Washington, Apr 7: Using insecticides-chemical or biological-to kill older mosquitoes may be a more sustainable way of controlling malaria, according to entomologists.

Andrew Read, a Penn State professor of biology and entomology, says that the new approach to attack older mosquitoes may lead to evolution-proof insecticides that never become obsolete.

Washington, Apr. 7: Medical personnel were deeply involved in the abusive interrogation of terrorist suspects held overseas by the Central Intelligence Agency, including torture, a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross has concluded.

Based on statements by 14 prisoners who belonged to Al Qaeda and were moved to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in late
2006, Red Cross investigators concluded that medical professionals working for the C. I. A. monitored prisoners undergoing water boarding, apparently to make sure they did not drown.

Washington, April 7 :

Washington, April 7 : Angelina Jolie reportedly crumbled on the sets of her new movie `Salt' after filming an exhausting scene.

The `Changeling' star plays the role of Evelyn Salt, an outed Russian sleeper spy in the forthcoming thriller directed by Phillip Noyce.

According to Britain''s Now magazine, the actress sought medical help after collapsing last month.

"It all got too much for Angelina," Contactmusic quoted a source as telling the magazine.

Washington, April 7: New evidence from NASA and satellite observations has shown that the decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice cover in the Arctic is continuing, with the ice cap thinning as well.

In recent years, Arctic sea ice has been declining at a surprising rate.

Scientists who track Arctic sea ice cover from space have announced that this winter had the fifth lowest maximum ice extent on record.

The six lowest maximum events since satellite monitoring began in 1979 have all occurred in the past six years
(2004-2009).

Washington, April 7: Children and adolescents can be prevented from consuming an average of 235 excess calories per day by replacing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with water, according to a study.

Such a replacement may prove very helpful in dealing with childhood overweight and obesity, and address dental cavities and other health problems associated with added sugar, say the study’s authors.

This lifestyle change will have no detrimental effects on nutrition, they add.