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Obama administration provides new details on military’s brutal techniques

barack obamaWashington, Apr. 22 : A newly declassified Congressional report released Tuesday has outlined the most detailed evidence yet that the military’s use of harsh interrogation methods on terrorism suspects was approved at high levels of the Bush administration.

The report focused solely on interrogations carried out by the military, not those conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency at its secret prisons overseas.

It rejected claims by former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and others that Pentagon policies played no role in harsh treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq or other military facilities.

Berries may help keep wrinkles at bay

wrinklesWashington, Apr 22 : The latest beauty cream that can be added in a woman''s skin care regimen can be found in berries. A new study has found that an antioxidant present in the fruit could help fight skin damage due to ultraviolet (UV) rays.

Using a topical application of the antioxidant ellagic acid, researchers at Hallym University in the Republic of Korea markedly prevented collagen destruction and inflammatory response - major causes of wrinkles - in both human skin cells and the sensitive skin of hairless mice following continuing exposure to UV-B, the sun''s skin-damaging ultraviolet radioactive rays.

Slumdog’s ‘Jai Ho’ Trust hires social worker to look after Rubina Ali

Slumdog star Rubina Ali''s dad puts her on sale for £200kWashington, Apr 22 : Slumdog Millionaire trust has come out to the rescue of the film’s child star Rubina Ali by hiring a social worker to look after her.

The Jai Ho Trust was established with financial support from the filmmakers to ensure the welfare of the movie''s child stars, including Rubina and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail.

The trust has offered to help by hiring a trained social worker to look after the welfare of Rubina - amid allegations that the nine-year-old girl’s father Rafiq tried to sell her for
2,00,000 pounds.

Agents that speed up destruction of proteins linked to Alzheimer''s identified

Agents that speed up destruction of proteins linked to Alzheimer''s identifiedWashington, Apr 22 : Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered potential drug-like compounds that can speed up the destruction of protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

The research team led by Dr Malcolm Leissring, from Mayo''s Department of Neuroscience have found two chemicals that could speed up activity of a molecule, insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), which helps destroy A-beta proteins that form plaque in the brains of patients.

''Smart bomb'' drug delivery may boost effectiveness of prostate cancer imaging

''Smart bomb'' drug delivery may boost effectiveness of prostate cancer imagingWashington, Apr 22 : Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have identified a novel way to combine imaging with chemotherapy in a single agent for the treatment of prostate cancer.

According to lead researcher Dr John P. Sedelaar, a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, conventional methods include multimodality MRI to examine the urological system for diagnosing prostate cancer.

Fielder-Civil wants DNA test from ‘pregnant lover’

Amy Winehouse now writing a book of poemsWashington, April 22 : Amy Winehouse’s estranged husband Blake Fielder-Civil has demanded a paternity test from his alleged rehab lover following claims that she’s pregnant with his child.

Gilleen Morris recently said that she is expecting Fielder-Civil''s baby following a brief fling while they were being treated at the Phoenix Futures Rehab Centre in Sheffield, England in February (09).

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