British ’smart bomb’ to target cancer
June 30th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) A cancer "smart bomb" has been invented by British scientists to boost the potency of drugs against the killer disease.The tiny device, being developed at the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Polar bears losing fur from mystery illness
April 11th, 2012 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
London, April 11 (IANS) Polar bears in Alaska have been seen with missing patches of fur, and reports say it may be due to a "mystery illness" related to the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Excessive protein in scalp linked to male baldness
April 1st, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Excessive quantity of the protein Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) in in men's scalps may be causing hair loss, a new study says.
The finding potentially opens the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Hope for balding men
March 22nd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) Scientists have identified a hair-loss protein that could potentially pave the way for a cure for male baldness.
Tests were carried out on tissue from the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Will Barbie doll sport a bald look?
January 13th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 13 (IANS) If an online campaign has its way, the world-famous Barbie doll may soon get a new makeover -- it may go bald in support of ... Read more...
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House buying could be prematurely ageing us
November 7th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Stress of buying or selling one's home could be taking a heavy toll on our health and prematurely ageing us as well, a study has suggested.Psychologists ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Reversing the bald fact - shots to restore hair growth
May 10th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Baldness could be halted or even reversed, thanks to a platelet-rich plasma shot taken from the patient's own blood.
The injections will also contain Acell, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
This jab could revolutionise cancer treatment
April 15th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) TeloVac, a new generation of drug, could revolutionise cancer treatment within two years.TeloVac harnesses the body's own immune system to fight the disease, freezing tumours. ... Read more...
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Popular drugs could trip sex drive
March 8th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 8 (IANS) Drugs commonly used to treat urinary problems or hair loss can produce erectile dysfunction, depression and loss of libido even after the medication ia discontinued.According to ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Losing hair at 20 linked to increased risk of prostate cancer
February 16th, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): A French study has found that men who start to lose hair at the age of 20 are more likely to develop prostate cancer in later life.The research ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Carey Mulligan’s hair loss woes
January 9th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Actress Carey Mulligan is reportedly taking a hair-loss supplement to regrow her hair after they were damaged following various hair cuts for her films.The 25-year-old is said ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Bald Miss Delaware to take part in Miss America beauty pageant
January 6th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): Miss Delaware, Kayla Martell, who suffers from alopecia areata, a disorder that causes hair loss, is all set to take part in the Miss America beauty pageant which ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Cold caps help cancer patients keep their hair
December 21st, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Doctors in the United States have found an ingenuous way to help keep the hair of cancer patients.Though the experiment has been carried on only four ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
A cure for baldness ‘could be available in 5 years’
December 16th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 16 (ANI): For the first time, scientists in Germany have grown hair follicles from stem cells.The feat has brought scientists a step closer to creating a cure for baldness, reports ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Two Pakistani sisters suffer bald truth
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Two sisters in a Pakistan village began to lose their hair and became completely bald barely a fortnight before their marriage. Their suitors rejected the match.The sisters - ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Brit ministers ‘want wigs of better quality’
November 7th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 07 (ANI): For the first time ever, Brit ministers have insisted that the wigs provided by the NHS should be of better quality.In a cross-party Parliamentary motion, signed by 25 ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Cameron going bald
August 9th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron seems to be actually losing hair over the massive budget deficit as a bald patch on his pate is unmistakable.
Daily Express Monday ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Genetic discovery could lead to baldness cure
July 2nd, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July2 (ANI): Baldness, a trauma for men and women alike, could finally be cured - thanks to a new discovery by researchers.Researchers have linked alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Newly crowned Miss Delaware Kayla Martell thinks that ‘Bald is beautiful’
June 29th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Delaware, Jun 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The newly crowned Miss Delaware Kayla Martell thinks that ‘Bald is beautiful’. This is because she herself is bald and also happy with it.She suffers ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Newly Crowned ‘Miss Delaware’ is Bald, Bold, and Beautiful
June 28th, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Twenty-one year old Kayla Martell from Milford Delaware is a bright girl with a very bubbly personality and a terrific sense of self confidence, who has recently been ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Biggest Loser Kai Hibbard blasts the show
June 19th, 2010 - 2:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Jun 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kai Hibbard who managed to lose a whooping 118 pounds on the show ‘The Biggest Loser’ is very unhappy. She was a contestant on the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Liposuction’ drinks favoured by Britney, J.Lo pose heath risks: Experts
June 13th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 13 (ANI): Britney Spears may have shed extra pounds by drinking her favourite Lean 1 shakes, but the diet may have hazardous consequences on her health, warn experts.Britney, 28, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kiwi men’s biggest appearance concerns: hair loss, dandruff, weight gain
May 28th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, May 28 (ANI): Men in New Zealand are very much worried about their looks with hair loss, dandruff and weight gain being their three biggest concerns, according to a new survey.In ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Hair extensions could leave you with bald spots
January 26th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 26 (ANI): Women who make regular use of hair extensions risk developing bald spots, experts have warned.Hair restoration surgeon Dr Bessam Farjo revealed girls as young as 20 were ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
‘Smart bombs’ could kill tumours
November 6th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 6 (ANI): Raising hopes of a breakthrough on prostate cancer, scientists are for the first time preparing to test a seek-and-destroy treatment -called "smart bombs"- on humans.The "smart bombs" are ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Andre Agassi Opens Up His Heart In ‘Open- An Autobiography’
October 28th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct.28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 'Open - An Autobiography', a book on Andre Agassi's life would be released in the coming days and is expected to become popular among tennis fans. This ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Couple booked for torturing Dalit girl
September 30th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) A woman was arrested Wednesday and a search was on for her husband after they allegedly held a six-year-old Dalit girl hostage for the past six months and ... Read more...
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How clothing has given humans an edge over other species
July 20th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): In a new study, a scientist is analyzing how humans came to develop clothing, and how that innovation might have in turn given our species an evolutionary edge ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Frail cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze continues 60-a-day cigarette habit
March 14th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Cancer-stricken American actor Patrick Swayze, who has become very frail and thin and suffered hair loss due to chemotherapy, was recently seen lighting a cigarette during a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Goody lost her hair before when she tried drugs to get close to mum
February 24th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 24 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody has experienced hair loss before, when as a teenager she had smoked crack to get close to her drug-addict mum Jackiey.The 27-year-old, who lost ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Bon Jovi fears going bald due to hair loss
February 21st, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 21 (ANI): Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is afraid that hair loss may render him bald, and has started to devise treatments to save his prized locks.
The 46-year-old singer, ... Read more...
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Fat synthesizing enzyme is key to healthy skin, hair
February 13th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Scientists have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body is also the key to healthy skin and hair.
The enzyme is DGAT1. ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Baldness doesnt boost Vitamin D levels in men
December 8th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 8 (ANI): Theres no sunny side to baldness: when it comes to absorbing vitamin D from the sun, a bald head is of no advantage, says a new study.While ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Poshs bald patches exposed as she steps out with new hairdo
December 5th, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): Former Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham left a lasting impression with her latest hairstyle, especially when the bald patches on her head were exposed.Poshs bald spots were ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Genetic variants that put men at sevenfold risk of baldness identified
October 13th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): An international team of researchers has found that two genetic variants that may put men at a sevenfold increased risk of male pattern baldness.
Male pattern baldness is ... Read more...
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