Washington, Feb 20 : Breastfeeding may help reduce relapse risk in women with multiple sclerosis, according to a new study.

The research team from Stanford University examined 32 pregnant women with MS and 29 pregnant women without MS during each trimester and up to a year after they gave birth.

Almost 52 percent of the women with MS did not breastfeed or began supplemental formula feedings within two months of giving birth.

Washington, Feb 20 : The quality of air inside an asthmatic child's bedroom can have an adverse impact on his health, according to a new study.

Johns Hopkins University researchers have found a significant association between increasing levels of indoor particulate matter pollution and the severity of asthma symptoms among children.

Particulate matter is an airborne mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets. The solid particles come in numerous shapes and sizes and may be composed of different chemical components.

These particles enter the respiratory system and can be produced indoors through activities such as cooking and dusting.

Washington, Feb 20 : In a new study, it has been found that the reclusive behavior of many animals to hibernate can be a remarkably good way to avoid extinction for them.

According to a report in Discovery News, the study determines that mammals which regularly hunker down, hibernate, or otherwise hide from the world, are better at weathering environmental change than are less hermitic species.

The finding offers a window into which animals might thrive as the climate changes and habitats vanish.

Los Angeles (US), Feb. 20: England midfielder David Beckham's attempt to engineer a permanent move to the Italian football club A C Milan, has left his fans in Los Angeles fuming with anger.

The Major League Soccer side took on Japan's Oita Trinita in a friendly last night, but large areas of Galaxy''s 27,000-capacity Home Depot Centre were left empty as fans stayed away.

Some supporters who did turn up wore masks and donned t-shirts with the words "Let Beckham Go" scrawled on the front in a clear swipe at the 33-year-old''s antics, reports The Sun.

Washington, Feb 20: Revealing a lighter side to her personality, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has disclosed that her favourite musicians are the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Appearing on the Indonesian music talk show `Awesome', she said that the show was a cross between NBC''s `Today' show and many MTV programs.

"Here is the problem. See all of these people? If I start to sing, they will leave," the Washington Times quoted her as saying to the studio audience.

Washington, Feb. 20: Fifty-one percent of Americans support the economic stimulus and spending plan passed by Congress last week, while 40 percent oppose it.

Fifty-eight percent think the legislation was necessary, and according to Fox News, support for the bill breaks down along party lines.

Seventy-nine percent of Democrats support the package, while 70 percent of Republicans oppose it. Among independents, 45 percent support and 42 percent oppose.