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Disposable and Affordable E-readers on the Anvil

Researchers from The University of Cincinnati are working on the development of affordable and disposable e-readers. The research by Andrew




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Government Issues Dengue Alert In Odisha

The Odisha Government has notified the Managing Director of Industrial Development Corporation Organization (IDCO), all district Collectors and industrial




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Dengue Cases on Rise in Madhya Pradesh, 277 People Test Positive for the Disease

The dengue virus kills an estimated 20,000 people each year and infects up to 100 million, suggested the World Health Organization (WHO). There is no vaccine for dengue.




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Prior Infection With Dengue Lowers Zika Disease Severity

People who are infected by Zika virus are less likely to fall ill if they had dengue fever before than individuals with Zika virus who never had dengue, reveals a new study.




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Possible New Therapeutic Strategy for Severe Dengue Disease

Nafamostat mesylate, a tryptase inhibitor, can treat severe dengue disease, according to the team of researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School. The




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Regular Tub Bathing can Reduce Heart Disease Death Risk

Highlights: Taking a tub bath every day can save your heart and make you live longer Regular tub bathing can




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Childhood Obesity and High Blood Pressure can Lead to Future Heart Disease

Highlights: Children who are obese are at higher risk of developing heart disease later Regular physical ac




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Mapping Health Risks for People With Mental Disorders: Study

Highlights: People with mental disorders are more likely to develop other health conditions Mapping the




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Berries, Apples and Tea can Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease

Highlights: Consuming flavonoid-rich foods can keep Alzheimer's disease at bay Foods rich in flavonoids a




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Tax-News.com: OECD Seeks Feedback On Dispute Resolution In Ten Jurisdictions

The OECD has requested stakeholders' input on the dispute resolution processes in place in Andorra, Anguilla, Bahamas, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Faroe Islands, Macau (China), Morocco, and Tunisia.




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Investigational Drug to Prevent Heart Disease May Treat Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer cells become detached from their point of origin and shift using fats as an energy source, according to Benjamin Bitler, PhD, and CU Cancer




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Diabetes Drugs Effective in Reducing Heart, Kidney Disease

Two types of diabetes drugs namely SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 drugs were effective in reducing heart complications including stroke, heart attack, and




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Teprotumumab, First FDA-approved Drug for Thyroid Eye Disease Proves Effective

Regardless of patient gender, age or smoking status, teprotumumab, the first FDA-approved drug for thyroid eye disease, provides significant improvement




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Drug Saves Lives of Children Fighting Fatal Immune Disease

Emapalumab saved a child suffering from HLH. Although the 34-patient study wasn't large enough to show the efficacy of this new drug, doctors say their data are promising.




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Tax-News.com: Tax Agencies Meet To Discuss Use Of Big Data Analysis

Tax agencies from 31 countries discussed the ways they are using data analysis tools to improve tax enforcement and administration, at the first meeting of the IOTA Forum on Tax Debt Management, held in Prague, Czech Republic, On October 1-3, 2019.




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Tax-News.com: UK Lawmakers Discuss Potential Post-Brexit Free Zones

During a January 7, 2018, debate in the UK House of Commons, UK lawmakers discussed the country's plans to leave the EU, its customs union, and value-added tax area.




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Tax-News.com: Swiss Tax Disputes Resolved Quickly In 2018: Report

Switzerland has released a report on its efforts to resolve tax disputes, noting that the average time to complete mutual agreement procedure cases was 13 months in 2018, significantly below that required under the BEPS minimum standards.




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Tax-News.com: France And US Seek End To Digital Tax Dispute

According to French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, France and the United States will in the next two weeks attempt to reach a compromise over their ongoing dispute regarding France's new digital services tax.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Seeks Input On 13 New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews

The OECD is seeking input from taxpayers on dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, as part of follow-up work under BEPS Action Plan Action 14.




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Good Sleep Patterns Reduce Heart Disease Risk Despite Genetic Influences

Highlights: Healthy sleep patterns can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) These sleep pat




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Amendment in the Schedule K Drugs Allows Health Workers to Dispense Drugs

Highlights: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed changes to the drugs and cosmetics




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Disrupting Glutamine Metabolism Aids to Treat Chemotherapy Resistant Pancreatic Cancer

Highlights : A way to utilize existing chemotherapy in a more efficient manner in treating pancreat




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Latest Study Shows How Indians are Practicing Social Distancing to Fight the Coronavirus

Highlights : Coronavirus cases have crossed over 50,000 in India, despite being under strict lockdown Social distanc




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Tax-News.com: Caribbean Territories To Undergo Dispute Resolution BEPS Peer Review

The OECD has launched a review of dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, as part of follow-up work under BEPS Action Plan Action 14.




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Tax-News.com: Trump Discusses Payroll Tax Cut With Congress

On March 9, 2020, United States President Donald Trump revealed that the Administration would begin discussions with Congress on potential tax measures to ease the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, including a payroll tax cut.




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Tax-News.com: Tax Agencies To Discuss TP Proactively With Willing MNEs

The OECD has recently launched a new program – the International Compliance Assurance Programme – being spearhead by the Forum on Tax Administration that is aimed at providing assurance to multinationals with regards to their transfer pricing affairs.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Releases New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews

The OECD on March 12 released a third round of peer reviews of countries' efforts to implement the BEPS minimum standard on improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms.




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Tax-News.com: Dassault Responds To Paradise Paper Leaks

French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has issued a statement on its tax arrangements in response to media coverage of the so-called "Paradise Papers."




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Tax-News.com: EU Committee To Consider VAT Response To Paradise Papers

Value-added tax avoidance will be considered by a new EU anti-tax avoidance committee, the creation of which is expected to be endorsed at an EU parliamentary plenary on March 1, 2018.




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Tax-News.com: Australia Explains Tax Disclosure Obligation On Largest Firms

The Australian Taxation Office has issued an e-brief on how companies can assess if they are required to submit a reportable tax position schedule.




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Tax-News.com: Tax Agencies Meet To Discuss Use Of Big Data Analysis

Tax agencies from 31 countries discussed the ways they are using data analysis tools to improve tax enforcement and administration, at the first meeting of the IOTA Forum on Tax Debt Management, held in Prague, Czech Republic, On October 1-3, 2019.




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Tax-News.com: Swiss Council Adopts Dispatch On 8 TIEAs

The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a dispatch on the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information with eight jurisdictions.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Global Forum Discusses Tax Transparency Progress

200 delegates from more than 90 delegations met in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on November 15-17, 2017, for the 10th meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes which now includes 147 countries and jurisdictions.




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Tax-News.com: France And US Seek End To Digital Tax Dispute

According to French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, France and the United States will in the next two weeks attempt to reach a compromise over their ongoing dispute regarding France's new digital services tax.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Releases Seven Dispute Resolution Peer Review Reports

The OECD has released new stage two peer reviews on seven countries' implementation of the BEPS Action 14 minimum standard, on improving tax dispute resolution, covering Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Sweden.




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Intermittent Fasting Helps Prevent Disease

Intermittent fasting has worked on the liver to help prevent disease, stated researchers in Australia. The findings will help medical scientists working




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Diet can Impact the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Course

Propionic acid can serve as a potent immunomodulatory supplement to multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iCell/i.




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Most Diets Lead to Weight Loss and Lower Blood Pressure, but Effects Largely Disappear After a Year: Study

A new study published in The BMJ revealed that weight loss at the 12 month-up diminished, and improvements in heart disease risk factors largely disappeared,




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Seek Help and Break Barriers to Eating Disorders Recovery

Seeking help from health experts could be the best way to win over eating disorders, suggests a new study. A new study has found young people are leaving




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Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Categorized as a Mental Disorder: WHO

WHO has officially recognized 'compulsive sexual behavior' a mental disorder. An excessive engrossment with sexual fantasies urges, and behaviors that




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Individual HPV Types Linked to HIV Infection Discovered

For the first time scientists have discovered 37 individual types of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, that are specifically associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.




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Proteins That may Play Key Roles in Female Fertility and Cancer Biology Discovered

Aurora kinase A (AURKA), AURKB and AURKC proteins regulate each other with surprising twists and turns in female mouse eggs, a finding that may play an




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Study Leads to Improved Vaccinations Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Skin vaccination generates protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues. Study conducted by King's College London scientists has revealed




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New Way to Predict Caries Progression Discovered

An increase in the concentration of several substances in the oral fluid serves as the indication of dental caries development. Researchers from Russia




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Alerting Patients to Their Risk of Gum Disease Improves Inflammation and Dental Hygiene, Says Study

Use of psychological techniques to communicate the risk of developing periodontal disease to patients improved their dental hygiene over a three month period.




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Respiratory Exposures in Dental Clinics May Up Occupational Lung Disease in Dentists

Frequent exposure to dangerous microscopic, airborne particulates, and gases during dental procedures may increase dental professionals' risk of developing




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Elite Athletes Have High Rates of Oral Disease Despite Brushing Twice Daily

Elite athletes have poor oral health despite brushing their teeth more regularly than most people, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iBritish Dental Journal/i.




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Key Molecules Discovered Could Help Tackle Tooth Loss and Regeneration

New study sheds light on the science behind the periodontal ligament formation, which helps to keep the tooth stable in the jawbone. This improved understanding




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Type 2 Diabetics Should Discontinue Insulin In Older Age

Type 2 diabetics who were in poor health were mostly continuing their insulin intake after age 75 compared to their counterparts in better health./br According




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Tooth Loss Tied to Higher Risk of Heart Disease

Individual's who have lost their teeth due to nontraumatic reasons may have a higher risk of developing heart disease. The causal association between