Scientists say, it is wrong to call men shallow for deciding in a fraction of a second if they are attracted to a woman or not, as they are genetically programmed to do so.

According the experts claims, an ancient genetic preference for attractive mates leads men to instantaneously make their preference for potential partners, solely based on their appearance.

Scientists suggest the next time your children complain of pain, recommend they go and play a video game.

According to their claims, the very act of children and adults in acute and chronic pain becoming engrossed in video game action, affords them some analgesic benefits.

The Independent on Sunday reveals, nearly four years ago the manufacturer of baby slings was warned of the dangers the carriers posed, before being implicated in the deaths of three children in the USA.

Now, facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit, California-based Infantino has had to recall over one million slings worldwide, over fears they pose a suffocation threat. Over 10,000 of the SlingRider baby carriers have been sold in the UK, so far.

Saturday, just one day before the Oscars, Sandra Bullock, nominated for the Oscars and favoured to win, was crowned as the Worst Actress of 2009.

Nominated for her drama ‘The Blind Side’, Bullock was the odds-on favorite to win the best actress Oscar, however, she was awarded the Worst Female Performance Razzie Award for her acting in ‘All About Steve’.

This is a first as no actor or actress has won both the Razzie and Oscar in the same year.

Criticising the NHS for treating patients with lack of compassion, Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster and the Head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales said certain hospitals saw the sick as simply medical or behavioural problems to be tackled and resolved.

Health campaigners are subjecting fast food giant, Burger King to extreme grilling over its 1,010-calorie hamburger, the Three Cheese Double Angus, even as child obesity is on the rise.

The burger plus fries and cola mean anyone who was hungry enough to eat them, would have to run 17 miles, just to burn the 1,733 calories and 2½-oz of fat, which is an adult woman’s entire daily saturated fat allowance and half her daily calorie limit, according to dietitian Victoria Taylor.

According to a new Canadian study conducted by researchers from the University of Montreal, Valentine’s Day may be for and is celebrated by young couples; however, the truth is love ripens with age.

Surprisingly, according to the study findings, older couples seemed to be more in love, including having more satisfying sex lives after retirement, despite some physiological hurdles, than their counterparts.

Selecting 511 retired couples, the researchers used the internationally recognised Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale to gauge the satisfaction level of their relationships.

Backing the shedding of the egoistical ‘I’, research indicates it is detrimental for not only individuals to use ‘I’, but more so for couples, with the beneficial effects of using ‘We’ rather than ‘I’ holding true for both.

University of California researchers who conducted the study found that using the word ‘We’ works marvels leading to a far happier marriage, than couples who insist on using ‘I’.