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Washington, April 15 : A new analysis has determined that the threat of global warming can still be greatly diminished if nations cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 70 percent this century.

The analysis was done by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

While global temperatures would rise, the most dangerous potential aspects of climate change, including massive losses of Arctic sea ice and permafrost and significant sea-level rise, could be partially avoided.

The news is that a New York hospital has paid $20,000 for negligently shaving the beard, eyebrows, and mustache of an elderly Sikh patient at its facility.

In a press release, a US-based community coalition, United Sikhs said Westchester county healthcare has paid out the sum in an out of court settlement with the family of Pyara Singh Sahansra.

Washington, Apr 15 : People with chronic asthma have been offered a new hope in the form of an inhaler that contains two medicines.

Washington, Apr 15 : Women in early stages of childbirth can significantly shorten the first stage of labour if they kneel, stand up, walk around, or sit upright as opposed to lying down, according to a new systematic review.

Cochrane Researchers have found that lying down can slow progress during early stages of labour, while it could be an hour shorter in women who adopted upright positions.

For the study, the researchers used data from 21 studies carried out in developed countries since the 1960s, involving 3,706 women.

Washington, Apr 15 : Only half the people understand what a forecast means when it predicts a 20 percent chance of rain, according to researchers at the University of Washington.

Susan Joslyn, a UW cognitive psychologist and senior lecturer, has revealed that the majority of people think it means that it will rain over 20 percent of the area covered by the forecast or for 20 percent of the time period covered by the forecast.