Two wounded in gurdwara shooting improve
August 10th, 2012 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
Oak Creek (Wisconsin), Aug 10 (IANS) Conditions of two of the three men injured in Sunday's rampage at the Oak Creek Sikh gurdwara here have shown improvement, according to hospital ... Read more...
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Dog survives after being stabbed 21 times
November 16th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) A pet dog which was stabbed 21 times and left to die after the barbaric attack has survived after a surgery.Dempsey, a Staffordshire bull terrier, was ... Read more...
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Hormonal contraception drives joy out of sex for women
October 31st, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) Despite its known benefits and convenience, newer forms of hormonal contraception could hamper arousal, orgasms and frequency of sex in women, driving joy out of act ... Read more...
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Laughter is the best medicine
March 10th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) Laughter is a tonic that speeds up healing by boosting blood circulation in patients, say researchers.A five-year study of patients with leg ulcers has established that ... Read more...
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Laughter is the best medicine for patients with leg ulcers
March 9th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): For patients with venous leg ulcers, the best prescription is good quality nursing care - and the occasional belly laugh!According to a five-year study, led from the University ... Read more...
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King Tut suffered ‘massive chest injury that could have killed him’
November 7th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A new research has claimed that Tutankhamun, Egypt's famous "boy-king", suffered a "massive crushing tearing injury to his chest" that likely would have killed him.X-rays and CT scans ... Read more...
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Man survives extraction of iron rod in Dubai
September 2nd, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 2 (DPA) An Indian man in Dubai survived a massive surgery to remove a two-metre-long iron rod that penetrated him in an accident, daily newspaper Emirates Today reported Thursday.
The iron ... Read more...
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Eric Clapton admits enjoying his aged vocals
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 22 (ANI): Eric Clapton has confessed that he has started liking his voice now that he's old.The 'Layla' hitmaker believes that he sounded really bad when he first started ... Read more...
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Sex tips for people with breathing problems
February 15th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 15 (ANI): The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has come up with tips for those having breathing problems to help them boost their sex lives.Dr Noemi Eiser, the BLF's medical director, ... Read more...
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New device could help improve breathing in paralyzed patients
November 28th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or other diseases that keep them from breathing independently will soon be implanted with a new device that will improve their breathing.Called the ... Read more...
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Natalie Bassingthwaighte suffers wardrobe malfunction at Sydney bash
September 12th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, September 12 (ANI): Singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte was left red-faced after suffering a wardrobe malfunction during a performance in her native Australia.The host of So You Think You Can Dance Australia was ... Read more...
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16yr-old English girl has had 17 heart ops
March 28th, 2009 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, March 28 (ANI): A 16-year-old English girl has had 17 heart operations to save her life.Sarah Haselgrove of Hythe, Kent, was not expected to survive seven days after she was ... Read more...
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Soon, a flash of light to treat breathing problems due to nerve damage
November 18th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): The day is not far when patients with breathing problems due to nerve damage could be treated with just a flash of light on the spinal cord, ... Read more...
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Outnumbering bad cells with good reduces neuron loss, extends life in ALS rats
October 20th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
London, October 20 (ANI): Johns Hopkins researchers have found in experiments conducted on rat models of ALS, also called Lou Gehrig''s disease, that transplanting a new line of stem cell-like cells ... Read more...
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Braveheart Supratim, impaled on iron bar, out of hospital
July 29th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Seventeen days after he defied death when he was impaled on an iron bar that pierced his liver, stomach and a lung, IT executive Supratim Dutta Tuesday ... Read more...
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Man impaled by iron bar is ’stable but critical’
July 18th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Supratim Dutta, an IT executive who survived an accident in which an iron bar pierced his liver, stomach and a lung, was recovering following an operation at ... Read more...
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Youth survives after iron bar pierces liver, stomach, lungs (Lead)
July 17th, 2008 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) In a medical marvel, doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) saved the life of a young executive whose chest, lungs, stomach and liver ... Read more...
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The boy who beat asthma by playing the euphonium
June 27th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): He would get breathless when just standing and talking. But now, Ryan Harrison, who was diagnosed with asthma as a child, has beaten the condition by taking ... Read more...
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Jeev tied 21st in tough conditions at Masters
April 12th, 2008 - 9:55 am ICT by admin
Georgia (US), April 12 (IANS) Jeev Milkha Singh held on despite dropping two shots over the notorious Amen Corner to bring home a two-over 74 that saw him make the cut in ... Read more...
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