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Washington, Sept 20 : Doctors from Methodist Hospital Research Institute have identified the genetic cause behind Job’s Syndrome, a medical condition thought to be suffered by Job, a prominent biblical figure who was afflicted with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Washington, Sept 20 A new research has found that nurses working in an accident and emergency department reported that their anxiety levels fell dramatically when they were given aromatherapy massages while listening to music.

Two 12-week alternative therapy sessions were given over the course of a year.

Researchers found that 60 per cent of the staff - 54 per cent in summer and 65 per cent in winter - suffered from moderate to extreme anxiety.

Washington, Sep 20 : A new study has found that in order to survive chemotherapy, some cancer cells mimic stem cells.

The study, from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, suggests that some anti-cancer treatments might have an opposite effect on cancer cells, actually expanding the small population of cancer stem cells believed to drive the disease.

London, September 20 A new study has revealed that 10 per cent of girls in the UK, aged under 16, are carrying a sexually transmitted disease (STD), which may give them cervical cancer later in life.

The figures from the Health Protection Agency show that more and more girls are infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV), which puts them at the risk of developing cervical cancer.

Washington, Sept 20 Rumours are rife that Paris Hilton is besotted with a 20-year-old Swedish tourist visiting Los Angeles.

 Washington, Sept 20 : It seems that rehabbing actress Lindsay Lohan is planning to pen a post-rehab memoir.