Prenatal Smoking Tied to Kids' Behavior Issues

Women who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their children at increased risk for conduct problems in childhood, researchers found. Across three different studies, children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy -- whether they were reared by their genetically-related mother or an adoptive mother -- had higher mean scores on measures of conduct problems compared with children whose birth mothers...

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Prenatal Smoking Tied to Kids' Behavior Issues

Women who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their children at increased risk for conduct problems in childhood, researchers found. Across three different studies, children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy -- whether they were reared by their genetically-related mother or an adoptive mother -- had higher mean scores on measures of conduct problems compared with children whose birth mothers...

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Obama nominates Caroline Kennedy as Ambassador to Japan

U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former president John F Kennedy, as his next envoy to Japan. If confirmed by the Senate, Ms. Kennedy would replace U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, who has been serving in this position since 2009. Mr. Obama made the announcement along with nomination of some other key administration post, including Marcel Lettre...

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House rejects bid to curb spy agency data collection

(Reuters) - A U.S. spy program that sweeps up vast amounts of electronic communications survived a legislative challenge in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the first attempt to curb the data gathering since former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed details of its scope. The House of Representatives voted 217-205 to defeat an amendment to the defense appropriations bill that...

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Ladakh incursions: India-China border talks today

New Delhi: Amid fresh reports of Chinese troops intruding into the Indian territory in Ladakh region, India and China will hold border talks on Tuesday.  Three months after the 21-day stand-off in Depsang valley in Ladakh, Chinese troops again came deep inside the Indian territory in that area last week to reach upto 2 kms close to Indian posts, in one of five such incursions in the recent past.  In the Chumar sector, the Chinese troops had entered the area on July 16-17 and July 18...

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LaGuardia Plane Crash: Eight People Injured

Eight people have been injured after a plane's landing gear collapsed as it touched down at a New York airport. The accident left the Boeing 737 – operated by Southwest Airlines – with its nose resting against the runway at LaGuardia. The accident forced the temporary closure of the airport, which mostly handles flights to and from other US cities. Some 150 people were on board at the time. The...

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Report: Apple experimenting with bigger iPhone, iPad screens

iPhone and iPad users looking with envy at the ever-ballooning screen sizes of Android devices shouldn't lose hope just yet. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has been experimenting with iPhone screen sizes larger than the current four inches, echoing rumors from earlier this year that the company may be looking to supplement its current offerings. The WSJ...

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Over 35 and pregnant? What you need to know

Approximately 20 percent of women in the United States have their first baby after age 35, and if you’re pregnant or trying to conceive, you might be worried about having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. After 35, a woman has a higher chance for having a baby with trisomy 13, 18 and 21.  Trisomy 21 is also known as Down syndrome, a condition that affects one in every 691 babies...

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Ashes 2013: James Pattinson ruled out of remaining Tests

Australia fast bowler James Pattinson will miss the rest of the Ashes series against England after suffering a stress fracture of the lower back. The 23-year-old complained of soreness in his hip and back at the end of the second Test at Lord's. Cricket Australia confirmed Pattinson would miss the rest of the tour after a scan revealed the extent of the injury. "Unfortunately he will...

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Royal baby: Kate gives birth to boy

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, Kensington Palace has announced. The baby was delivered at 16:24 BST at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, weighing 8lb 6oz. The Duke of Cambridge said in a statement the couple "could not be happier". He and the duchess will remain in the hospital overnight. The news has been displayed on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham...

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Wiggins: Cycling's future is bright post Armstrong blood letting

After the blood letting and recriminations in the wake of Lance Armstrong's doping confession, cycling continues to face questions over whether the sport is riding clean. The fall out from Armstrong's public confession sent shock waves through the sport and current Tour de France leader Chris Froome has voiced his frustration at continued questions about doping. So much so that Team...

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All the benefits of exercise, from a pill?

Good news for couch potatoes: Researchers are developing a drug that provides all the benefits of exercise, with no actual workout required, according to the New York Times. In a study published in Nature Medicine, researchers injected a compound into obese mice that increased production of the muscle protein REV-ERB, which is known to have an impact on sleep and on animals’ internal...

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Homicide police investigate prostitute's death in St Kilda

POLICE are investigating the suspected killing of a prostitute whose body was found in a van in St Kilda's red-light district yesterday. The 40-year-old sex worker suffered upper body and facial injuries and died inside the van, police believe. Officers were called to Greeves St about 2.55pm yesterday. The woman had been living inside the white Ford Econovan that had been parked on...

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