Abstract: Methods are disclosed for diagnosing increased risk of cardiovascular disease in a subject.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for diagnosing increased risk of cardiovascular disease in a subject, based on the presence or absence of polymorphisms in the D36 gene.

Abstract: Pre-packaged ground coffee portion comprising a container body (10) completely made of paper, paperboard or similar cellulosic materials, provided at the bottom wall (13) thereof with a plurality of holes (15) which are permeable to water while being substantially non-permeable to ground coffee, and provided with a filter material layer (17) as a closing surface which is also derived from cellulose and permeable to water while being substantially non-permeable to ground coffee, said filter material layer (17) being preferably similar to the bottom wall; and a machine suitably designed to use said portion.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for diagnosing increased risk of cardiovascular disease in a subject.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for diagnosing increased risk of cardiovascular disease in a subject, based on the presence or absence of polymorphisms in the D36 gene.

Abstract: An iron comprising a main body provided with a handle portion and an additional metallic plate removably associated with said main body on the opposite side to said handle portion. The iron can further comprise its own plate integrally associated with the main body on the opposite side to said handle portion. In such a case, the additional plate is removably associated with the iron's own plate on the opposite side to the main body. The provision of a removable additional plate allows a specialisation of the iron, since it is possible to use a specific plate for a specific task: for example, a larger plate for ironing large surfaces, such as sheets or tablecloths.

Abstract: A domestic electric device for "dry" cooking foodstuffs includes a parallelepiped container defining a cooking chamber for foodstuffs inside it. Heating elements are mounted on a pair of opposed side walls of the container to irradiate heat inside the cooking chambers. A cylindrical openable basket is removably housed inside the cooking chamber of the container to receive the foodstuffs to be cooked. The basket is rotatably motor-driven about a rotation axis X--X extending in a direction which is substantially horizontal and parallel to the aforesaid side walls of the container. The cooking device further includes an external body provided, on an upper surface thereof, with a window, which can be closed for allowing the insertion and/or the removal of the basket into and from the container cooking chamber, respectively.