End of Boring Classroom Lectures – Peer Discussions and ‘Clickers’ Take Centre Stage

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 05 Jan 2009

Peer discussion in classrooms can be enhanced with the use of what researchers call “clickers” - simple audience response devices that help students learn more; declare researchers at the University ...

Kawasaki Disease Unlikely to Have Killed Travolta's Son

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 04 Jan 2009

Doctors say that the childhood illness that Oscar-winning Hollywood star John Travolta's son Jett had been suffering from, scientifically called Kawasaki disease, could not be blamed for his death bec...

Starving British Woman Retains Body of 12-year-old

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 04 Jan 2009

A 23-year-old British woman seems to have set a dubious record in anorexia. By relentlessly starving herself, she has managed to retain the body of a 12-year-old. She has not had her periods so far. D...

Unlike Cats, Dogs Are too Polite, Says Animal Communicator

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 04 Jan 2009

A 70-year-old American animal communicator insists that animals do talk, and that horses are his favourite because they are straight talkers. Bill Northern, who has been visiting New Zealand from the ...

Sea Water Desalination Plant to be Established in Chennai

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 04 Jan 2009

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for the construction of one '100 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant' at Nemmeli near Chennai at a total cost of R...

Indian Doctor Wins Award For Model To Predict Hypertension

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 03 Jan 2009

Dr Gopal Krushna Pal, professor of physiology at the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry in southern India has been awarded a prestigious national...

Human Hair Waste As A Nutrient To Plants

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 02 Jan 2009

Studies have shown that human hair, a readily available waste generated from barbershops and hair salons, combined with additional compost, is an additional nutrient source for crops. ...Read More

Grape Seed Extract Found Effective Against Leukemia

Posted in Others Support group on Thu, 01 Jan 2009

University of Kentucky researchers have found that grape seed extract can effectively kill leukemia cancer cells. Within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extr...

Starting From Today Britney Will Stop Biting Nails!

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 01 Jan 2009

Britney Spears has kept a rather nail-biting resolution for the New Year-the popstar wants to quit chewing her fingernails in 2009! The 'Womanizer' singer wants to take better care of her hands starti...

Marinating Steak In Beer Or Wine 'Cuts Cancer Risk': Report

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 31 Dec 2008

If you're frying a steak and are mindful of your wellbeing, then marinate it in either red wine or beer, for the alcoholic beverages dramatically reduce levels of chemicals that can cause cancer, acco...