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Washington, Oct 2 : Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, has announced an international concert in Johannesburg to raise awareness about AIDS.

The event will be held on December 1st on the eve of World Aids Day to raise the profile of those with HIV/Aids across the globe.

"We are grateful that the City of Johannesburg has made it possible for 46664 to stage our first World Aids Day concert," E! Online quoted Mandela, as saying in a statement.

Kathmandu: A recent report has confirmed that more than 40,000 people are suffering from heart problems in Nepal.

The Nepal Heart Foundation (NHF) stated that heart troubles account for 25 percent of the total deaths in the country. Nearly 20 percent of Nepali adults have high blood pressure and the number of heart patients has increased five folds in the past ten years.

Washington, Oct 2 : The clue to the missing link in planet-formation theory might lie in nearby stellar systems, according to a new study by astronomers from the University of Rochester.

Scientists study planets, which are in the process of formation to piece together information on how our own planet came to be formed.

But, so far, they have been unable to find evidence for one of the key stages of planet development, a period early in the planet's formation when it is only as large as Pluto.

The US Food & Drug Administration has given nod to a new flu vaccine known as ‘Afluria.’ Austrian researchers have designed the new drug in order to defend grown-ups from influenza A and B viruses.

The Afluria vaccine is made from deactivated flu viruses developed in chicken eggs. Individuals allergic to eggs or any other constituent of the vaccine should not take it.

Washington, Oct 02 : A Saint Louis University study has found that during pregnancy, severely obese women should lose weight while obese women should gain less weight than recommended.

The study was conducted by Raul Artal, M.D., and chairman of the department of obstetrics, gynaecology and women’s health at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

“This study confirms what we’ve suspected all along -- that obese women don’t have to gain any weight during their pregnancy,” Dr. Artal said.