It has been seen that most of the African American women like to braid or tightly weave their hair.  This hairstyle is considered to never go out of fashion. In a new research it has been confirmed that such braiding or tight weaving can cause permanent hair loss.

The anti-smoking lobby has grown stronger with the passage of everyday over the past few years. The government announced a ban on the display of cigarette packs in stores on Thursday that is also observed as ‘no smoking day’ in the UK.

Mental illness is a reality that is staring down at the world; one of the biggest causes of people suffering from such conditions, is stress. These diseases happen to inflict everyone, from teenagers to the elderly.

On Wednesday Medtronic Inc. announced that the issues highlighted in the two warning letters from the Food and Drug Administration regarding their facilities in Mounds View and Juncos, Puerto Rico have been resolved. The resolution of these issues means that critical medical devices produced in these plants can now be made ready for introduction into the United States market.

Dishonest businessmen and scam artists are becoming more and more secretive and complex in their ways of committing fraud against taxpayer-funded Medicare and Medicaid. In one example, a man would enter apartments in Delaware and ask to speak with elderly residents in order to “educate” them on the different types of medical equipment available to them.

On Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration announced its approval of a drug designed for the treatment of lupus; the first of its kind to hit the market in more than 50 years. The drug, called Benlysta, helps manage the symptoms of lupus, an immune disease that attacks the organs of the body.

According to a recent Amazon advertisement, the HTC Desire S handset – the new version of the HTC Desire handset that received rave reviews at the MWC last year - will likely be released on April 18; and the cost of the phone will be $419.99.

Gay rights groups are voicing their displeasure at a newly-released iPhone app that guides Catholics through confession and advertises itself as “the aid for every penitent.” The £1.19-priced app – “Confession: A Roman Catholic App” – is available from the Apple iTunes store.

In a revelation of sorts about “dirty little secrets of search,” a recent article in The New York Times has drawn attention to how retail biggie JC Penney successfully gamed Google to deliver its website as the No. 1 search result for an array of terms.

As per sources, Android has been termed as the top smartphone platform in Q4 2010; however a new report from Gartner is disputing the claim.

Gartner states that with the help of Symbian-based products by Fujitsu and Sharp, and legacy products from Sony Ericsson and Samsung, Symbian had barely edged out Android.