health and safety
.A study, of nearly 22,000 Taiwanese adults age 50 and up, found that those who’d had a professional tooth “scaling” in the past year were less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke over the next seven years. Tooth scaling, sometimes called a deep cleaning, involves removing the “plaques” that can build up...
All eyes on the Islamic finance industry by Ronnie Teo, bizhive@theborneopost.com. Posted on April 15, 2012, Sunday Malaysia is emerging as a leading hub for the growing Islamic financial industry, with more push from the government to establish an Islamic economic and financial system. This industry is rapidly growing, with total global syariah-compliant fund assets estimated...
New Amnesty International report on discrimination against Muslims in Europe On 24 April 2012, Amnesty International is launching a report calling on European governments to take action against discrimination against Muslims. The report Choice and prejudice: discrimination against Muslims in Europe, exposes the impact of discrimination on the ground of religion or belief on...
Autism: The Wall That Knows No Limits Detecting autism earlier It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers. A study published in Current Biology identified differences in infants’ brainwaves from as early as six months. Behavioural symptoms of autism typically...
The Transition® Every pilot faces uncertain weather, rising costs, and ground transportation hassles on each end of the flight. The Transition® combines the unique convenience of being able to fold its wings with the ability to drive on any surface road in a modern personal airplane platform. Stowing the wings for road use and...
The Truth about MSG Monosodium Glutamate Clinical Nutrition Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is one of several forms of glutamic acid found in foods, in large part because glutamic acid, being an amino acid, is pervasive in nature. Glutamic acid and its salts can also be present in a wide variety of other additives, including hydrolyzed...
Dua for calamity The Prophet taught us: ‘Alhamdulillah-illathi aafani mim mabtalaka bihi wa fath-thalani ala katherim mimman khalaqa taf-theela.” The Prophet said: “If somebody recites this dua while he saw someone else in some fatigue or tensions, he would not be involved in that fatigue or tension.” Hadith Abu Huraira...
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks rallied Monday after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments on the job market gave investors reason to believe interest rates will stay low. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) rose 161 points, or 1.2%, according to early tallies. American Express (AXP, Fortune 500) led gainers on the Dow after...
follow: