World’s ‘toughest’ phone unveiled.

World’s ‘toughest’ phone unveiled

Times of India Bangalore, July 4th, 2009

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Land Rover has unveiled what it says is the world’s strongest phone, after the gadget survived being dropped from a tall building, stood on by an elephant, and roasted in an oven. Called the new S1 mobile, the ‘indestructible’ device was developed after the car giant teamed up with phone manufacturer Sonim.

Youth kills grandparents over smoking.

UP youth kills grandparents over smoking
19 Jun 2009, 1530 hrs IST, IANS

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LUCKNOW, India: An 18-year-old youth killed his grandparents in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district after they objected to his smoking inside the house, police said on Friday.

The killings took place in the Bauara village of Ballia, 300 km from state capital Lucknow, on Thursday.
"Ramdhar and Radhika caught their grandson smoking in the house and raised objections. In a fit of rage, Jugnu killed both of them with a knife," police inspector NS Yadav told reporters in Ballia.

"A servant who was present in the house at the time of the incident informed us after which we rushed to the spot. By then Jugnu escaped," Yadav said.

Smoking, second-hand smoke linked to breast cancer.

Smoking, second-hand smoke linked to breast cancer
24 Apr 2009, 1011 hrs IST, IANS
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TORONTO: Researchers say they have found clinching scientific evidence to link active smoking and second-hand smoke to breast cancer.

In reporting their findings, an international panel of researchers said they have "persuasive evidence" of the risk that smoking and second-hand smoke have for breast cancer.

"Until recently, evidence about the link between breast cancer and tobacco smoke, although voluminous, was inconclusive. But the panel's careful analysis of all available evidence, particularly recent evidence, led us to conclude that there is persuasive evidence of risk," said panel chairman Neil Collishaw.

"An estimated 80 to 90% of women have been exposed to tobacco smoke in adolescence and adulthood. Those women face an increased risk of breast cancer because of that exposure," he said.

A statement on the panel's findings said there have been many studies over the years on the relationship between cigarette smoke and breast cancer in women.

It said the panel reviewed all available evidence, including important recent evidence, and concluded that there was a risk even non-smoking young women face through passive exposure to cigarette smoke.

"The panel also concluded that the relationship of active smoking to both pre and post-menopausal breast cancer is consistent with causality, but there is not yet enough evidence to draw a conclusion about the nature of the relationship between exposure to second-hand smoke and breast cancer for older, post-menopausal women," the statement said.

Anthony Miller, who is one of the panelists, said: "It is important from a public health perspective to get the message out to the public, and young women in particular, that available evidence shows that both active smoking and exposure to passive smoke increase the risk of breast cancer."

The international panel was convened by the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit of the University of Toronto and the public health agency of Canada.

Smoking triggers migraine attack !!!

Smoking more than 5 cigarettes a day can provoke migraine attacks
25 Jun 2009, 1204 hrs IST, ANI

The research prior to the work published in The Journal of Headache and Pain indicated that smoking could improve migraines by reducing anxiety, one of the factors that triggers an attack.

"This study is groundbreaking in Spain as there are few studies on this topic, and all are very biased. This is due to the complexity and need for prior training of the participants", Julio Pascual, one of the authors of this research and doctor at the Neurology Unit of Marqués de Valdecilla, University Hospital (Santander), explains to SINC.

One advantage of this study is that the sample used, 361 medicine students from the University of Salamanca, were fully aware what a migraine was. The experts, who enquired about the presence or absence of migraine (and its characteristics) and whether or not they smoked, guaranteed the reliability of the results obtained, as most surveys for this type of study are done over the phone, randomly and in people without knowledge of the illness.

The results show that 16 percent of students fulfilled migraine criteria, while 20 percent smoked. The percentage of smokers was higher (29 percent) in those who were also migraine sufferers and migraine frequency in those students who were migraine sufferers and smokers was clearly higher than in those who were non-smokers and migraine sufferers.

According to Pascual, "smoking is a precipitating factor of this type of headache, as the prevalence of active smokers is one third higher in migraine sufferers and there is a direct relationship between the number of cigarettes consumed and the frequency of migraine attacks".

The results of the interviews reveal that the migraine sets in after five daily cigarettes. Furthermore, although the percentage of those who smoked was higher in people with migraines, they smoked less than those who did not suffer migraines.