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Medical legal costs ‘excessive and should be capped’

The government intends to put strict limits on the “excessive fees” some lawyers claim in medical negligence cases against the NHS in England. Officials want a defined limit on legal costs in cases where the claims are below £100,000, saying that some lawyers submit bills that charge more than patients receive in compensation. But solicitors warn the move could deny ...

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Orange juice good for ageing brain

London: Drinking orange juice could help improve brain function in elderly people, says a new study. ‘The population is ageing rapidly across the world. Estimates suggest that the number of persons aged 60 or over could triple by 2,100. It’s therefore imperative that we explore simple, cost-effective ways to improve cognitive function in old age,’ said study co-author Daniel Lamport ...

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Now, you can smoke in Hawaii only if you are 21

Hawaii has become the very first state of US to push the authorised smoking age from 18 to 21 with effect of which purchase and use of digital cigarettes will also be banned for individuals under the age of 21 from January 1, 2016. Governoe of Hawaii David Ige signed the bill of raising the minimum smoking age in the ...

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Go vegan to keep memory loss at bay

A new study has suggested that eating green leafy vegetables can help keep mental abilities sharp. Something as easy as adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to your diet could help slow cognitive decline, according to Rush University Medical Center’s research, which also examined the nutrients responsible for the effect, linking vitamin K consumption to slower cognitive decline ...

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Maintain food safety, hygiene in summer

 Take extra care to protect food in summer and keep bacteria at bay. Saurabh Arora, founder of www.foodsafetyhelpine.com, shares tips on food safety and hygiene: * Maintain hygiene: Wash hands before cooking and after handling raw meat, fish and poultry. Dry hands with a clean towel. Make a habit of wearing an apron in the kitchen. Avoid cooking and touching ...

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Longer secondary schooling cuts risk of HIV infection, especially for girls

Longer the secondary schooling significantly lowers the risk of HIV infection, especially for girls, claims a new study. Harvard researchers conducted a research in Botswana, and found that for each additional year of secondary school, students lowered their risk of HIV infection by 8 percentage points about a decade later, from 25 percent to about 17 percent infected. It could ...

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Toukir, Bipasha work in Abul Hayat’s Eid tele-drama

The audience usually get the opportunity to watch the celebrity artistes in tele-dramas on the Eid occasions. Similarly, popular onscreen and real life couple Toukir Ahmed and Bipasha Hayat will be seen appearing together in an Eid special tele-drama titled ‘Sonali Danar Chil’. The tele-drama is scripted and directed by Abul Hayat. The duo is working together again under the ...

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Chandni-Intekhab Dinar-Jenny in serial Mayabono Biharini

Before Eid, actors remain engage with acting for either Eid plays or telefilms. But sometimes these actors cannot avoid acting in good story and script based serials. Mayabono Biharini is that type of serial in which any actor cannot avoid to agree to work. For the first time, Chandni, Intekhab Dinar and Jenny acted together in a serial on the ...

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Disney theme parks say no to ‘selfie sticks’

Disney World is no longer allowing the use of selfie sticks in the theme parks. Though they had initially tried to accommodate the sticks, and had only forbidden the users from taking them out on rides, after failing to control the smartphone accessory epidemic at Disney World, the company is now changing the rules. Starting this week, Disney’s employees will ...

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EL James made 10M pounds profit from ’50 Shades’ trilogy

The best-selling book ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author EL James raked in almost 20 million pounds in 2014, with a profit of 9.8 million pounds. The legal accounts of the 52-year-old British author showed that the she took a dividend of 2.6 million pounds from the company in 2014, whereas she pockets 3.2 million pounds in 2013, the Guardian reported. ...

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