November 7th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Staying active, acting early and learning the warning signs of lymphedema an adverse effect of breast cancer treatment caused by damage to the lymph system can help ...
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November 3rd, 2008 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) A step as simple as administering vaccine two weeks before it is scheduled protects infants from a common, highly contagious and even deadly disease known as pertussis. Pertussis ...
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October 30th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, Oct 30 (ANI): Scientists in Melbourne have given cancer patients a ray of hope after they found that a new combination drug therapy would revolutionize the treatment for the deadly ...
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October 25th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
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London, October 25 (ANI): A team of scientist from San Francisco has been successful in growing new prostate glands in mice with the aid of stem cell technology, a breakthrough that ...
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October 24th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
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By Amit Dwivedi
"Diabetes is a deadly disease, and each year, almost 4 million people die from diabetes-related causes. Children, particularly in countries where there is limited access to diabetes care and ...
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October 13th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and his teammates will participate in the first-ever global Hand washing Day on October 15 to highlight the importance of hand washing ...
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September 16th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): Scientists at Penn State College of Medicine have devised a safer and more effective way of targeting cancer-causing genes in cancer cells.
They have administered nanoparticles filled with ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Aug 13 (ANI): Breast cancer patients have been given a new hope in the war against the deadly disease.
The British researchers have announced a dramatic progress in a technique, ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A former US Army biological-weapons scientist about to be indicted on murder charges for anthrax attacks that created a sense of siege in an anxious nation soon after ...
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July 31st, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
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Gorakhpur, July 31 (ANI): Cases of acute encephalitis that cause inflammation of the brain, are on a rise in Gorakhpur.
The fatal vector-borne disease that spreads through fecal-oral route has claimed 90 ...
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July 28th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
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Gorakhpur, July 29 (ANI): Encephalitis a fatal disease, which causes the inflammation of the brain, has taken 88 lives in Gorakhpur.
In the past few months, almost 372 patients have been admitted ...
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June 30th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
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London, June 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois, Chicago, have identified a new therapeutic target that may harbour a cure for lung inflammation and injury.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome, also ...
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June 23rd, 2008 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, June 23 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd paid rich tribute to legendry Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath's wife Jane, who passed away Sunday after a prolong fight with cancer. "I was ...
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June 20th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
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London, June 20 (ANI): Amy Winehouse might be suffering from tuberculosis as she's reportedly been coughing up blood and suffering a severe chest infection, it has emerged.
The 24-year-old has suffered further ...
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June 18th, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Ahmedabad, June 18 (IANS) A precautionary drive is underway in Gujarat's Gir forest to prevent the spread of anthrax among the Asiatic lions there after seven cows died of the deadly disease ...
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June 15th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by ANI
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Coimbatore , June 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Sunday that sex education is must to control HIV-AIDS.
He said this as he inaugurated an orphanage for HIV infected ...
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June 14th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
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Patna, June 14 (ANI): Barbers in Patna have taken up AIDS awareness programme to educate people in the region.
In an effort to spread awareness on safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases ...
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June 14th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
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By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 14 (IANS) In one of the biggest cancer research projects ever undertaken in the world, Canada has launched a $100 million long-term study called The Canadian Partnership for ...
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May 18th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by admin
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Washington, May 18 (ANI): Researchers at the Dukes Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center have found that by targeting a common virus, doctors may be able to prolong the lives of ...
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April 25th, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Indians are more prone to HIV/AIDS as they are genetically not protected against the deadly disease, reveals a mega research by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ...
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April 19th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
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Rambagh, Apr 19 (ANI): Personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are participating in an AIDS awareness programme that began on Saturday. Wary of its personnel becoming victims of AIDS, ...
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April 8th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Chemists in Georgia have announced the development of a new and faster method to identify fake Tamiflu, the medication for preventing and treating bird flu.
The new method ...
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March 31st, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by admin
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London, March 31 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have shown that chances of getting cancer depends on an individual's country, by finding that genes linked to the deadly disease ...
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March 27th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by admin
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Chennai, Mar 27 (ANI): 'Changing Diabetes Bus', a worldwide initiative by health care major Novo Nordisk to create awareness about diabetes arrived in Chennai.
The bus, which started its tour in September ...
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February 24th, 2008 - 10:46 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Sunday urged Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to increase taxes on tobacco products in the budget to be presented to parliament Feb 29. "We ...
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February 21st, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by admin
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Guwahati, Feb. 21 (ANI): An alert has been sounded in Assam over a suspected outbreak of Kala Azar or black fever, a vector-borne disease.
Eleven patients who are suspected to have contacted ...
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February 21st, 2008 - 11:30 am ICT by admin
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Guwahati, Feb 21 (IANS) Health authorities in Assam have sounded an alert after seven people were admitted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital with suspected kala-azar or black fever, a fatal disease ...
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February 16th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have discovered that mesothelin, a protein that promotes pancreatic cancer, could provide a new vaccine against the deadly disease.
They found ...
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February 9th, 2008 - 3:05 pm ICT by admin
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By K G Vasuki
Kasaragod (Kerala), Feb 9 (ANI): A cure for elephantiasis is now possible in India, thanks to efforts of Institute of Applied Dermatology in Kerala's Kasaragod District.
This institute, has after ...
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January 19th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, Jan 19 (ANI): The Central Government has expressed its dissatisfaction with West Bengal Governments efforts to curb bird flu which has spread to more areas in the State.
Minister of State ...
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