Bale flies 4-year-old cancer patient to Disneyland
September 10th, 2012 - 8:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Actor Christian Bale flew a 4-year-old cancer patient and his entire family to Los Angeles for a lunch at Disneyland's Club 33.Jayden Barber's mother Charlene ... Read more...
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Pioneering surgery rebuilds tumour ravaged face
September 9th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) A pioneering technique helped surgeons rebuild a dysfunctional lower jaw and mouth, besides preserving a patient's ability to eat and speak after the removal of an ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Spanish football mourns Miki Roque’s death
June 25th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 25 (IANS) Spanish football is mourning the death of Betis defender Miguel 'Miki' Roque Farrero, who passed away as a result of bone cancer Sunday, aged just 23 ... Read more...
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Man suffering from cancer conscripted into Russian army
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian conscript has been diagnosed with an advanced stage bone cancer four months into his military service, rights activists said.Marat Tuzbakov, 20, joined a ... Read more...
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Sukumar Azhikode: A man of the masses (Obituary)
January 24th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 24 (IANS) Veteran Malayalam writer and orator Sukumar Azhikode has Tuesday breathed his last but his razor-sharp tongue and hard-hitting speeches interlaced with characteristic humour will remain ... Read more...
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Malayalam writer Sukumar Azhikode dead (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 24 (IANS) Malayalam writer Sukumar Azhikode died at a private hospital here Tuesday morning, family sources said. He was 85.After being detected with bone cancer, Azhikode was ... Read more...
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Malayalam writer Sukumar Azhikode passes away
January 24th, 2012 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 24 (IANS) Malayalam writer and orator Sukumar Azhikode passed away at a private hospital here Tuesday morning, family sources said. He was 85.The end came at 6.33 ... Read more...
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Malayalam writer Sukumar Azhikode’s health worsens
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 22 (IANS) Malayalam writer and orator Sukumar Azhikode's health has deteriorated and he continues to be unconscious, according to a medical bulletin issued Sunday evening by a ... Read more...
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Japanese company finds radiation traces in baby powder
December 7th, 2011 - 3:41 am ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Traces of radioactive material have been found in Meiji baby formula in Japan, just several days after reports emerged of water leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... Read more...
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Radioactive water from Japan n-plant leaks into Pacific
December 6th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 6 (IANS) Radioactive water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant may have leaked into the Pacific Ocean, the plant operator has said.The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) ... Read more...
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Bradshaw steps down as MCC’s chief executive
August 25th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 25 (IANS) The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has launched a search for a new chief executive following Keith Bradshaw's surprise resignation Wednesday after five years in the job.Bradshaw ... Read more...
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Thousands attend Tikait’s cremation
May 16th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Tens of thousands of farmers descended on this village Monday to bid their final adieu to powerful leader and founder president of Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Farmer leader Tikait dies (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), May 15 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Tikait, a prominent north Indian farmers' leader and founder president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), died here Sunday morning, his family ... Read more...
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Farmer leader Tikait dies
May 15th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar, May 15 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Tikait, prominent north Indian farmer leader and founder president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), died here Sunday morning, his family said. He was 76.Mahendra ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
A bionic leg which responds to muscular signals
April 21st, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 21 (IANS) As Hailey Daniswicz flexes her thigh muscles, electrodes attached to her send messages to a computer avatar to flex its knee and ankle -- parts of ... Read more...
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Pollution causing cancer in children in China
January 15th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) Over 32,000 children under 14 in China today suffer from cancer and such cases are on the rise due to the rampant pollution and unhealthy lifestyles, the health ... Read more...
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Jet lag pill that slows down body clock to help you ‘catch up’ 1 step closer
December 15th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Scientists are one step closer to developing a jet lag pill that could relieve millions of long-haul passengers from sleepless nights and mid-afternoon drowsiness.Using automated screening techniques developed ... Read more...
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Brit woman ‘fakes cancer to con well-wishers out of hundreds of pounds’
December 6th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 6 (ANI): A woman in Britain has conned a number of well-wishers out of hundreds of pounds after she claimed that she was fatally ill with a brain tumour, ... Read more...
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Hickory Police Releases New Warrant Which Reads Zahra Clare Baker May Have Been Raped
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:56 am ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Zahra Clare Baker, who has been missing since October 9 was found dead after investigators got to find her lifeless body. The Hickory Police officials found ... Read more...
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Jellyfish glow helps spot cancerous tumours
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Scientists have found a way of using luminous cells from jellyfish to spot tumours deep within the human body.Professor Norman Maitland, of the Yorkshire Cancer Research Laboratory at ... Read more...
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Police Finds Prosthetic Leg After Wide Search, Believed To Be Zahra Clare Baker’s
October 28th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police has been frantically searching for a 10 year old North Carolina girl Zahra Clare Baker, who suddenly disappeared early October. The law enforcement officials ... Read more...
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Zahra Clare Baker Missing Case Can Be A Homicide: Police Say
October 13th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Hickory, Oct 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins announced yesterday that the case of missing girl, Zahra Clare Baker, has turned into a case of homicide. The 10-year-old ... Read more...
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Canadian woman survives being cut in half to beat ‘untreatable’ bone cancer
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 23 (ANI): A mother of two in Canada has become the first person to survive being cut in half after she was diagnosed with an "untreatable" form of bone cancer.Janis ... Read more...
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CT scan more effective in parallel breast and bone cancer detection
September 6th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that PET/CT scanning might be more effective at detecting breast tumours that have reached nearby bones.Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre investigators suggest that the ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Journalists Association’s Australia chief dead
September 6th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 6 (IANS) Pieter Wessels, president of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) in Australia and a long-time member of the CJA international executive committee, is dead. He was 71, authorities said. ... Read more...
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Radioactive fish found in Connecticut River
June 1st, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 1, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The report of leakage of tritium and other radioactive substance into the Connecticut River by the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant which came earlier ... Read more...
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Radioactive Fish Found Near Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant
June 1st, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Montpelier, June 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Connecticut River fish was tested positive for radioactive Strontium-90 which had all tracks leading straight towards the nuclear plant of Vermont Yankee. Reportedly, the ... Read more...
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Magnet used to grow leg of 9-year-old cancer patient
April 16th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): A groundbreaking procedure has for the first time magnetically lengthened a nine-year-old cancer patient's leg.The feat could rule out the possibility of up to 10 future surgeries for ... Read more...
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Students run ‘Marathon of Hope’ for cancer patients in Mumbai
February 14th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 14(ANI): Hundreds of school children participated in a cancer awareness run organized by the Canadian-based Terry Fox Foundation in Mumbai on Sunday.The 'Terry Fox Run' also known as the ... Read more...
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Rahul Bose to run for cancer research in India
January 29th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Actor and social activist Rahul Bose will run in a marathon in the capital Sunday to raise funds for cancer research in India.
The event -- "Terry Fox ... Read more...
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Childhood cancer survivors ‘at increased heart disease risk’
December 9th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): Children who survive cancer are more likely to suffer heart disease in adulthood, according to a new study.The study showed that young adult survivors of childhood cancer ... Read more...
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Great Dane Titan is world’s tallest dog
November 15th, 2009 - 2:53 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A great Dane Titan from San Diego has been named as the world’s tallest dog, according to the Guinness World records.‘The 4-year-old white Great Dane ... Read more...
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New drug kills cancer like a vampire slayer
September 18th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a novel drug that delivers anti-cancer compounds straight to the tumour.Lead researcher Dr. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro believes that the new invention may ... Read more...
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Limb-sparing surgery not necessarily better than amputation for bone cancer patients
August 10th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 10 (ANI): A new review suggests that limb-sparing surgery may not provide a bone cancer patient with a better quality of life than amputation.Published in the journal Cancer, the ... Read more...
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Childhood cancer ‘increases with advancing maternal age’
July 15th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): Baby born to an older mother may have a slightly increased risk for many of the cancers that occur during childhood, according to a new study from the ... Read more...
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