IBT Staff Reporter

Patchi and Harrods have tied up to bring out exclusive chocolates studded with Swarovski crystals. Priced at $10,000 the treats have been exclusively designed by the Lebanese chocolatier.

This one is sure for the connoisseur. A special edition of perfume packed in three exquisite Baccarat Crystal flacons will go on sale at the Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie in Harrods, London's famous luxury store.

U.S. health regulators knew that Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit was using a contractor to buy back potentially faulty batches of Motrin, although there was no formal agreement with the government, lawyers for the company told lawmakers.

Pregnant women with epilepsy, particularly those on anti-seizure medications, may have higher rates of cesarean section and heavy bleeding after delivery than other women, a new study finds.

President Barack Obama launched a new attempt to convince Americans of the advantages of his healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, just six weeks before an election in which the plan has proved more of a liability than a benefit for his fellow Democrats.

Many Americans this week are finally getting to try on for size the Affordable Care Act. September 23 marks, just for starters, the end of lifetime payment caps as well as the expansion of parents' benefits to childrenunder 26. Insurers can also no longer cancel coverage if a policyholder falls sick.

Restoring levels of a nerve-protecting enzyme offers a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Malaria appears to have jumped to humans from gorillas, and the parasite may have spread globally from a single gorilla to a single human, researchers reported on Wednesday.

The raised risk of cancer in people using insulin decreases over time, a large study showed, Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest maker of insulin, said on Thursday.

The largest of the Seychelles archipelago, Mahe is an African island rich with hidden treasures.

Michael Ryan, the developer of the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman is reportedly selling his luxury sail boat for $10.3 million, according to online reports. Ryan's 128-ft sailing yacht Tenaz will be exhibited at the Monaco Yacht Show in Europe between September 22 and 25.

Swiss watch brand Hublot is planning to double up its stores in the promising Asian market especially China. The soccer World Cup time keeper has already plans to open at least 15 stores by next year.

Till a couple of years ago, the largest market for luxury brand Mont Blanc was the United States. Then in 2008, China sped by and till date remains the pen and watch company's largest market.

Sotheby's Auction House will be auctioning off a set of important jewels from major jewelers by the end of this month. The auction to be held in New York on September 28 will feature pieces from Harry Winston, Cartier, David Webb and Tiffany & Co.

If you are one of those individuals who likes to drive in style and go to work in style then industrial designer Beau Reid has a unique offer for you.

You just have wait till 2015 for a trip into the space, as US aerospace giant Boeing and Space Adventure have tied up to put tourists into low-level orbit in a futuristic capsule.

Researchers in India have developed a genetically modified potato that is packed with up to 60 percent more protein and increased levels of amino acids.

Pregnant women who were around New York's World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001, attacks didn't have a higher risk of giving birth to premature or low-weight babies, researchers said on Tuesday.

Scientists have found that an enzyme is responsible for the death of nerve cells after a stroke and say an experimental drug that dramatically reduced brain damage in mice may also offer hope for humans.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Tuesday a U.S. contribution of some $50 million toward providing clean cooking stoves in developing countries to reduce deaths from smoke inhalation and fight climate change.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce on Wednesday a $40 billion launch to a plan to save the lives of 16 million women and children over the next five years, U.N. officials said.

Chances are slim to none that the U.S. will meet its public health goal of sharply reducing the number of obese adults by this year, according to federal health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

A majority of Americans prefer cutting the deficit to increasing government spending as a way to improve the tough economy and believe a more balanced budget would help create jobs

Broad public concern about the U.S. budget deficit and big election gains for Republicans on November 2 could boost prospects for agreement on ways to slash spending

Expected Republican gains in November elections will limit President Barack Obama's room to maneuver on economic policy and focus the United States on hard choices needed to confront its yawning budget deficit.

Abbott Laboratories Inc plans to cut 3,000 jobs, or about 3 percent of its workforce, following its purchase of Solvay SA's pharmaceuticals business.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and special advisor Elizabeth Warren said they intend to make mortgage language simpler so consumers can make better choices as they opened a forum on the topic on Tuesday.

Groundbreaking for new U.S. homes jumped in August to a four-month high, a tentative sign of stability in the housing market after steep declines brought by the end of a homebuyer tax credit.

Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell for the first time in three weeks, real estate website Zillow.com said on Tuesday.