way.

The study undertaken by the University of Western Sydney researchers looked into the attitudes of 30 female students, comprising of 24 students who are being treated for anorexia nervosa.

The researchers related the illness with their school’s “over-emphasis of self-discipline, competition and the virtue of being thin”.