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Oral medication tops over prescription lotions in eliminating head lice »

Head lice, which don’t go away easily, are irritating and annoying. Will a simple pill be successful in eradicating it? One of the findings of a most recent study suggests that oral pills are most effective in eradicating these parasites as compared to any prescription lotion for the scalp.

16% of the American population suffering from genital herpes »

A study released by the government on Tuesday, revealed that nearly 16% of the people in the United States in the age group of 14-49 years, have herpes.

Men enjoy longer sex life than women »

It is the tendency of the British to unearth every bit of knowledge about a particular aspect. Scotland Yard and Sherlock Holmes stand to prove the ability of the Englishmen to reveal the unrevealed.

Cancer Society Recommends Regular Colon Cancer Screening »

The good thing about colorectal cancer, which is the third most common cancer in men and women, is that it can be easily detected before the disease develops in the body of the patient.

S.A. Prepares for Tourist Pour During World cup, UK Offers Help for Buying More Condoms »

South Africa, host for Football World Cup this summer, has shown concerns over the matter of tourist-downpour during the game that can lead to more HIV/Aids infections in already the worst affected country in the world. UK has offered £1m donation to South Africa to boost up their condom supply following a demand of one [...]

Updated prostate screening guidelines announced »

Recommendation that men should discuss the uncertainties, risks, and potential benefits of screening before deciding whether to be tested was reaffirmed last week at the updated prostate cancer screening guidelines released by the American Cancer Society.

US judge Puts Apple-Nokia Legal Battle on Hold »

A US federal judge has put the Apple-Nokia legal battle on hold, until the feds get their chance to investigate into the whole matter that seems to have tangled itself to no end.

WPP withdraws hiring freeze »

The World’s top marketing services firm WPP has resumed hiring after a year’s pause, Sir Martin Sorrell, the Chief Executive of the company, said on Friday. WPP also cut nearly 14,000 jobs last year.
Sorrell confirmed that WPP restarted hiring in January this year for the first time after it froze manpower intake last year as [...]

Apple takes on HTC, files lawsuit over patent infringement »

Putting the words of Steve Jobs into action, Apple has filed a patent-infringement complaint against Taiwan’s HTC with the International Trade Commission. In March 2007 at the launch of iPhone, Jobs said that Apple had applied for more than 200 patents and was ready to enforce them.
Apple now wants ITC’s intervention in the matter and [...]

Samsung offers a widget packed phone »

Aimed to hit the sweet spot of tech enthusiasts; the latest offering from Samsung comes the widget loaded–Caliber (SCH-r860). This device features Samsung’s TouchWiz User Interface which is capable of integrating exclusively-crafted widgets that facilitate users to customize and personalize their phone.
Social networking websites namely Facebook and MySpace can be easily logged in by means [...]