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Sops from drug companies influence medical journalists, says report

Sops from drug companies influence medical journalists, says reportLondon, November 20 : A team of Dartmouth researchers says that there is a need for greater scrutiny of the relationship between medical journalists and health care industrial sources, as pharmaceutical companies can influence the media by offering some sops.

‘Cure’ for Indian ‘werewolf boy’ found

‘Cure’ for Indian ‘werewolf boy’ foundLondon, November 20 : A cure for an Indian boy with ‘werewolf syndrome’, a condition which leaves the face and body of the sufferer covered in hair, has been found by Colombia University researchers in New York.

The researchers attribute their groundbreaking work to testosterone injections, which they used on 11-year-old Pruthviraj Patil, one of just 50 people in the world with the rare genetic condition, called hypertrichosis.

Cambodian monk allegedly rapes British tourist

Cambodian monk allegedly rapes British touristPhnom Penh 

John Terry saves blushes as England take command in Berlin

John Terry saves blushes as England take command in BerlinBerlin  - Captain John Terry helped gift Germany a goal and then scored the winner as England continued their run of fine form with a 2-1 victory in Berlin Wednesday.

The Chelsea defender headed an 84th-minute winner for Fabio Capello's depleted side to save his embarrassment after a terrible mix-up with keeper Scott Carson had handed Germany an equalizer.

Terry at the double as England sink Germany

Terry at the double as England sink GermanyBerlin  - Captain John Terry scored both goals as England downed Germany 2-1 in Berlin Wednesday.

The Chelsea defender headed an 84th-minute winner for Fabio Capello's depleted side to save his embarrassment after a terrible mix-up with keeper Scott Carson had gifted Germany an equalizer.

Terry had given England a deserved opener in the 24th minute but a schoolboy error with Carson, playing the second half for David James, had allowed a lacklustre home side to level in the 63rd.

Britain to clamp down on "sex-slave trafficking"

Britain to clamp down on "sex-slave trafficking" London - The British government announced plans Wednesday to clamp down on prostitution involving women who are controlled by pimps or have become victims of so-called sex-slave trafficking, mainly from Eastern Europe and Asia.

Men who have sex with women trafficked or forced into prostitution would in future face prosecution as paying for sex with a woman "controlled for another's gain" would become a "strict liability offence," Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said.

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