The Balkan Chronicle

More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn't exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News.

The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of products labeled "honey."

The removal of these microscopic particles from deep within a flower would make the nectar flunk the quality standards set by most of the world's food safety agencies.

Finally, a simple method to looking younger that doesn't cost you a cent, a new study suggests that by simply showing off your pearly whites and looking happy, you have a greater chance of people underestimating your age.

The study conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, found that the age of a person with a neutral facial expression is most accurately identified, possibly why we are told not to smile for passport photos. But that it is much harder to read the age of faces that have an emotional expression, with people smiling the most likely to be underestimated.

Differences are differences, aren't they? And of course, they aren't for the good, ever! However, when we talk about dealing with cultural differences in a relationship, it is an altogether different game. Overcome these, and make the love stay, till eternity! Read on for more on this.

"It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, but it is the little differences that make them interesting." ~ Todd Ruthman

Study finds risk of heart damage up 41%, but blames hypertension not drug

Babies born to women who suffer from high blood pressure in early pregnancy may be at higher risk of birth defects, according to research in the British Medical Journal.

Drugs taken by pregnant women for hypertension – angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors – are known to have a toxic effect on unborn babies during the second or third trimesters.

But researchers led by Dr De-Kun Li of the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute in California sought to find out if taking ACE inhibitors in the first trimester caused birth defects. They studied the health records of 465,754 pairs of mothers and infants in California between 1995 and 2008, and concluded that while the drugs did not cause defects, the underlying hypertension itself could increase the risk.

"Give me a sun, I care not how hot, and sherbet, I care not how cool, and my Heaven is as easily made as your Persian's."

So wrote Lord Byron longingly in 1813, after he had tasted the drink during visits to Istanbul.

In The Thousand and One Nights, sherbet appears as a refreshing and medicinal drink. Sir Richard Burton's translation reads:

A recent study has resulted out in a fact that kids of divorced parents do not perform good, both socially and academically. Check the details here:

In this world, a child always seeks and looks up to his parents for any need or emotional support. But when parents decide to get separated without giving a thought to what will happen to the life of their child, this situation delivers many worries for the kid. There are many examples when kids see their parents fighting and using foul language against each other. That is why such children do not grow as confident and intelligent individuals. This is also because they never get the right kind of guidance to handle the situations and difficulties of life. Thus, a disturbed parent relationship can even disturb the whole life of a kid. So, take a look here at a review about a new study that has stamped this aspect with their research. View inside!!

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country situated on the Balkan peninsula of Southern Europe. It is basically a landlocked country, with the exception of 26 kilometers of the Adriatic Sea coastline that centers on the town of Neum. Bosnia and Herzegovina stands bordered by Croatia in the north, west and south, Serbia in the east and Montenegro also in the south. Today, the country consists of two Entities - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, mainly comprising of Bosniaks and Croats, and the Republika Srpska, largely Serb. Its geography ranges from mountainous in the center and south to hilly in the northwest and flat in the northeast. Bosnia and Herzegovina has moderate continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold, snowy winters. The information provided in the lines below will help you explore the country further.

Turkish coffee is coffee prepared by boiling finely powdered roast coffee beans in a pot, possibly with sugar, and serving it into a cup, where the dregs settle. The name describes the method of preparation, not the raw material; there is no special Turkish variety of the coffee bean.