A recent survey by an insurance company, ‘Sheila’s Wheels’ revealed that women wearing heels while driving cars stand a chance of risking their lives. It was reported that out of every five female car drivers, four are at risk due to inappropriate footwear they endorse while driving.

The company questioned around 750 women out of which 75 admitted that they have experienced accident or a “near miss” as their footwear slipped or got under the pedals and made driving difficult. A quarter of them agreed that before they started to drive even though they believed that the shoes they are wearing are uneasy denied of changing them as they felt it wouldn’t bother them that much.

London, October 24: British scientists have developed a revolutionary “universal test” that can enable prospective parents to screen embryos to detect almost any genetic disease in unborn children.

The 1,500-pound “genetic MoT” may be available as early as next year.

The test will allow couples at risk of passing on gene defects to conceive healthy children using IVF treatment.

Its developers at the Bridge Centre in London claim that their test just takes some weeks from start to finish, and is suitable for couples at risk of almost any condition.

US researchers say hydrogen sulfide, known for its bad smell is important for regulating our blood pressure. According to the study published in Science, researchers at John Hopkins University, in Maryland found that hydrogen sulfide; a toxic gas responsible for the foul odor of flatulence is also produced by an enzyme called CSE in the thin lining of the blood vessels. This regulates blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels.

Guangdong Yang, PhD, of the University of Saskatchewan and Lakehead University in Canada, and colleagues examined two groups of mice in the study. One group of mice was normal while the second group of mice had been engineered to not have CSE, an enzyme long suspected of making hydrogen sulfide.

A recent study has suggested that warm hands lead to warm thoughts about the person.

The study headed by Lawrence Williams of the University of Colorado studied a group of college students in a controlled experiment.

The volunteers were tested at the psychology building of Yale University of Colarado.

During an elevator ride a woman handed over cups of coffee to the volunteers. Half the volunteers were given hot cup of coffee whereas the other half were given iced coffee. They held the cups while riding an elevator which means just for a few seconds.

Thereafter the students were asked to fill up a questionnaire.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved carotid stent for the treatment of patients with carotid artery disease. The stent will be manufactured by Boston Scientific Cardiovascular Business.

Hank Kucheman, Senior Vice President and Group President of Boston Scientific's Cardiovascular business said,"We are pleased to bring this proven technology to physicians in the United States.Excellent patient outcomes and ease of use in complex anatomy have already made this system the number-one stenting option for treating carotid artery disease in Europe and other countries outside the U.S. It offers a less-invasive alternative to surgery for treating carotid artery disease, and can help reduce the risk of stroke, which can have devastating effects."

The U.S. Government panel has urged that cancer should be the top priority as it is the “terrorist within”. More funds for cancer research should be sanctioned by the government.

With the cancer cases on the rise and the funding on the decline with the inflation on the rise, it becomes a priority for the government to consider this aspect.

Dr. LaSalle Leffall of Howard University in Washington said that less funding means decline in the basic research and clinical trials.

"We have become complacent about this fearsome disease and have lacked the will to change aspects of our cancer-fighting enterprise that are preventing significant and rapid reductions in cancer illness and death," Leffall said in a statement.