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Menopause happens due to men

Menopause happens due to menEverything related to menopause like night sweats, hot flushes, mood swings and more can be blamed on men.

It was stated by evolutionary geneticists from Canada's McMaster University that older women have no purpose to remain fertile as men choose younger women as partners and this is harming fertility among older women.

Struggling RIM banking heavily on new BB10 platform

Struggling RIM banking heavily on new BB10 platform Canada-based BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM), which has been struggling in the smartphone arena over the last one year or so, is banking heavily on the Wednesday launch of its new BlackBerry 10 (BB10) platform for a reversal of fortunes in the mobile-device arena.

Amazon apologizes for Netflix outage on Christmas Eve

Amazon apologizes for Netflix outage on Christmas EveAmazon Web Services (AWS) has apologized for the outage that disrupted Netflix's video service for a number of users on Christmas Eve.

Profits important than medical discoveries

Profits important than medical discoveriesAccording to experts, there is a crisis situation for the pharmaceutical industry as when companies develop new drugs, they get rewarded and these drugs are those that have few clinical advantages over existing ones.

TV linked to thicker waists in children

TV linked to thicker waists in childrenA new study claims that more television viewing by children in the beginning years of a child's life leads to thicker waistlines and less muscle fitness.

Half a millimeter of waist circumference can be added along with an impaired muscle fitness for children if children watched TV for every extra weekly hour, a Canadian study saw.

The Ride to Conquer Cancer – a leading fundraising effort in Canada

The Ride to Conquer Cancer – a leading fundraising effort in CanadaThe charity bicycle event, the Ride to Conquer Cancer, has, over the last few years, evolved as one of the leading fundraising efforts in Canada; with the event generating tens of millions of dollars for the fight against a number of diseases, including cancer, heart and stroke disease, diabetes, and multiple sclerosis.

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.