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Health-care system will get strained by Canada’s aging population

Health-care system will get strained by Canada’s aging populationA longer lifespan is being lived by a majority of Canadians and this also means they are living with more diseases.

Problems like kidney problems, diabetes and high blood pressure are being experienced by many and this has become a cause of concern for experts.

Stem cell surgery restores sight for Katie Piper

Stem cell surgery restores sight for Katie PiperStem cell surgery has restored sight for a former model and television presenter who following an acid attack was left partially blind in one eye.

NHS reforms row confuses patients

NHS reforms row confuses patientsPatients are now confused with the NHS reforms that are being talked over and over again and has created a row, senior doctors claimed.

The controversial bill must be stopped; this was stated by the Labour leader Ed Miliband MP.

He had stated in an article that there are just three months to prevent great harm being done to the NHS.

“People-pleasers” tend to overeat in social situations: study

“People-pleasers” tend to overeat in social situations: study"People-pleasers"- who put their own needs behind the needs of others- tend to overeat in social situations, a new study says.

The study, published in the Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, says people-pleasers tend to overeat in social settings to make sure others feel more comfortable.

Apple mobile devices were briefly unavailable for sale in Germany on Friday after injunction

Apple mobile devices were briefly unavailable for sale in Germany on Friday after injunction With the Apple-Motorola patent scuffle in Germany resulting in a Manheim court verdict which granted a permanent injunction against Apple's iCloud push email notifications, some of the mobile devices from Apple were briefly unavailable for sale in the country on Friday.

US government, military to get secure Android phones

US government, military to get secure Android phonesAccording to the information shared by the people involved in the project pertaining to the deployment of smartphones to US government and military, some US officials will likely be given smartphones equipped with the capability of handling classified government documents over cellular networks.

Mark Zuckerberg's 2011 personal income tax bill may be $1.5 billion!

Mark Zuckerberg's 2011 personal income tax bill may be $1.5 billion!According to a Financial Times (FT) report, the imminent Facebook IPO will make the social network's founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg one of the richest people in the world; with his Facebook stake likely to be worth as much as a whopping $28.4 billion, and his 2011 personal income tax bill reaching up to a staggering $1.5 billion.