Colonial era family silver set for auction (With images)
August 10th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Colonial era silverware from old Indian homes are set to go under the hammer in a sale of 'Historic Silver' for the growing tribe of ... Read more...
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Diet pill could help beat obesity
June 10th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) A diet pill aimed at curbing fat people's appetites could soon be a reality, Daily Mail reported.The pill would not only shrink waist lines but also ... Read more...
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‘Delhi Belly’ back on Nepal screens, minus some expletives (Lead)
July 6th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) After being put on hold for two days following censors' objections to the expletives peppering its dialogues, Aamir Khan's home production "Delhi Belly" finally reappeared ... Read more...
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‘Delhi Belly’ finally gets clean chit in Nepal
July 6th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) After being put on hold for 48 hours following censors' objections to the expletives peppering its dialogues, Aamir Khan's home production "Delhi Belly" finally reappeared ... Read more...
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Computer games may be turning your child obese
May 21st, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 21 (IANS) With a lot of teenagers taking to computer games literally as addiction, scientists claim these games are actually making the young ones hungry and prone to ... Read more...
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Fruit fly’s response to starvation could help regulate human appetite
April 1st, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): A new study has identified the molecular mechanisms triggered by starvation in fruit flies that enhance the nervous system's response to smell, and which could help regulate human ... Read more...
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Here’s what makes wealthy people unhappy
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): A survey on the miseries that wealthy people go through has found that most are worried about appearing ungrateful, rearing bratty children and failing to meet expectations.The survey ... Read more...
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Study could lead to new ways of curtailing reproduction in harmful insects
February 27th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): A new study has suggested that insects continue to influence each other on molecular, cellular and physiological levels-even after the partners go separate ways once mating is done.Mariana ... Read more...
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Cannabis ingredient ‘can boost cancer patients’ appetites, sense of taste’
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the active ingredient in cannabis can help cancer patients regain their appetites and sense of taste.Loss of appetite is common among cancer ... Read more...
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Pak nuke build-up has US anxious and worried: NYT editorial
February 22nd, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.22 (ANI): Pakistan may claim that it would like to have minimum nuclear deterrence, but if American intelligence agency assessments are to be believed, Islamabad could soon have the world's fifth ... Read more...
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Ukraine to open Chernobyl reactor to visitors in 2011
December 14th, 2010 - 1:19 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kiev, Dec 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ukraine is planning to open the Chernobyl reactor plant to visitors in 2011. Until now, the area around the Chernobyl reactor used to be sealed, but this ... Read more...
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26,000 km trip shows `green’ car’s efficiency
November 24th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 24 (IANS/EFE) "Fun, fast, clean and efficient" is the slogan of the electric convertible that five students from a British university drove from Alaska to South America's Patagonia region ... Read more...
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MIAAC: 10th Annual Film Festival Gets Extravagant Opening With Screening Of Shor
November 12th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Tenth Annual MIAAC Film Festival opened amidst fanfare on the 10th of November this year giving the Indians based in New York an opportunity to enjoy several ... Read more...
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Ignorance Costs Dez Bryant Massive Dinner Bill
September 30th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant paid a heavy price after failing to follow the NFL custom of carrying teammates' shoulder pads after training. The ignorance of ... Read more...
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Cells in eyes help set internal clocks
September 19th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 19 (IANS) We run our lives largely by the clock that remind us when it's time for meals, after-school pick-up and other activities. We also have internal "clocks" and a ... Read more...
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Rod cells in eyes set our internal clocks
September 18th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 18 (ANI): Solving the mystery behind circadian rhythms, researchers have found that the rod cells in our eyes set our so called internal clocks that regulate everything from our sleep-wake ... Read more...
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TLC Premieres ‘Sextuplets Take New York’
September 15th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) TLCs latest offering promises to be one drama-less affair about a couple raising sextuplets. Though the fans might be strongly reminded of the Gosselins, 'Sextuplets Take ... Read more...
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Queen hilsa reigns over Kolkata palates (Eating Out With IANS)
September 10th, 2010 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Narayan Tapadar
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) As the monsoon drenches Kolkata, hilsa, the silvery delight of a fish that tantalises Bengali palates, is firing the imagination of chefs at restaurants as ... Read more...
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Study on hibernating marmots may help understand obesity
June 3rd, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): A new American research on appetite stimulants for hibernating marmots could help understand obesity.Professor Greg Florant, a biologist at the Colorado State University, discovered he could slowly release ... Read more...
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Three Lions order spicy sauces to dull injury-related pain
May 12th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 12 (ANI): The Three Lions stars have ordered a vast stock of mouth-numbing Tabasco, Peri-Peri and Wasabi paste sauces to be shipped out to their training camp in South Africa.According ... Read more...
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The Last Supper Shows Dinner Portion Increases
March 23rd, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Apparently, McDonald's and Burger King are not the only ones who are "supersizing" food portions. Some experts are saying that the paintings that have been done over time ... Read more...
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Fat people lose weight at high altitudes sans dieting
February 6th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Tried every plan in the diet book but love handles still giving you nightmares? Well, here's a tip: Move to a mountaintop.In a study, detailed in the Feb. ... Read more...
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Skinny friends with big appetites bad for weight watching
September 22nd, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) If you are watching your waistline, then try to avoid skinny friends with big appetites, says a new study.
"If a heavy-set colleague eats a lot, you are likely ... Read more...
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You are who you eat with
September 22nd, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): Watching your weight? Beware of skinny friends with big appetites, for thin pals who eat a lot could put your waistline at risk.That's the conclusion of a new ... Read more...
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Soon, a drug that cuts appetite, boosts energy
July 21st, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that reducing levels of a key enzyme in the brain could decrease appetites and increase energy levels.The information is being ... Read more...
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Myth that fasting leads to longer life spans debunked
July 14th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): In a study on fruit flies, scientists have debunked the belief that fasting extends life spans in various organisms, including humans, when they suffer infection.In their study, ... Read more...
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Who wins the battle of the sexes?
May 26th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 26 (ANI): The battle of the sexes has been going on since the conception of the world. Now, researchers have used science to put the record straight.Results of many recent ... Read more...
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Why cancer patients are more prone to depression
May 19th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A new study on rats has shed light on why cancer patients are more prone to depression.Researchers at the University of Chicago found that tumours produce chemicals, which ... Read more...
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Italian Cup offers Serie A clubs a chance to improve dismal season
April 21st, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 21 (DPA) A disappointed Juventus look to overcome a 2-1 deficit when they host gritty Lazio Wednesday in a second-leg semi- final of the Italian Cup.
In Thursday's other semi-final, the ... Read more...
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Letting go aborts deleterious affects of excessive self-control
February 19th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Self-control is the buzz-word today, and those who can discipline their appetites and actions and instill this virtue in children, inspire respect if not awe. But excessive self-control ... Read more...
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Rushdies 2-month-old Manhattan restaurant runs into recession
January 25th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 25 (ANI): Just two months after its opening, Sir Salman Rushdies Manhattan restaurant has run into trouble after being bitten by the ongoing recession, according to reports.The Booker prize-winning ... Read more...
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Dieters could face hard time fighting off flu virus
November 26th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): Dieters or individuals who intake calorie-restricted diets during flu season are more susceptible to influenza, says a new study.Michigan State University nutritional immunology professor Elizabeth Gardner conducted ... Read more...
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Couch potatoes have bigger appetites than brisk walkers!
September 26th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 26 (ANI): Sitting around all morning on the couch, not a brisk walk or a jog, is the best way to work up an appetite for a big meal, ... Read more...
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Chicken pox hits Delhi, over 2,200 cases reported
June 27th, 2008 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The national capital has reported a major increase in chicken pox and in the last six months has recorded over 2,250 cases, health authorities said Friday. According ... Read more...
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Indian outrage brings home Americans’ role in rising food prices
May 21st, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 21 (IANS) India's angry reaction to President George Bush's suggestion that its middle class was pushing food prices by demanding better food is bringing home the realisation that ... Read more...
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