A very low calorie diet can help the heart age more slowly, according to researchers who released what they call the first-ever human study on the subject. The findings confirmed earlier studies on mice and rats that demonstrate the cardiac benefits of a restricted calorie diet. The study looked at the heart function of 25 members of the Caloric Restriction Society, ages 41 to 64, who consume 1,400 to 2,000 nutritionally balanced calories per day. They were compared to 25 people who eat a typical Western diet, consuming 2,000 to 3,000 daily calories on average.

Ants ate away at the eye of a woman receiving treatment for diabetes at a state-run hospital in eastern India, officials say Tuesday. The patient recovering from a post-surgery infection shrieked for help as the ants attacked her on Sunday night, but nurses told her it was normal to feel pain from the infection.

Hong Kong's bustling central business district is falling victim to a rat infestation. Between January and June, the area's rat population soared from 0 to 17 percent, based on the number of rats attracted to every 100 pieces of bait. Ho Yuk-yin, a consultant with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, blames poor maintenance at area restaurants , buildings, and dank, dark alleyways.

Hong Kong's bustling central business district is falling victim to a rat infestation. Between January and June, the area's rat population soared from 0 to 17 percent, based on the number of rats attracted to every 100 pieces of bait. Ho Yuk-yin, a consultant with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, blames poor maintenance at area restaurants , buildings, and dank, dark alleyways.

Hong Kong's bustling central business district has fallen victim to a rat infestation. Between January and June, the area's rat population soared from 0 to 17 percent, based on the number of rats attracted to every 100 pieces of bait. Ho Yuk-yin, a consultant with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, blames poor maintenance at area restaurants , buildings, and dank, dark alleyways.