Long-term aspirin 'blindness link'

Prime News Desk. Date: 2013-01-22 Time : 13:43:02

People who regularly take aspirin for many years, such as those with heart problems, are more likely to develop a form of blindness, researchers say. A study on 2,389 people, in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, showed aspirin takers had twice the risk of "wet" age-related macular degeneration, reports BBC. The disease damages the 'sweet spot' in the retina, obscuring details in the centre of a patient's field of vision. The researchers said there was not ...Details »

Shipment of 18 human heads found at Chicago's O'Hare airport

Prime News Desk. Date: 2013-01-17 Time : 15:06:24

U.S. Customs agents discovered the grisly package, which was shipped to Chicago from Italy shortly before Christmas, on Monday. Because the shipment's paperwork was not in order, ...Details »

Whatever happened to Pluto?

Prime news Desk. Date: 2013-01-14 Time : 18:27:22

We all remember being taught about the nine planets when we were at school. In recent years, things have changed and there are now only eight, writes space scientist Dr Lucie Green. ...Details »

Miss New York wins Miss America crown

Prime News Desk. Date: 2013-01-13 Time : 13:13:09

Las Vegas: Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan, a 23-year-old native of Brooklyn, was crowned Miss America late Saturday, beating rivals from all 50 US states. Hagan appeared to have ...Details »

90-yr-old Saudi marries 15-yr-old girl

Prime News Desk. Date: 2013-01-07 Time : 20:38:48

A 90-year-old Saudi man's marriage to a 15-year-old girl in exchange for a fat dowry has sparked widespread condemnation from human rights and social media activists in the kingdom. ...Details »

Wikipedia's most searched articles of the year revealed

A study of 2012's most read Wikipedia articles reveals striking differences in what proved ...Details »

Fatal subway push by a woman as hate crime

A 31-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder as a hate ...Details »

New blood test to tell how long will you live

Researchers claim to have developed a new controversial `lifespan` test that can tell how long a ...Details »

China opens world's longest high-speed rail route

Beijing: China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the ...Details »

A tale about two little swimmers

William and Ellenita are the gorgeous little babies who can swim a full 25-metre length of their ...Details »

Two tiger cubs recovered in Khulna

Khulna: Forest Department and the members of RAB in a joint drive on Monday recovered two Bengal ...Details »

New Zealand dog learns driving lesson

Rather than chasing cars, dogs in New Zealand are being taught to drive them, steering, pedals ...Details »

Women can spot unfaithful men by looking at facial features

Research has shown that women can judge a man’s fidelity simply by studying his face. ...Details »

Indonesian man forms strong bond with his tiger

It is quite common for people to form close and loving friendships with animals. But it ...Details »

Babylonian artefact to tour US

One of the British Museum's most iconic objects, the Cyrus Cylinder, will tour five major ...Details »

Ice Age warmth wiped out lemmings, study finds

Lemmings became "regionally extinct" five times due to rapid climate change during the ...Details »

Whiz kid Roopkotha lands in Ripley's book

Dhaka: Wasik Farhan Roopkotha, a Bangladeshi computer whiz kid who earlier hogged the headlines ...Details »

Super-intelligent' technology could 'threaten human existence

Academics at Cambridge University have suggested that super-intelligent technology could ...Details »

South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist'

A South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth and ...Details »

Penguin couple that has stayed together for record 16 years

A new study has revealed Magellanic penguins as among the most faithful lovers in the animal ...Details »

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