diff --git a/public/stylesheets/header.css b/public/stylesheets/header.css
index 45f057155..b6566d628 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/header.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/header.css
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ a.homepageSearchIcon:hover {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) -49px 3px no-
 #navSearchAlert {display:none;}
 .navHomepageNews {width:30px; display:block; float:right; margin-top:8px; position:relative;}
 .homepageNewsIcon {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) -5px -85px  no-repeat; width:30px; height:35px; display:block;}
-.newsActive {width:16px; height:16px; border-radius:50%;  background-color:#ff0000; position:absolute; left:17px; top:5px; text-align:center;font-size:12px; color:#ffffff !important;padding-bottom: 3px;padding-left: 1px;padding-right: 1px;}
+.newsActive {width:16px; height:16px; border-radius:50%;  background-color:#ff0000; position:absolute; left:17px; top:5px; text-align:center;font-size:12px; color:#ffffff !important;padding-bottom: 3px;padding-left: 2px;padding-right: 1px;font-weight: bold;}
 .navHomepageProfile {width:65px; display:block; float:right; margin-left:33px;}
 .homepageProfileMenuIcon {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) 30px -155px no-repeat; width:65px; height:54px; position:relative; display:inline-block; line-height:0;}
 .homepageProfileMenuIconhover {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) 30px -122px no-repeat;}
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/new_user.css b/public/stylesheets/new_user.css
index 156d0f79c..82a7a5c75 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/new_user.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/new_user.css
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ a.homepageSearchIcon:hover {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) -49px 3px no-
 #navSearchAlert {display:none;}
 .navHomepageNews {width:30px; display:block; float:right; margin-top:8px; position:relative;}
 .homepageNewsIcon {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) -5px -85px  no-repeat; width:30px; height:35px; display:block;}
-.newsActive {width:16px; height:16px; border-radius:50%;  background-color:#ff0000; position:absolute; left:17px; top:5px; text-align:center;font-size:12px; color:#ffffff !important;padding-bottom: 3px;padding-left: 1px;padding-right: 1px;}
+.newsActive {width:16px; height:16px; border-radius:50%;  background-color:#ff0000; position:absolute; left:17px; top:5px; text-align:center;font-size:12px; color:#ffffff !important;padding-bottom: 3px;padding-left: 2px;padding-right: 1px;font-weight: bold;}
 .navHomepageProfile {width:65px; display:block; float:right; margin-left:33px;}
 .portraitRadius {border-radius: 3px;}
 .homepageProfileMenuIcon {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) 30px -155px no-repeat; width:65px; height:54px; position:relative; display:inline-block; line-height:0;}
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/public.css b/public/stylesheets/public.css
index c8634d6ab..4967f0733 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/public.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/public.css
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ a.homepageSearchIcon:hover {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) -49px 3px no-
 #navSearchAlert {display:none;}
 .navHomepageNews {width:30px; display:block; float:right; margin-top:8px; position:relative;}
 .homepageNewsIcon {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) -5px -85px  no-repeat; width:30px; height:35px; display:block;}
-.newsActive {width:16px; height:16px; border-radius:50%;  background-color:#ff0000; position:absolute; left:17px; top:5px; text-align:center;font-size:12px; color:#ffffff !important;padding-bottom: 3px;padding-left: 1px;padding-right: 1px;}
+.newsActive {width:16px; height:16px; border-radius:50%;  background-color:#ff0000; position:absolute; left:17px; top:5px; text-align:center;font-size:12px; color:#ffffff !important;padding-bottom: 3px;padding-left: 2px;padding-right: 1px;font-weight: bold;}
 .navHomepageProfile {width:65px; display:block; float:right; margin-left:33px;}
 .homepageProfileMenuIcon {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) 30px -155px no-repeat; width:65px; height:54px; position:relative; display:inline-block;}
 .homepageProfileMenuIcon:hover {background:url(../images/nav_icon.png) 30px -122px no-repeat;}