Drunk father stabs son to death
May 24th, 2012 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) In a shocking incident late Wednesday, a 40-year-old man knifed his 20-year-old son for asking him not to be abusive.Police said the incident took place at ... Read more...
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Man pierced by iron rods, saved by doctors
March 12th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) A youth, pierced through the body by two iron rods, got a a new lease of life as doctors at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences ... Read more...
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4-day-old baby survives after complex surgery
December 13th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Faridabad, Dec 13 (IANS) A four-day-old baby girl suffering a rare disorder -- Thornwaldt's Cyst (TC) in the nasopharynx -- was successfully treated at the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences ... Read more...
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Inquiry ordered into Nizamuddin station accident
November 18th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Indian Railways has ordered an inquiry into the accident that led to the horrific death of a middle-aged at Delhi's Nizamuddin railway station, an official ... Read more...
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Key blood component produced from GM rice
November 6th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 6 (IANS) Blood donation may be a thing of the past as scientists have successfully engineered a rice plant to produce a key blood component.The protein, extracted from ... Read more...
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Low dietary iron lessens brain disease risk
October 5th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Just the right amount of iron is needed for proper cell functioning but an excess could trigger brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, new research says.Men ... Read more...
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Living with shrapnels and nails that may never come out
September 10th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Tarsem Singh bitterly looks at his heavily-bandaged thighs whenever he comes out of long spells of unconsciousness at the capital city's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. ... Read more...
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Can technology help reconstruct breast tissue?
September 9th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) A technology that helps design buildings, bridges and aircraft is being enlisted to reconstruct breast tissue in cancer patients.Researchers used computer-aided design (CAD) to create a ... Read more...
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Dolphins have amazing self-healing abilities
July 21st, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 21 (IANS) A dolphin's ability to heal quickly from a shark bite, its resistance to infection and near-restoration of normal body contour has caught the attention of scientists.Michael ... Read more...
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Protests in Agra as abortion victim dies (Lead)
April 29th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 29 (IANS) A doctor here was on the run after a 29-year-old woman died Friday following a botched abortion that has sparked mass anger in the Taj Mahal ... Read more...
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Protests erupt in Agra as botched abortion victim dies
April 29th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 29 (IANS) As activists continued protests against quacks and the administration kept up raids on illegally-running nursing homes with unqualified personnel, a 29-year-old woman died here Friday - ... Read more...
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Common drug can reduce death due to bleeding
March 28th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Many lives are lost due to intense bleeding after an accident and treatment given within an hour is most critical. A common drug can effectively ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man denies shooting constable in New Zealand
March 7th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mar 7 (ANI): An Indian-origin man, Neshanderan Rajgopaul, has denied that he had shot a police officer but refused to name the gunman fearing that his life would be in danger, ... Read more...
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State of terror prevails in two Tripoli neighbourhoods
March 4th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli (Libya), Mar. 4 (ANI): A state of terror has seized two working class neighborhoods here, with residents reporting constant surveillance, searches of cars and even cell phones by militiamen armed with ... Read more...
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Nanoparticles help improve survival after blood loss
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scientists have used tiny particles called nanoparticles to improve survival after life-threatening blood loss.The advance by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University could improve ... Read more...
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Scheduled deliveries increase risks for mums, do not benefit newborns
February 19th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A new study has suggested that inducing labor without a medical reason is linked with negative outcomes for mothers, including high rates of cesarean delivery, greater blood loss ... Read more...
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Scientists find BP control system in kidney’s structural units
January 15th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): A new study has found blood pressure control system in kidney's structural units.The kidney is made up of roughly 1 million working units called nephrons. These basic structural ... Read more...
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Daniel Hernandez Turns Down The Title Of A “Hero”
January 13th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Daniel Hernandez was the gay intern who rushed to the rescue of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at the time the mass shooting took place in Tucson. ... Read more...
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Injured woman bleeds for five hours as cops spar
December 19th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 19 (IANS) An injured woman bled for five hours near the railway tracks here Sunday as the police and railway authorities blamed each other for not shifting her to hospital.According ... Read more...
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Sex act with knife gone wrong lands man in hospital and woman in jail
December 8th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 8 (ANI): A Swedish couple's attempt to spice up their sex life went horribly wrong when the man was stabbed in the thigh.
According to the Expressen newspaper, police believe alcohol ... Read more...
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Claming umbilical cord right after birth may injure baby: Expert
November 11th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): A retired consultant obstetrician from the Memorial Hospital in Darlington has urged obstetricians and midwives to wait a few minutes before clamping the umbilical cords of newborn infants ... Read more...
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Women 14pc more likely to survive trauma than men
October 21st, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): A new Johns Hopkins study has suggested that women who have been severely injured are 14 percent more likely to survive than similarly injured men.According to the researchers, ... Read more...
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Gujarat hospital becomes first to acquire latest robot for urological surgeries
September 27th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Nadiad (Gujarat), Sept.27 (ANI-Business Wire India): The Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital in Nadiad has become the first hospital in Gujarat to acquire the latest state-of-the-art robotic surgical system - the da Vinci ... Read more...
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Man attempts to kill for ‘honour’ in Ghaziabad
August 31st, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 31 (IANS) In a case of attempted honour killing, a man shot at his niece who was riding on a motorcycle with her lover near Hindon Air Force station here ... Read more...
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Kinky Brit computer engineer dies after sex stunt with tree
August 10th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): A British computer engineer has died after he tied himself naked to a tree with a cord wrapped around his penis.Kevin Kirkland, 44, is said to have used ... Read more...
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Key step in body’s ability to make red blood cells found
August 1st, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered a key step in the creation of new red blood cells in an animal study.Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that a tiny fragment ... Read more...
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Last Female Rhino In South African Park Killed For Its Valued Horns By Hardhearted Poachers
July 24th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 24, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The last female rhino in Krugersdorp Park in South Africa was killed on Wednesday subsequent to the merciless scything of its horn by some ... Read more...
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Arthroscopic hip surgery may fully restore function in athletes: Study
July 20th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): Scientists claim that the minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery could help athletes with hip problems recover fully and resume their sport back at their pre-injury level of competition.Hip arthroscopy ... Read more...
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I didn’t hit biker, I helped him: Mika
July 4th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Singer Mika, who allgedly hit a biker with his car in the Four Bungalows area Sunday morning, has denied the reports, saying he in fact helped the victim ... Read more...
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Scientists find way to harness thrombin’s anti-blood clotting properties
June 21st, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): Molecular biologists have made an advance towards the development of an anti-thrombotic drug by discovering a way to harness the enzyme thrombin's anti-blood clotting properties.The finding opens the ... Read more...
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Angry mob wrecks Ranchi hospital after death of young woman during childbirth
June 5th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, June 5 (ANI): An angry mob went on rampage in a Ranchi nursing home after the postnatal death of a young woman.The mob shattered windowpanes and damaged medical equipments of ... Read more...
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Angry mob vandalizes nursing home in Ranchi
June 5th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi (Jharkhand), June 5 (ANI): An angry mob resorted to violence at a private nursing home here on Saturday, and vandalized it after the postnatal death of a young woman.The mob ... Read more...
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Kolkata police firing victim dies, row over Mamata’s comment
June 1st, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) worker, who was injured in police firing in Sunday's Kolkata civic poll, died Tuesday as Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee labelled ... Read more...
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Bret Michaels Declares That His Hemorrhage Was Like A Gunshot
May 8th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 8, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Poison frontman, Bret Michaels, deemed that a burglar shot him at the rear of the head when he endured a brain hemorrhage in the ... Read more...
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AIIMS doctor pilots India’s first robot-assisted surgery (Feature, With Images)
May 6th, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
By Anindya Rai Verman
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) He looks like an airplane pilot in his cockpit. Except that he is a surgeon and he isn't in a cockpit. This pilot in ... Read more...
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