Doctors in Great Britain say they've developed "groundbreaking new procedures" that would allow three-parent fertility treatments to parents who want to prevent passing incurable inherited conditions (think: brain disorders, blindness, muscular dystrophy and heart problems) on to their children. The process, which removes faulty mitochondrial DNA from the mother's genetic makeup, involves genes from the mother, father and a female donor. Source

The Bureau of Indian Standards (think: FDA of India) announced that it would ban the use of animal testing in the country's cosmetics standards. This could be the domino effect of the European Union's full ban on animal testing, announced in March 2013. The move means that in order to sell products in these countries, U.S. makeup manufacturers will have to meet the guidelines, as well. Click to read more about a new breakthrough that may end animal testing in cosmetics. (Source)

Once upon a time, we thought binging on Ben & Jerry's was a symptom of the blues, but a new study published in the Netherlands found that people who are "emotional eaters" (about 75 percent of us) actually eat more when they're happy. The study's participants consumed more calories after watching light-hearted, funny scenes. (Source)

Indian airline GoAir is trying to save money on fuel costs with several measures meant to lighten a plane's load, including only hiring women to be "airhostesses". Male flight attendants, who make up 40 percent of the airline's crew, will retain their jobs, but in addition to trimming the amount of water in tanks and cutting the size of the in-flight magazine (seriously?) the low-cost airline says they'll only hire women for future (effectively banning men from the job) because women weigh an average of 30 to 40 pounds less than men. Source

From the Department of Irony: Dairy Queen, maker of the 1,050-calorie Blizzard, installed treadmill workstations at the company's Minnesota headquarters to help employees' cardiovascular health. (Source)