The city police arrested five persons involved in the inter-State kidney transplant racket involving lakhs of rupees. Commissioner’s Task Force DCP V.B. Kamalasan Reddy told a press conference that the investigations involved eight city corporate hospitals where the accused got kidney transplanted for 23 persons falsely claiming that the donors were their relatives and family members.  

According to the A.P. Transplantations of Human Organs Act, “An Authorisation Committee comprising the Director of Medical Education as its chairman has to authorise donation of kidneys by persons other than family members of recipients.” The donors constituted mostly form Khammam, W.G. and R.R. Districts.

Motherhood is not an easy task. Taking care of kids and home along with a job can be very stressful. A recent poll conducted by a website has shown that frequency of drinking in mothers is increasing. Mothers are taking help of alcohol to cope up with stress. This survey, conducted by website Netmums included 3,000 mothers. This survey showed that 49% mothers drink three or four nights a week at home.

81% surveyed women said that they drink to relax after the stressful day. 86% women accepted that they were drinking too much.

A latest discovery by the researchers’ has led to the conclusion that there is the hand of ‘divorce gene” behind increasing number of divorces and break-ups.

According to the researchers, this gene play a very vital role in determining as to how the brain reacts to a chemical, which is most important for a man and a woman to develop a relationship.

The officials of American Academy of Otolaryngology believe that the earwax is necessary for good health.

It is advised not to remove it from ears. Earwax has lubricating and antibacterial properties, which can prove good for health.

The national guidelines in this regard are released by the American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

Earwax is a water-soluble mixture of secretions. It is found in the outer third of the ear canal. It lubricates the ear canal besides performing cleaning and antibacterial actions in human beings.

Psychosis treatment drugs can lead to increased risks of stroke. It is found by top Researchers in the UK. The research team was headed by Ian J Douglas of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 

The team also discovered that people who suffered from dementia and use antipsychotics are at double risk as compared to those without dementia. The physicians have started research in 2002 on the increased risks of stroke for regular taker of atypical antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are used to control psychotic symptoms in patients.

Average weight of an 11-month-old baby is somewhere between 13 lbs and 15 lbs, but an 11-month-old baby in Colombia weighs 61 lbs.