25th Burning Man Festival Begins
August 27th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Nevada, Aug 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 25th anniversary of the burning man festival is coming up. This is a festival where people gather at the Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create a ... Read more...
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Cancer patients hope for children - with fertility preservation (Feature)
March 20th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Newly married and with a great job, life had just begun for 30-year-old Anshul Sharma when it suddenly hit the pause button. He was diagnosed ... Read more...
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2,000 years old Venus had red lips, golden hair
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Florence (Italy), March 2 (IANS/AKI) The Medici Venus, a 2,000 years old life-sized marble representation of the mythical goddess associated with beauty, love and fertility, once had red lips, ear ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to conduct census in March
January 4th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka will in March conduct its first nationwide census in 30 years, the government said Wednesday.It will collect data on economic status of people, occupation, ... Read more...
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City life damages sperm count, study shows
December 30th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 30 (IANS/AKI) City life has caused a decrease in the sperm count in young Italian men, says a new study by the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexuality ... Read more...
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Wiseman’s fertility fears
November 25th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 25 (IANS) Singer Rochelle Wiseman feared she would be unable to have children after she was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst.Wiseman, known for her work in pop groups ... Read more...
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Enzyme trips fertility, triggers miscarriage
October 17th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 17 (IANS) An enzyme that acts as a fertility switch could trip conception in women or cause a miscarriage depending on its high or low levels.The findings could ... Read more...
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Bihar to promote organic farming: Nitish Kumar
June 22nd, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday said his government will help farmers adopt organic farming for sustainable agriculture and prosperity.Inaugurating a three-day International Conference on Organic ... Read more...
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Mrinal Sen expresses doubt over Singur land
June 14th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Veteran film director Mrinal Sen Tuesday expressed doubt over the fertility of the Singur land that is proposed to be returned to unwilling farmers, and said ... Read more...
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Hormone level predicts onset of menopause
May 27th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) If you're a working woman and have been postponing having a child, it might help to know till when you will be fertile. The levels of ... Read more...
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World population to reach 10.1 billion in 2100: UN
May 4th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 4(ANI): The world population is expected to reach 10.1 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations (UN) report.According to the report, titled "2010 Revision of World ... Read more...
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Flouting Punjab’s polythene law could land you in jail
April 16th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) The manufacture, disposal and usage of polythene bags made of virgin plastic in Punjab will get tougher from May 1. Rigorous imprisonment up to three months ... Read more...
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More women have kids fathered by multiple partners
April 4th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Twenty-eight percent of all US women with two or more children have them fathered by multiple partners, a new study has revealed."I was surprised at the ... Read more...
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28pc of U.S. women have kids by more than one man
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 2 (ANI): An American study of the prevalence of multiple partner fertility has found that 28 percent of all U.S. women with two or more children have children by more ... Read more...
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Seven staff fall pregnant after sitting in Brit hotel’s ‘fertility chair’
April 1st, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 1 (ANI): A blue chair in the reception of a hotel in Britain has been dubbed as the "fertility chair" after seven women fell pregnant in the space of just ... Read more...
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Delhi - the most densely populated city in India
March 31st, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The national capital is the most densely populated city in the country with 11,297 people living in its every square kilometre, according to latest ... Read more...
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0-6 age group population declines by five million
March 31st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The population of children (0-6 years) in the country has recorded a decline of about five million over the previous census, according to provisional results ... Read more...
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Lab grown sperm may help in male infertility
March 29th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Japanese scientists have successfully created a sperm in the lab using mouse tissue. The study is considered a breakthrough that could one day make male infertility a ... Read more...
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World population to hit 9bn in 2050 - true or false?
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): The United Nations has predicted that the Earth's population will reach seven billion this year, and climb to nine billion by 2050, peak at 9.5 billion, stabilize temporarily, ... Read more...
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Second phase of Census 2011 launched in Maharashtra
February 10th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The second phase of India's population headcount began in Maharashtra Wednesday with enumerators recording information about the state's first citizen, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan.An enumerator filled the questionaire based ... Read more...
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Vice President Ansari enumerated for second phase of Census 2011
February 9th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari was enumerated for the second phase of Census 2011 here on Wednesday.The Census Commissioner of India, Dr. C. Chandramouli, along with ... Read more...
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Liver plays key role in maintaining fertility
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): A University of Milan study has suggested that estrogen receptors in the liver are critical for maintaining fertility.Moreover, the expression of those receptors is under the control of ... Read more...
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Global Muslim population to grow at ‘double rate’ of non-Muslims in next 20-yrs
January 27th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27(ANI): The world's Muslim population is expected to grow at about twice the rate of the non-Muslim population over the next two decades, and constitute over a quarter of the ... Read more...
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Biological clock ticks slower for female birds that pick right mates
January 19th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): A new study claims that choosing the right mates can slow down the ticking of biological clocks in some females birds.Josh Auld of the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center ... Read more...
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Eating plenty of vegetables is key to a glowing skin
January 12th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is the best way to have a healthy, glowing skin.Ian Stephen from the University of Bristol, who led the research, said: "Most ... Read more...
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Mercury is responsible for turning gay birds
January 12th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists were baffled as to why the levels of the white ibises were going down. As a result, researchers from United States and Sri Lanka set ... Read more...
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Vegetable diet ‘gives you daughters’
January 3rd, 2011 - 11:26 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 3 (ANI): Want to have a daughter? Well, then go on a fruit and vegetable diet, say Dutch scientists.They found that women could increase their chances of giving birth to ... Read more...
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Food in early life affects fertility: Study
December 21st, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): A new research by the University of Sheffield has revealed that the reproductive success of men and women is influenced by the food they receive at an early ... Read more...
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Kate Moss Consumes Chinese Herb For Enhancing Chances Of Pregnancy
December 6th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Well, the answer might be quite unbelievable for some but for the super model, it is something like a miracle pill which just might let her step into motherhood for the ... Read more...
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Indian team to join Bangkok talks on family planning
December 5th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Indian delegates will join consultations on governments' investment in family planning in Asia and the Pacific region at a meeting in Bangkok Dec 8-10, a statement said ... Read more...
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Infertility rate on the rise in China
November 7th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 7 (IANS) Over 40 million people in China are suffering from infertility and the number is growing, experts say.Factors like heavy workload, stress, environmental pollution and unhealthy lifestyles are known ... Read more...
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Now, a blood test to spot ectopic pregnancy
October 29th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 29 (ANI): Scientists are developing a blood test for ectopic pregnancies, which could help save the fertility of thousands of women.It would enable the life-threatening condition to be diagnosed within ... Read more...
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Beware: Eating saturated fat can damage your sperm
October 28th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 28 (IANS) Men who consume a lot of saturated and mono-unsaturated fat -- found in products like sausages, butter and olive oil -- are likely to have a lower sperm ... Read more...
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We were in tears after twins’ birth: Dion’s husband
October 27th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) Singer Celine Dion and her husband Rene Angelil were so overjoyed after the birth of their twins that they had tears in their eyes."When Saturday, they showed ... Read more...
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Australian lesbian couple blessed with five babies
October 5th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 5 (IANS) A lesbian couple in Australia has been blessed with quintuplets without using IVF, a media report said Tuesday.Melissa Keevers, 27, and Rosemary Nolan, 21, used an American sperm ... Read more...
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