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A new analysis has showed that diabetic women in the US have to bear lifetime health care costs of $283,000 and the condition badly affects their earning power as well. The analysis was conducted with the aim of looking at the costs from the rise in diabetes, which is now the plight of 382 million people world over. Experts have warned that the number is highly likely to touch the 592 million mark by 2035.

"Employment chances for women with diabetes in the U. S. are decreased by almost half. Women with diabetes also lose out on $21,392 in earnings per year-the highest loss due to diabetes worldwide", said study author Till Seuring of UEA's Norwich Medical School in a statement.

After Coca-Cola Bottling announced better profit compared to market expectations, the stock touched a new 52-week high during trading on Monday. The company traded up to $108.00 and closed at $107.90. Earlier, the stock had closed at $106.65.

In a research note on Friday, analysts at Citigroup Inc. set a $112.00 price target on shares of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, an improvement from its earlier target of $100.00. The stock has been rated by three equities research analysts with a hold rating. And a buy rating has also been issued for the company by three analysts. Currently, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated has an average rating of 'Buy'.

A research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association's Pediatrics publication unveiled that the anti-vaccination movement is to be blamed for measles outbreak linked to Disneyland.

The researcher said, "The ongoing measles outbreak linked to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, shines a glaring spotlight on our nation's growing anti-vaccination movement and the prevalence of vaccination- hesitant parents".

In order to reach at the above mentioned conclusion, they have assessed the publicly available statistics. The researchers said that after seeing a significant rise in the cases of measles in America, it seems that a considerable percentage might be susceptible to infection either due to complete no vaccination or incomplete vaccination.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has rejected the proposal to create Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, a new National Marine Sanctuary on the Central Coast, which would have stretched from Cambria to near Gaviota in Santa Barbara County.

NOAA has said that the nomination by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council was not insufficient. Lisa Wooninck, policy coordinator with the NOAA Sanctuaries regional office in Monterey, said, "It really just boiled down to the fact that some of the management considerations needed more detail".

According to the director of the Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club Andrew Christie, the Chumash can submit the nomination with additional details. The club is in favor of the formation of the sanctuary.

According to a new report, climate change is going to have destructive effects on Australia's food supply. The report named 'Appetite for Change' reveals that the taste of meat, vegetables and grains could change due to climate change.

The report also revealed that quality of these food items will also be impacted. Rising temperatures will also particularly affect dairy. David Karoly, co-author of the report, said that because of climate change the amount of bush fires and heat waves have been increased. The rise in heat-waves and bushfires poses major threat to agricultural regions of Australia.

Oregon State University's Dynamic Robotics Laboratory has developed a robot which is believed to be the fastest bipedal robot ever designed. The robot dubbed 'Atrias', which stands for Assume the Robot is a Sphere, has unusual leg design which its makers think is central to its agility and efficiency. The robot is currently under training to master different speeds before it is launched.

They explained that the four-bar carbon-fiber leg mechanism is very lightweight, softening each football instead of sending large jerks to the body.

The robot's legs are mounted to series-elastic fiberglass springs, which act as suspension and a means of mechanical energy storage.