WASHINGTON — A new study titled “Breastfeeding in the First Days of Life Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age” found that babies who were breastfed, even for a few days, had lower blood pressure as toddlers. These differences in blood pressure may translate into improved heart and vascular health in adults. The study’s findings were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access journal of the American Heart Association. The research found that cardiovascular disease risk factors, including high blood pressure, can start in childhood. Studies have also confirmed breastfeeding is associated with lower…
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MUMBAI, India — Ajay Devgn got nostalgic as his action-thriller “Singham” clocked ten years on July 22, 2021. Taking to his Twitter handle, the actor shared a video that featured different shots from the film. Along with the video, he thanked the entire crew and dedicated it to the frontline workers. “Jismein hai dum, toh fakt Bajirao Singham. Singham sirf ek film nahin hai, Singham ek jasba hai, emotion hai, ek salaam hai uss police force ke naam jo apni parwah kiye bina, imandaari aur sachhi nishtha se apna kaam iss desh ki seva mein kar rahe hain. (Singham is not just a film, it is…
NEW DELHI — Shefali Shah’s second directorial short film, “Happy Birthday Mummyji,” was released on July 23, 2021. Her husband, director-producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah, showered her with praise after watching the film. The actor, who has now turned director, is passionate about this craft she has grown to love. Vipul expressed his thoughts about the “Dil Dhadakne Do” actor’s short film. “Extremely proud to share my wife and par-excellence actor, Shefali’s second directorial film, Happy Birthday Mummyji,” he said. “She’s done such an amazing job as an actor and a human being over the years. As a director, when I saw this film,…
WASHINGTON — Overeating, whether it is guided by hunger or pleasure, typically leads to obesity, which affects about 42 percent of the adults in the United States, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Looking to contribute to the development of effective treatments for obesity, an international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine investigated in an animal model how the brain regulates feeding triggered by hunger or other factors. The study titled “5-HT Recruits Distinct Neurocircuits to Inhibit Hunger-driven and Non-hunger-driven Feeding” appears in Molecular Psychiatry. The study is led by Dr. Yong Xu, professor of pediatrics — nutrition, molecular and…
ADELAIDE, Australia — South Australia’s week-long Covid-19 lockdown has officially ended with the state’s peak business group saying it’s time for traders to “rebuild once again”. The lockdown ended at one minute past midnight on July 28 amid confidence the latest cluster of Covid-19 infections has been contained. Business SA chief executive Martin Haese says 2500 emergency support payments have already gone out to local companies that are unlikely to salvage any of the money lost from the forced closure over the past seven days. But he said it was clear the short, sharp lockdown had saved South Australia from “a…
SYDNEY — The global economic recovery risks splitting into two blocs: countries that have high levels of vaccinations and those that do not, the International Monetary Fund has warned. It said close to 40 percent of the population in advanced economies has been fully vaccinated, compared with less than half that in emerging economies and a tiny fraction in low-income countries. “Vaccine access is the principal fault line along which the global recovery splits into two blocs,” the International Monetary Fund said in an update to its April 2021 World Economic Outlook. “Those that can look forward to further normalization of activity later this year…
HOBART, Australia — A contentious proposal to build a cable car on a sacred indigenous landmass on Australia’s island state has been rejected by the Hobart City Council. The Mount Wellington Cableway Company plan included a two-car three-tower cableway to the 1271-meter (4169-feet) summit of Mount Wellington, which has the Indigenous name kunanyi. New indoor and outdoor viewing facilities at the pinnacle, plus a cafe and restaurant, were part of the plan. The Hobart City Council voted against the development application by nine votes to three at a five-hour meeting. An independent report by planning consultants, released last week, found 21 reasons why the…
CANBERRA, Australia — The minister in charge of the Australian Federal Police wants a quick outcome on rape allegations raised by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins. The federal law enforcement agency has handed over a brief of evidence to prosecutors in the Australian Capital Territory, who are now weighing up whether to press charges. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said prosecutors were considering a range of factors, including the likelihood of a conviction. “The sooner this gets resolved, for everyone concerned, particularly for Brittany Higgins, but everyone who has been affected by this, the better,” she said. Earlier this year, Higgins came forward…
CANBERRA, Australia — According to a national poll, Lockdown-inducing Covid-19 outbreaks in the two most populous states of New South Wales and Victoria have prompted Australians to reassess their willingness to get the vaccination. The Melbourne Institute’s fortnightly report card into vaccine hesitancy shows it has fallen, from 33 percent at the end of May to 21.5 percent on July 23. The sharp drop in hesitancy over the past eight weeks is across all states and age groups. With Greater Sydney and its surroundings enduring the fourth week in lockdown, vaccine hesitancy rates in New South Wales are 14.6 percent. That has…
WASHINGTON — La cantante cubana-estadounidense Camila Cabello lanzó su más reciente sencillo “Don’t Go Yet” (“No te vayas aún”) el 23 de julio de 2021; la canción forma parte de su próximo álbum “Familia”. La exestrella de “Fifth Harmony” abraza su herencia mexicano-cubana en varias escenas del video musical “Don’t Go Yet”; se centran en lo que aparentemente es una reunión de “familia escogida” mientras muestra sus pasos de baile latinos. Cabello dijo que quería “expresar alegría colectiva”, según informes. “Egoístamente, quiero que sea ese tipo de asunto familiar porque me haría feliz”, dijo Cabello. “Haría mi vida mejor, y eso…