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Now, a GPS-enabled inhaler to pinpoint areas that trigger asthmatic attacks

Now, a GPS-enabled inhaler to pinpoint areas that trigger asthmatic attacks

Drinking coffee could reduce stroke risk for women

Drinking coffee could reduce stroke risk for womenSydney, April 13 : Drinking coffee could lower women's risk of suffering a stroke, a new study has suggested.

The study of 83,000 women, conducted over a 24-year period by Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, revealed that women who drank five to seven cups of coffee a week were 12 per cent less likely to have a stroke than were those who downed just one cup a month.

However, German experts on stroke prevention in Berlin say that the benefit does not appear to come from caffeine, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

Aussie PM condemns Fiji emergency as “military dictatorship”

Aussie PM condemns Fiji emergency as “military dictatorship”Melbourne, Apr. 12 : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has condemned the recent declaration of emergency in Fiji, saying that the move would turn the great country into a military dictatorship.

"Australia condemns unequivocally this action by the military ruler of Fiji to turn this great country, Fiji, into virtually a military dictatorship, with the suspension of freedom of the press and actions which undermine prosperity for the ordinary people of Fiji" news. com. au quoted Rudd, as saying.

Woman finds burglar giving false ad of stolen goods!

Woman finds burglar giving false ad of stolen goods!Melbourne, April 12 : An Aussie woman tracked down a burglar who robbed her of 60,000 dollars in property by placing a false advertisement for the stolen goods in a newspaper.

Upset at losing some expensive dinner sets, she placed an ad in The Courier-Mail''s Weekend Shopper pretending to look for a similar set.

According to news. com. au, one of the replies led her to a home where she recognised her dinner set and other property.

Keith Urban’s family is his inspiration for new album

Keith Urban’s family is his inspiration for new albumMelbourne, April 12 : Keith Urban's marriage with Nicole Kidman three years ago and his becoming a father to their daughter, Sunday Rose, in July 2008 seems to have left the singer budding with inspiration for his new album.

The country musician sings of happiness and romance in his latest album Defying Gravity, which became his first #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 171,000 copies in its first week of release.

Oz granny gets rogue tenant’s $1.3m toxic clean-up bill!

Oz granny gets rogue tenant’s $1.3m toxic clean-up bill!Melbourne, April 12 : An Australian grandmother has been ordered to pay a 1.3-million dollar bill after her absconding rogue tenant left behind 300 drums of toxic waste at her warehouse.

According to Ruth Browne's children, Alf Browne and Bev Olbrick, the tenant had violated his EPA licence after piling 50 tonnes of dry cleaning chemical and waste on the premises as against the 1.2 tonnes guideline.

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