Metro Herald - 03/12/2009 digital edition

D Thursday, December 3, 2009 METRO 21 Ecstasy users at risk of fatal sleep disorder Mistyping .com could spell fiasco WEB surfers are being urged to watch out for typos as one wrong key stroke could see them land in Cameroon the worlds hotbed for cybercrime. Because the western African countrys domain .cm is frequently mistyped instead of .com, many fraudsters have set up fake typo-squatting sites that are filled with malicious downloads, spyware, and other unwanted programs. With more than a third of websites in Cameroon posing a security risk, it has overtaken Hong Kong as the webs most dangerous domain, according to computer security company McAfees global web report. Hong Kongs ranking has now dropped to 34th, following aggressive measures to clamp down on scam- related registrations, while Ireland is ranked a safe 101st. This report shows how quickly cybercriminals change tactics to lure in victims and avoid being caught, warned a McAfee spokesman. ECSTASY can cause a fatal sleeping disor- der in users, scientists have discovered. Sleep apnoea, where breathing stops briefly during sleep, leaving sufferers awake and gasping for breath, is more than eight times more common among ecstasy users. The nerves it affects are those which release serotonin, a compound present in blood, that constricts blood vessels. Sleep apnoea is a common disorder linked to mental problems, strokes and heart attacks. People who use ecstasy need to know that this drug damages the brain and can cause immediate and dangerous problems, said psychiatrist Dr Una McCann, from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the US, whose findings are published in Neurology. Her team tested 71 people who had used ec- stasy 25 times or more, and 62 who had never used it. Only ecstasy users had moderate or severe apnoea, with eight cases in total, or 13 per cent. By ross mcguinness causing whitE a commotion 600-year-old food served in canteen A UNIVERSITY canteen is selling its students dishes that are centuries out of date. Diners are tucking into recipes from the Forme Of Cury cookbook written by King Richard IIs chef in 1390, which is kept on the library shelves at Manchester University. Delicacies include tart in ymber day (egg custard tart with raisins), compast (cooked root vegetables in a vinaigrette), and payn buff (boiled fruits wrapped in pastry). University catering chiefs came up with the idea as part of an initiative to bring to life some of the librarys rarest manuscripts. Beep beep! Watch out for unlucky Luke DRIVERS called Luke and Lauren are the most likely to have an accident, a new survey reveals. Motorists called Luke were 21 per cent more likely to have a crash than the average male driver, while drivers named Lauren were 24 per cent more likely to be involved in a smash than the average female, a survey of more than 500,000 insurance claims in the UK found. The second most accident-prone men were those named Sam, Ben, Daniel and Joseph. After Lauren, women with the worst accident records were Danielle, Jessica, Leanne and Natalie. Fashion student and finalist Avril Blakely from nCAD was on hand in a dramatic winter white dress made by Demelza Buckley to announce details of The Persil irish Fashion Awards in association with marks & spencer. The retailer will showcase outfits by eight designers chosen for the finals in selected windows nationwide next may, with a first prize of 10,000 Picture: Photocall index.html 2.html 3.html 4.html 5.html 6.html 7.html 8.html 9.html 10.html 11.html 12.html 13.html 14.html 15.html 16.html 17.html 18.html 19.html 20.html 21.html 22.html 23.html 24.html 25.html 26.html 27.html 28.html 29.html 30.html 31.html 32.html 33.html 34.html 35.html