Acid victim finds hope in new surgeries (with Images)
August 30th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Ten years after an acid attack, 27-year-old Sonali Mukherjee is hoping for a near to normal face with seven surgeries at a hospital here.Sonali, who ... Read more...
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Coffee lowers risk of common skin cancer
July 2nd, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 2 (IANS) Drinking more coffee could lower the risk of basal cell carcinoma, the commonest form of skin cancer, according to a new study.
"Our data indicate that ... Read more...
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Delhi rape victims to get Rs.3 lakh as compensation
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Victims of rape and acid attacks in the capital will be given a compensation of Rs.3-5 lakh, the Delhi government announced Monday.The relief will come ... Read more...
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Stephen Griffith, Who Analyzed Jack the Ripper, Charged With The Slaughter Of Three Prostitutes
May 31st, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 31, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A 40-year-old PhD student, Stephen Griffith, has been charged with the slaughter of three prostitutes within Bradford city’s red light district. He is alleged to ... Read more...
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Dad who made the son’s tattoo let off with lesser charges
October 10th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fresno, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a bizarre incident, a man was looking at a life sentence for having a quarter-sized gang sign tattooed on his 7-year-old son's hip. However he was ... Read more...
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Nine dead in US air collision, including five Italians (Lead)
August 9th, 2009 - 4:21 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 9 (DPA) A sightseeing helicopter with five Italian tourists on board collided with a light aircraft over New York's Hudson River Saturday, sending wreckage from both plunging into the ... Read more...
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No food, just pills in Jacko’s ravaged frame at time of death
June 29th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 29 (ANI): Leaked autopsy details suggest that Michael Jackson was a virtual skeleton with only pills in his stomach, while his body was riddled with needle wounds and surgery ... Read more...
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Connie Culp: first US face transplant
May 6th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by GD
Connie Culp, the first person to have received an almost total face plant in the US today appeared before the media. Connie is 46 years old and a mother of two kids. ... Read more...
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U.S. woman receives first ever ”near total” face transplant
December 17th, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 17 (ANI): In what is being hailed as the first ever near total facial transplant, 80 per cent of a womans face has been replaced by a team of ... Read more...
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Leprosy still prevalent in US
November 8th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 7 (ANI): A new study has revealed that leprosy, also known as Hansen''s disease, is still prevalent in the United States.
"Approximately 150 cases are diagnosed each year with ... Read more...
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Achilles heel of common childhood tumor identified
October 20th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Scientists have discovered how the common childhood tumour, infantile hemangioma, grows rapidly.
Infantile hemangioma, made up of proliferating blood vessels is more frequently found in girls than boys. ... Read more...
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Italy football star De Rossi’s father-in-law found murdered
August 14th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Rome, Aug 14 (DPA) Italy and AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi's father-in-law has been murdered in what investigators suspect was a settling of scores in Rome's criminal underworld, Italian news ... Read more...
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Jane McGrath preferred death to mastectomy
July 4th, 2008 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 4 (ANI): Aussie cricketer Glenn McGraths wife Jane was so distraught at the prospect of losing her left breast after being diagnosed with cancer in 1997, that she initially ... Read more...
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Beijing Olympic organisers apologise for offending disabled athletes
June 2nd, 2008 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, June 2 (DPA) China's Olympic Games organisers Monday apologised over a volunteer's guide book for the Paralympics in September which was deemed offensive to disabled athletes and spectators. "We would like ... Read more...
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Disabled branded ‘unsocial, stubborn by Beijing Olympics guide
May 26th, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 26 (ANI): Disabled people can be unsocial, stubborn, controlling, defensive and have a strong sense of inferiority, according to an official Beijing Olympics guide set to spark outrage in ... Read more...
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Ensure eco-friendly elections in Karnataka: poll panel
April 5th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by admin
(With Poll panel drafting guidelines for Karnataka poll)Bangalore, April 5 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday appealed to political parties in Karnataka to ensure an eco-friendly campaign by not using plastic material and ... Read more...
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Poll panel drafting guidelines for Karnataka poll
April 5th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, April 5 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) is drafting fresh guidelines for free and fair conduct of assembly elections in Karnataka next month, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswamy said here Saturday. ... Read more...
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CEC urges Karnataka political parties to go for eco-friendly poll campaign
April 5th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, Apr 5 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswamy on Saturday appealed to the political parties in Karnataka to use eco-friendly materials while campaigning for the forthcoming State Assembly election. ... Read more...
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