BOSTON (Reuters) - Allergan Inc, the maker of Botox, said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its eyelash-thickening drug Latisse.

Latisse is designed to treat a condition known as hypotrichosis of the eyelashes, which means a person does not have enough eyelashes.

The active ingredient in Latisse is bimatroprost, the same ingredient that is in Allergan’s glaucoma treatment Lumigan. Patients taking Lumigan found a side effect of the drug to be eyelash growth, prompting Allergan to study it for the new use.

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren’s’ video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct.

In a study of 40 adults in their 60s and 70s, researchers found that those who learned to play a strategy-heavy video game improved their scores on a number of tests of cognitive function.

Men and women who trained in the game for about a month showed gains in tests of memory, reasoning and the ability to “multi-task.”
The findings suggest that video games that keep players “on their toes” might help older adults keep their brains sharp, the researchers report in the journal Psychology and Aging.

By Sven Egenter

ZURICH (Reuters) - The fairy tale tram rattles along Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich’s posh shopping street, beneath the twinkling Christmas lights as if this was just any other year.

Inside the tram, children listen to tales of Santa Claus, outside their parents rush from shop to shop, loaded with bags, ignoring the tales of global economic doom and gloom.

Retailers are rejoicing about record sales and a table in restaurants is as hard to get as a hotel room in ski resorts.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said he would be watching out for journalists taking off their shoes in news conferences after an Iraqi reporter threw a pair at outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad.

Liu Jianchao was asked what he thought of Sunday’s incident, when the television journalist also called the American leader a “dog,” and replied all leaders deserved respect.

“I believe we should have basic respect for the leader of a country,” he told a media briefing, before adding that the attack had given him pause for thought.

RESIDENTS and shopkeepers in flood-prone areas such as Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Jalan Seaview, Mountbatten Road/Meyer Road, Lorong 101 to Lorong 106 Changi and Everitt North Road, as well as motorists driving through these places, are advised to exercise caution over the next few days, when the monsoons are forecast to bring moderate to heavy rain.

According to the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) Meteorological Services Division, moderate to heavy rain is expected to fall islandwide from now until Wednesday, coinciding with high tides ranging from3.1 to 3.2 metres  between noon and 2pm. As a result, flash floods may occur in these areas, it warned.

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CHRISTMAS AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY
I wonder why the press hasn’t enlightened the public about it??

Arlington National Cemetery

Rest  easy, sleep well my brothers.
Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest  easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell…