| A Drug to End Drug Addiction
What if science made a pill to protect us from addiction keeping us from smoking cigarettes, getting fat or abusing drugs and alcohol? According to encouraging results from several lines of study, it seems that day may be closer than we thought. Researchers in labs around the world are now developing vaccines (not a pill, but an injection) to inoculate people against dangerously addictive substances such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Within "one to 10 years, and closer to one year," says Dr. Frank Vocci, director of treatment research and development at the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), scientists may produce a vaccine against cocaine one of the more promising areas of research that can potentially help millions of addicts, two million in the U.S. alone. .
The History of Chinese Imperial Food
The original model for a dish might have been similar to a dish you once prepared for yourself. Food preparation is impossible without cooks, so emperors in ancient times cherished excellent cooks. The Historical Records by Sima Qian, a famous historian of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220), reports that Yi Yin, the first famous prime minister in known Chinese history, helped Tang (the first ruler of the Shang Dynasty, enthroned 1766 B.C. 1760 B.C.) destroy Jie (the last ruler of the Xia Dynasty, enthroned 1818 B.C. 1766 B.C.). Yi Yin had been a famous cook before he became prime minister. Yi Yin, whose original name was Ah Heng, was a slave of the Youxinshi family. He wanted to convince Tang of his good ideas, but lacked a way, so he brought his kitchen utensils with him and won Tangs trust by demonstrating his cooking skills.
Fabio Capello faces fixture battle
It is a decision I will fully respect, whatever happens. The most important thing to me and all the players is making England great again; if we manage to get England back to winning ways it will make everyone happy." www.telegraph.co.uk/winter Have your say .
Dengue tightens grip; 19 more cases reported
A 23-year-old youth of Bathinda town, Mr Vikas Kumar, was admitted to the local Rajindra Hospital after he was found to be a suspected patient of dengue. Dr Rakesh Gupta, Civil Surgeon, said though a clinical test for the disease, which was conducted at Bathinda, had been negative, the youth was being kept in isolation ward for observation. ROPAR: Two suspected cases of dengue were reported here today. City residents Gurmeet Singh (27) and Tarfiq (10) were found to be having low platelet count. They were referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. Gurmeet was initially admitted to the Civil Hospital, Ropar, while Tarfiq in the private nursing home. Six persons came for the dengue tests in our lab today. Out of which two were tested weak positive in serology test and were found having low platelet count, said Dr J.P Sanga, owner of the lab.
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