The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued warning against consumption of two varieties of chocolate bars. This warning has been specifically issued for people allergic to milk protein.

Different people have different views regarding homosexuality. According to Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, homosexuality is an offence and person indulging in such act can be given life imprisonment. Gay rights activists filed a PIL to seek the court's direction to decriminalise gay sex among consenting adults in private.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is working hard to equip Americans with tools to fight influenza. Flu takes life of 36,000 Americans each year. Authorities feel that this year they will be able to prevent flu-related deaths.

This week has been dubbed as week “National Influenza Vaccination Week.” Tuesday was celebrated as “Children’s Flu Vaccination Day.” Government is encouraging people to get themselves and their families vaccinated against influenza.

The CDC expanded the recommended age for children to get the flu vaccine to six months through 18 years. According to the national Parent Teachers Association, children, on average, miss five days of school a year due to cold and flu.

A public-interest litigation (PIL), seeking a ban on Google Earth has been initiated in the Bombay High Court, following the unfortunate episode that hit Mumbai less than a fortnight ago.

According to the Spanish researchers, mixed nuts, with the Mediterranean daily diet, may help older people manage their metabolic syndrome, a group of related disorders included abdominal obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and abnormal blood sugar. “The results of the present study show that a non-energy-restricted traditional Mediterranean diet enriched with nuts, which is high in fat, high in unsaturated fat and palatable, is a useful tool in managing the metabolic syndrome,” they wrote in the Archives of Internal Medicine. 

Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd, a maker of memory modules, motherboards and graphics cards, has forayed into the Netbook arena with the launching of its first ‘Netbook’, which will hit the Indian market this year.

The new Simmtronics Netbook, which is based on the power-savvy Intel Atom N970 (1.6 GHz, 2.5 Watts) mobile processor, comes with a 10.2 inch screen and guarantees low power usage through superior Intel SpeeStep Technology.