HTC Holiday’s prototype revealed online

The prototype of the upcoming Android-based smartphone from HTC, Holiday has been revealed on the internet.
A prototype was seen on Craigslist and the man who bought it uploaded the images to a thread over at XDA. The screne shots of the device indicate the rumores specifications for the device might be accurate.

Carrots makes people more healthy and attractive

Eating carrots and plums could make people look more healthy and attractive.

Researchers at St Andrews and Bristol universities examined the relationship between skin colour and their attractiveness, and revealed people with yellow skin were perceived as particularly healthy and attractive.

Ian Stephen, one of the scientists involved in the project, want to encourage people to eat more fruits and vegetables with pigments known as carotenoids, especially as it took just two months of increased consumption to produce visible results.

New blood test to detect Alzheimer’s & cancer

A blood test that is used for antibodies which is a protein produced by the immune system may soon be used to detect Alzheimer’s and other diseases including some forms of cancer.

Detecting the Alzheimer's via antibodies would be a simpler and less invasive method of diagnosing the disease.

Typically, in developing blood test for diseases, researchers searched for antigens that are a protein secreted from a virus, bacteria, from some cancerous cells or in neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s that set off an immune response. 

Flu awareness plea as schools reopen

Hoards of kids could be left at the mercy of for swine flu as drugstores have been denying vaccinating under 18s.
 
Doctors have warned parents that the reopening of schools following the Christmas holidays this week could trigger a children's epidemic flu. 

So, parents should try to buy the jab privately for their children as soon as possible.

Flu has killed 39 victims in Britain since October including 11 under 15s.

All-Party Parliamentary Group to inquire dementia funding

The cost of caring for dementia patients would be the major subject for inquiry.

The All-party Parliamentary group (APPG) on Dementia will be set to launch an inquiry to how the funds could be spent more effectively on helping those with dementia.

It is estimated that the total cost of dementia care in the UK comes to £20 billion every year and is likely to rise to around £27billion by 2018.

A report suggested that NHS had saved nearly £80 million last year by enabling people with dementia to leave hospital a week earlier.

As the number of people with dementia rises, they still would be looking into how the money could be better spent in tackling the condition this year.

Baroness Sally Greengross, chairwomen of the APPG want to share ideas and practical examples so that the NHS, local authorities and others can deliver the best care at the right price.

Researchers from the Institute of Neurology, University College of London have found that by combining lumber puncture with MRI scan of brain, they can detect the early stages of dementia.

Income Tax Department raids on Koda’s property

The Income Tax Department raided at 70 places in eight Indian states for investigation against the charges that were made on former Jharkhand CM and MP for having disproportionate assets, on Saturday.

IT Department Director Ujjal Kumar Chaudhary said that his team is currently probing Madhu Koda and his liaisons Vinod Kumar Sinha and Sanjay Chaudhary for havind disproportionate properties at 70 places of eight cities of the country.

He further added that the search operation is based on the intelligence reports received recently.

Debut of Indiabulls Power was not impressive; closes down by 13%

Indiabulls Power started very weakly on Friday as it got a lukewarm response from investors. It ended with a downfall of 13% over its issue price. Indiabulls Power is listed in Bombay Stock Exchange.

The company lifted Rs 1700 crore with the help of public offer of 39.08 crore shares. It has decided to keep the price at the upper end of the price band.

Indiabulls power is listed in National Stock Exchange too, and it fell down by 15.11% at Rs 38.20 there. The company has observed an intra-day low of Rs 35.35 on the National Stock Exchange.

My hectic schedule saved me from suicide, says Madonna

Queen of Pop, Madonna has recently disclosed a thrilling truth in front of camera. She revealed that her hectic schedule saved her from killing herself after her divorce with British filmmaker Guy Ritchie last year.

The 51-year old pop star said that she was really hurt after being divorced with Ritchie and she was distracted only by her work, which includes world tour.

Samsung Omnia II to be launched next month

Samsung Omnia II is likely to be launched by Verizon on November 1st in the Indian market. However, the company has not confirmed the report yet.

As per reports, the new handset will have a 65K WVGA R-type 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, with 5MP camera that can record videos at 720x480 pixels.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6.5, the handset also features Bluetooth, USB and Wi-Fi facilities.

Police nabbed three for theft at Kareena’s house

Police claimed that they had solved the case of theft that took place at Kareena’s house. Moreover, the police officials had also recovered a pearl set and a ring worth Rs 41,000 and Rs 1.53 lakh in cash from the three domestic helps.

The robbery took place on October 8, and the trio had stolen cash and other valuables worth Rs 2.50 lakh from Kareena’s house.

The three arrested were identified as Pawansingh Chouhan (24), Anita Osami (35) and Tina Yadav (26), and they confessed the theft, said Additional Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta.

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